that's how mine were. when I saw the dentist back in may he said I should get em out before I go up to college, so I won't have to worry about it then.i remember (i was still in h.s. when i had mine taken out) that the dentist said they were not a problem for me at the time.. but they would be a problem for me in the future, so it was better to do it then, rather then wait when they would bother me. i think he was right!