Braces for Class III Maloclusion (Underbite) – X-rays Before & After

I had braces starting from June 2009 to prepare my teeth for corrective jaw surgery to correct my underbite.

Vince Before and After Braces - March 2009 to March 2010

One of the side effects of getting braces is that my underbite was going to get worse over time because the orthodontist has to push the lower teeth forward to prepare it for its final position when the lower jaw is set back during the corrective jaw surgery.

As you can see from the X-rays above, my lower teeth had moved slightly more in front of the the upper teeth by March 2010. Previously, my upper and lower teeth met each other perfectly. In a normal bite, the upper teeth should be in front of the lower teeth.

Vince Before and After Braces - March 2009 to March 2010

I removed 2 upper wisdom teeth before I had my braces done in June 2009. Personally, I can’t tell much from the front view of my teeth in the X-rays above because the only thing I can tell is the angle of my teeth seem to be different.

I was told by my orthodontists that my teeth were generally straight but the angles were slightly off because they have adapted to my protruding lower jaw and underdeveloped upper jaw.

My oral and maxillofacial surgeon has a new set of X-rays of me teeth that were taken in August 2010, a few days after my corrective jaw surgery. I hope to get a copy of that to put it side by side with these X-rays so that you can see the difference in the jaw structure and the position of my teeth after surgery.