Overbite

Im trying to create a 'new me' mini makeover type thing and have been thinking... I have a huge overbite (I think thats what its called) Im used to it so cant imagine how it would look without it but does it look heaps better if they are fixed? I guess what im trying to ask if would it be worth spending the money to get it fixed or is it not that drastic a change in looks. I know that doesnt make much sense but you know what i mean......hopefully

How long does it take? I think mine would be at least that big. Did you have to have braces on top and bottom?

My BIL has recently had that done; 6months braces on the bottom and 12months for the top braces. I haven't seen him since the top ones came off - actually am trying to remember if they are off yet or not

I would love to see some before and after pics!

i work for an orthodontist so if youve got any questions you can pm me if you like ,i'll give you what ever info i can

Totally worth it and this is coming from someone who had an EXTERNAL RETAINER. FOR 18 MONTHS.(Like what the geek from Pretty in Pink had, it went from my 2nd molars, out my mouth and then a stretch band around my neck. I'm not kidding). I love my smile now and it's weird seeing old photos of me with an overbite and crossed over teeth. It was agony for the first 6 weeks or so two as I could feel the boney plates of my face being forced to move.
Ok. Maybe this isn't helping. Go for it I say.

Hehehe....pain...

I didn't have braces - I had a 'tounge crib' - ok sounds weird but it is cemented onto back teeth and hangs down from roof of mouth - and basically stopped my tounge from pushing top teeth out anymore (I was a thumb sucker and tounge sat on roof of mouth becaue of it and was pushing teeth out).

Recently I have had a huge amount of work done on my teeth (costing me $5K plus), as my teeth were cracked, chipped, worn down from grinding (I used to grind my front teeth when stress - which in old job was all the time), one was almost black - they were so aweful I wouldn't even smile properly. I can't begin to tell you how much the money was worth it!!!! And I would spend the same money - or even more, and go through the same pain again and again if I had too (although I better blimmin not have to!!!), I say go for it girl!!!!! It has helped me so much to feel more confident in myself!!!

Konagirl I hear you on the external braces (oh the shame), I had them, but only wore them at night! Then after I got my braces off I had a retainer for two years!

I have never sucked my thumb and my tongue rests on the top of my mouth too

my2angels wrote: now thats interesting. I used to be a thumb sucker too and my tongue sits on the roof of my mouth but I thought that was normal. Ok so odd question but is that not normal, do peoples tongues normally rest at the bottom of your mouth?

Wow weird question LOL! I thumb sucked for 12yrs (yep every night and more) and my tongue sits on the roof of my mouth. But I have a small mouth so it wouldn't be able to go 'down' at all. But when my mouth is closed I have a little suction thing going on to pull my tongue completely up in the middle if that makes any sense at all!! But... my tongue doesn't sit forward at all; it touches my front teeth but only just, there's no weight/pressure on my front teeth from my tongue.