My Underbite Ceramic Braces Only Story

[Pearly White]

I am a female girl who is 21-years-old living in Sydney, Australia. I have gotten ceramic braces to fix my underbite class III malocussion. I thought I would make a new thread to highlight my own story.

You're welcome to check my progress on my website blog at Say Braces!

Feel free to leave questions or comments on my blog! I promise to update it often. You can also subscribe to receive updates of my progress.

I have currently had braces for almost 3 months since 28 January 2011. My before photo and after 2 months and 16 days of braces are shown below.

[Sunny]

Your blog is great Pearly White!

Your teeth/bite on the sides looked great at the beginning of treatment, so it's fantastic you're getting your class III sorted. You look to be at class I already ... which is fantastic! Your progress is outstanding!

Good luck!

[mikeg]

wow... good progress..

[MCOMarkhamOrthodontist]

Pics are looking great. Congrats on the progress!

The one thing for everyone to be aware of is whether your teeth were able to bite edge to edge between the top and bottom previously.

Often times, "incredible"-looking treatments are simply because the original photos showed posturing of the jaw forward because of the bite. Those with an anterior crossbite will usually posture their jaw forward in order for the back teeth to touch, making the class 3 appearance look much worse than it is.

[Pearly White]

Thank you for the comment!

The photo is of my teeth in my natural closed position, but was not the furthest my teeth could meet, fortunately!

The following photo shows how far I could push my upper teeth, where my teeth were just meeting edge to edge, no more.

[MCOMarkhamOrthodontist]

That's exactly it. Still some great progress, but not as "dramatic" as from the first set of photos. A lot of orthodontic bracket companies will show what look like a severe underbite in their advertising by showing a postured jaw forward and then showing quick changes that are somewhat misleading.

As mentioned, there are underbites that look worse than they are. The proper diagnosis by an orthodontist is extremely important. Thanks for sharing the photos with us!

[Pearly White]

That's exactly it. Still some great progress, but not as "dramatic" as from the first set of photos. A lot of orthodontic bracket companies will show what look like a severe underbite in their advertising by showing a postured jaw forward and then showing quick changes that are somewhat misleading.

As mentioned, there are underbites that look worse than they are. The proper diagnosis by an orthodontist is extremely important. Thanks for sharing the photos with us!

Not to put you in your place, but I was showing photos of my natural bite. The before photo shows how my bite sat in my mouth naturally, and the after photo shows how my bite sits in my mouth today. I was in no way exaggerating my bite by pulling it as far back as I could.

What's important is the current state of my teeth and the bite relationship which has now been fashioned. It is an ultimate feat to move from class III underbite to what looks to be a normal class I, and this is what the photos are highlighting.

I am in no way an "orthodontic bracket company" trying to sell a product by misleading, I am selling my results, which I am very fortunate to have procured. A little bit of a deflating comment you've got yourself there.

[MCOMarkhamOrthodontist]

Pearly White: No "deflating" was intended at all. Sorry if you felt that way, but I was actually thanking you for posting both sets of pics for the benefit of the forum. You obviously aren't selling brackets or trying to misleading.

The whole point of this is that the photos that are most accurate for determining the severity of a class 3 malocclusion are when your lower jaw is in a more retruded position. This was in the second group of photos you posted, not the first. Often times, the position of the teeth cause the lower jaw to be postured forward, making a class 3 underbite appear worse than it actually is and is often referred to as a "pseudo-class 3". The fact that your teeth could go edge to edge means that the class 3 is not as bad as it appeared in the original post. The best photo would be to look at a comparison of the classification from the side view and compare the pretreatment photos for when the back teeth touch and when they don't. You will see a clear difference in the severity of class 3.

This is not to take anything away from the way your teeth look now. As mentioned above, it's great to see such progress, so congratulations! However, it is important to distinguish between the two different ways one can bite down, as it has a severe impact on the diagnosis and treatment plan.

[Pearly White]

Pearly White: No "deflating" was intended at all. Sorry if you felt that way, but I was actually thanking you for posting both sets of pics for the benefit of the forum. You obviously aren't selling brackets or trying to misleading.

The whole point of this is that the photos that are most accurate for determining the severity of a class 3 malocclusion are when your lower jaw is in a more retruded position. This was in the second group of photos you posted, not the first. Often times, the position of the teeth cause the lower jaw to be postured forward, making a class 3 underbite appear worse than it actually is and is often referred to as a "pseudo-class 3". The fact that your teeth could go edge to edge means that the class 3 is not as bad as it appeared in the original post. The best photo would be to look at a comparison of the classification from the side view and compare the pretreatment photos for when the back teeth touch and when they don't. You will see a clear difference in the severity of class 3.

This is not to take anything away from the way your teeth look now. As mentioned above, it's great to see such progress, so congratulations! However, it is important to distinguish between the two different ways one can bite down, as it has a severe impact on the diagnosis and treatment plan.

I agree that it's important to outline my bite relationship, and I have, thank you. My blog has a more detailed look at my situation and my progress, here I was merely showing my before and after photos, which I am proud of.

[Pearly White]

After 9 months and 22 days I am rid of my braces and my braces are all finally off!

I couldn't be happier!

What do you guys think?







These photos are a before during and after look at my teeth.



More photos and the story @ Say Braces!: Before and After Braces—Braces Off, Underbite Fixed and The Perfect Teeth

Happy smiling!

[BraceFace23]

see i had to wear my elastics like that but only got told too at night and only for a month :/ :/
my bite doenst look like that :/right.jpgfront.jpg

Supposed to be getting them off tomoz :/ help

[chellie]

Your teeth really looks amazing i had a minimal underbite as well. By the ways did you had a tooth extractions?