How much do teeth affect the shape of the face?
Let's look around us at how many people with less neat teeth will want to "reshape" their faces through orthodontics.
In the usual reception, we orthodontists are often asked by patients (especially young and beautiful girls) "After correcting my teeth, will my face be thinner (smaller/better looking)?" ”。
From a point of view, the primary purpose of many people to do orthodontics is to change the shape of the face and become beautiful, followed by oral considerations such as healthier teeth alignment.
So does all orthodontics bring about a change in the shape of the face?
Not.
Orthodontics is not plastic surgery, so most people's teeth correction changes only teeth, there is almost no change in the shape of the face or the change is very small to see, only these 4 types of people do orthodontics, the face shape change is relatively large:
The first category: severe tooth overcrowding leads to "no jaws."
Severe crowding of teeth not only affects oral cleanliness, but also easily causes oral diseases such as caries, periodontitis, gum atrophy, etc., but also affects the normal development of teeth, resulting in insufficient chin development, forming a chin contraction (no chin), so that the appearance of the face is greatly reduced.
The second category: the earth bag day / pocket teeth form a "crescent face"
Abnormal occlusal relationship, lower teeth wrapped around the upper teeth, lower jaw extension, will have a serious impact on the aesthetics of the face, but also lead to a decline in chewing function, increase the gastrointestinal burden, pronunciation and physical health are also affected.
The third category: tooth decay/lip protrusion, which affects the curve of the face
Tooth decay causes the mouth to bulge, the lips do not close properly, and become more pronounced with age, affecting facial curves (especially lateral lines).
The fourth category: partial jaws, which lead to asymmetrical face shape
Due to the decay or loss of teeth on one side, and only the teeth on the other side are chewed for a long time, over time, there will be asymmetry of face shape, which will bring multiple blows to the beauty of the face and physical and mental health.
The above 4 types are the more common cases in orthodontics, and they are also the types with the most obvious changes in face shape before and after orthodontics.
Are your teeth in these categories? Check it out for yourself.