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Gummy smile (showing more more) after braces, anyone?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:40 pm
by single&braces
Hi
I have put on braces for about 3 weeks now. I'm not sure if its phycological or its really that I feel it showing more of my gum when I smile now.
Can this be happening???
thanks,
Single&braces
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:24 am
by thisisme
It's definitely possible.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:50 am
by Megan11
It's an illusion from the brackets.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:59 pm
by single&braces
in this case, its really not good. I love my smile before (no showing of gum), but if braces gonna give me gummy smile, this is not good at all
single&braces
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:24 am
by rolo
Call your ortho for advice maybe?
yes!!! its happening to me 2!
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:32 am
by danz23
I am scared of becoming more gummy! I'm sure I wasn't ever gummy before and then my new ortho (on one of my first consultations) said I had a bit of a gummy smile. Now he's made me kinda paranoid about it, even tho its not that bad. I didn't actually notice before he made that comment. I think my first round of braces caused this to happen. Why (does it happen) I wonder??
Re: yes!!! its happening to me 2!
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:12 am
by mist
danz23 wrote:Why (does it happen) I wonder??
got a deep bite ?
just had an idea
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:22 am
by downhill
Gummi smile is posible, mine got really bad, the right side of my smile got really gummi while the left shown no gum
Re: yes!!! its happening to me 2!
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:23 am
by theKurp
danz23 wrote:I am scared of becoming more gummy! I didn't actually notice before he made that comment. I think my first round of braces caused this to happen. Why (does it happen) I wonder??
Think about it, the further your teeth are pushed forward the more the gum line will show. In severe cases, surgery corrects the problem by recessing the jaw.