I feel like I still had an overbite after my braces? Did my ortho not take care of this problem correctly? (Photo)

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I had braces and I already had 2 back upper teeth removed before getting braces then after my braces had been removed my wisdom upper and lower grew out and I had them removed. Do I need to go back on braces, need to pull out more teeth?How do I get rid of them problem of an overbite and having to close my mouth normally? Is this an overbite/ovejet problem? Can I ever close my mouth properly without it looking weird like my photos? Esp when I close my mouth.. Please help?!

Robert Waxler, DMD, MS · Answer

It appears that you still have a lot of bimaxillary protrusion..meaning the dental arches are too forward in your mouth (thus your trouble keeping your lips together).  Extraction of middle teeth (not wisdom teeth) can help this but sometimes if the protrusion is very bad (or you had a big overjet or crowding) there was not enough space created to allow sufficient retraction of the front teeth.

Tom Hedge, DDS · Answer

Looks like you were a very tough case.  You can only move the teeth so far.  It looks like you have a jaw alignment problem which can involve surgery to correct.

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