Bad chin profile. will braces help?

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#1 Post by **VistaXP** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:31 pm

I have a flat chin that sort of stick out, similar to this picture but worse. I have an overjet on my top front. Also I've got bulging gums that stick out and not sure if extraction will help with that.

I went to consult with a orthodontist and he said I needed 4 tooth removed.

Will these extraction help improve my chin profile so its more curvy and push back?

#2 Post by **PoliGirl** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:22 am

While everything said above is technically correct, it is true that depending on your personal case interesting things can happen. In my case, I have a weak chin and some jaw pain. After three months of braces, no special appliances yet, my upper arch has widened and somehow allowed my lower jaw to slide into a lower, more correct position. My ortho did not expect this to happen this way but I have a very slight change in profile and less tmj pain. Go figure. I'm not sure of the technical physiological changes that have happened or how stable this is but it is interesting and I'm not complaining!

#3 Post by **platinum** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:47 pm

PoliGirl

I have heard about this, too. Some people have a "forced bite" because jaws cannot be in their natural position because of a poor bite. Deepbite is one example of this.

#4 Post by **platinum** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:53 pm

I guess it was when you have some overbite to start with, and when the bite gets deeper when you get older, your lower jaw is pushed backwards. Something like that I read from another forum a while ago.