I have been wearing braces for 4 months now. No indication of any change now. Is this normal?

Hi!  Braces can definitely correct the alignment of your upper teeth, and make your smile fuller and more symmetric. Although I can’t see your lower teeth, but from your profile view, your lower lip curls under your upper teeth, which most likely result in severe crowding of the lower t...

I treat TMJ and Sleep Apnea patients many made worse by "4 on the floor"  bicuspid amputations.  The DNA Applaivnce and Epigenetic orthopedics/ orthodontics can grow the space needed to avoid extractions.Ira L Shapira DDS, D,ABDSM, D,AAPM, FICCMOPast Chair, Alliance of TMD O...

Hi! It's nice that you're paying attention to your treatment progress and the reason behind each procedure. Elastics, depending on the direction of force and which teeth they are hooked on, will achieve different results. Class 2 elastics (upper canines to lower molars) is often...

Hi! It looks like the retainers still fit okay... Do you have any habits that may have caused your front teeth to shift forward over time? For example: tongue thrust (tongue pushes forward when swallowing instead of upward), nail biting? Sometimes the forces from these habits continue to push on...

There is definitelya space between your front teeth. It is possible that the retainer closes the space and when you remove the retainer the space opens again. I suggest talking to the orthodontist about a fixed retainer to keep the space closed. 

Orthodontic treatment is a dynamic treatment, which means that you need to adjust them based on how the teeth are moving.  Not all teeth will move the same way, so you need to monitor it monthly.  There will be time when you need to repo a bracket or do IPR.  Even if you...