I didn't wear my retainer for a little while (don't have exact time, sorry) so I'm wondering if my overbite came back. I can't see my bottom teeth when I smile. My retainer still fits and I've been wearing it 24/7 for about a week and plan to continue to wear it full time for an indefinite amount of time. Should I schedule an ortho appt. to fix my overbite if it did come back? Thanks.
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You may have an anterior crossbite here, not a full jaw discrepancy. This is good news because the former is an orthodontic problem, relatively easy to correct, whereas the latter requires a surgical correction. Moreover, you mention that it was once previously corrected, but it...
Slight facial asymmetry is normal. Even the most beautiful faces are rarely perfectly symmetrical. However, pronounced facial asymmetries are often the result of underdeveloped dental arches, particularly the upper arch. If you were a patient in my office, I would evaluate multiple factors...
You have a primarily orthopedic problem not a primary orthodontic problem. Your lower jaw is "locked" back narrow underdeveloped maxilla (upper jaw)Your best approach is to utilize the DNA Appliance to orthopedically grow your maxilla to a healthy physiologically appropriate...