shape of the mouth change?
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shape of the mouth change?
I had braces since may.2006. Some people have not seen me for so long and they saw my pix and told me that my face looks so slim becoz of my braces. Is that true that the face shape also changes after we have braces?? when i look at the pix, i notice that my face look little bit longer than before, is that weird??
35 years old, mom of two
Est. treatment time:16 months
Est. treatment time:16 months
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Your bite likely changes during treatment and that can easily cause changes in the position of your mandible, including causing it to be dropped down a bit more.
I also wonder about the shape of the lips, especially the upper lip. If you had a constricted upper arch and now it's more rounded, that could affect the upper lip appearance and create change in your overall appearance, possibly making other parts of your face look different because of the change of proportion.
I also wonder about the shape of the lips, especially the upper lip. If you had a constricted upper arch and now it's more rounded, that could affect the upper lip appearance and create change in your overall appearance, possibly making other parts of your face look different because of the change of proportion.
Nov 1960: born
1973 ?: palate expander
1973-1977: braces
Aug 1981: Le Fort I, posterior impaction to correct anterior open bite and class II malocclusion
Aug 2007: braces again to correct various alignment issues and class II malocclusion
1973 ?: palate expander
1973-1977: braces
Aug 1981: Le Fort I, posterior impaction to correct anterior open bite and class II malocclusion
Aug 2007: braces again to correct various alignment issues and class II malocclusion