So...Wanna Know What Made My Teeth Like This???

Hola! I have only FOUR days left before I go in to get my braces installed. I'm still feeling a little all over the place, but VERY happy! In all of my excitement, I just realized that I never mentioned exactly what made my teeth the way they are now...lol. Below is an infant picture of me with my mom and dad. Here's a clue, pay close attention to what I'm doing in the photo below!

Well folks, if you haven't guessed already, here is the answer. My gaps, open bite, and etc are the result of years of a bad habit...finger sucking. Not thumb sucking...FINGER sucking lol. My index finger to be exact. I started when I was less than one year old, and let's just say the habit continued on wayyyy longer than it should have. Don't judge me...lol. Now that the habit is behind me, I'm ready to move on. Sadly, I have developed a tongue thrust due to my previous finger sucking. This is when the tongue rests against the back of the teeth. I will touch on this in another post though...