Braces and Open Bite Surgery: Day #15 with Braces and Before Pics

Well I haven't posted in a while because I got used to my braces after the first week. The pain is gone, I'm back to eating pretty much normal foods and I almost don't even feel them in my mouth anymore. Also I feel like my speech is back to normal and I'm less self-conscious about the way they look. I'd say the worse part at this point is having to brush my teeth in the public bathroom at work after lunch. Gross.

I mentioned before that I have a tongue thrust. Since I've got the braces I feel like I have been correcting this because my teeth were sore and it hurts to push against my front teeth when swallowing.

Since I have an open bite, I have always had trouble closing my mouth and had to force my lips shut in order to close my mouth. It has become more difficult to force my lips shut now that I have braces, they are in the way.

Here are my "before" pics from 2010...

This is my bite. I have a huge space in the front an only the back molars touch.

This is my top arch. My orthodontist says it's in a "V" shape and should be a "U" shape. Probably a "V" shape from my tongue thrust constantly pushing out my front teeth. Also, I sucked my thumb as a child, you can almost see a thumb print on the top of my mouth...