Will Braces Change My Face? | Dentist Explained (2021)

🦷 Will Braces Change My Face? Explained by a Dentist 2020🦷

In this video, we are going to talk about:
0:00 Will Braces Affect The Shape Of My Face?
0:35 What Can Actually Be Done?
0:47 Causes of Shape Misalignment
1:26 Do Braces Actually Influence Your Face Structure?
1:45 What Factors Affect The Shape Of Your Face?
2:30 Preventing Unwanted Facial Changes

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[thumbelina]

I honestly can't believe how I had no idea abt mouth breathing, hard foods, and tongue posture's importance til recently. It's a shame how it isn't more common knowledge.

[sci_]

I didn't know mouth breathing played such a critical role! Thanks for the information Dr. Dhillon!

[pabloe]

I wish I had this information when I was 15 ... now I'm 25 and my face is misaligned

[aie]

To prevent unwanted facial changes avoid extraction and retraction. If you have metal mechanically dragging your teeth and alveolar bone back to close spaces then it will change far more drastically than diet and habit within that same time frame.
Not all orthodontist cause facial damage but many are not even aware that's what they're doing. I had mine done at 13 without knowing the risks, I did not give informed consent, the damage has been life altering.

[Canidon]

I have seen so many people who wore braces end up with unattractive smile, and sunken face.

[nihapuri]

I have been a mouth breather my whole life and only recently found out about tongue posture and it’s effect on facial development. I wish I knew about this earlier, I’m 18 now.

[apichan]

I got my braces few months ago and currently I seriously don't like my face changes.. I'm literally so sad with it I'm getting depressed.. I need my old looks back.. I wish I wouldn't have gotten braces..

[IRONMAIDEN]

I'm going to get braces in one week, hopefully they will help my temporomandibular joint pain while correcting my asimmetry

[marklaymon]

Why wasn't tongue tie mentioned? A tongue tie will prevent the tongue resting against the hard palate, it can cause tongue thrust swallowing, and it can exacerbate mouth breathing.
These things don't fix themselves.

[darwindesilos]

I noticed though that most people I met if not all who had braces do not have a very visible jawline and they often have double chin even though they are skinny. For example, my friend who didn’t have braces, has a noticeable jawline, almost boxy. His sister who had braces, has a very small jawline and has double chin even though she is skinny. Of course gender and genetics play their roles, but how the braces changed her face is really obvious since both their parents have strong and defined jawline like their son.
Based on what I read from researches and observation too, people with diet of mostly soft food will usually have problem with teeth crowding because less effort on chewing makes the jawline smaller making braces necessary which then will further narrow the jawline. In contrast, people with less access on soft food like pressure cooked meat, will usually have wider jaw and not have issues with teeth crowding.

[liljackson]

I use to have braces in middle school then my dog ate my retainer and I never got them replaced my teeth shifted and everything and it’s made me so insecure and not to mention my left side of my jaw is not even with my right and my lips literally look crooked I’m not sure if it has anything to do with my teeth not in it’s right position but it really does upset me

[jawin_]

I have only have the top braces right now but I’m getting the bottom ones in 2 weeks! I also have a top overbite so I really hope that having braces will help fix it since it’s one of my biggest insecurities! My overbite makes my side profile look strange in my opinion because my upper lip is more out.. 😔

[perilousjam]

i wanted to have braces but it's quite expensive here in my country and because of the pandemic, we're having financial problems😪

[A-emje]

Great video. Nice to hear someone talk about some of Dr Mews theories

[SalahSalah-rdwq]

I had braces when i was 17 and took them off at 19 my jaw and chin changed so much would it ever get back to how it was.? .knowing that i putted on braces bc i had gaps between my teeth

[JFOB]

Lots of great information in this video!

[emelierivera]

My face always looks swollen since i got braces last year, I’m scared it will continue to look like this after they’re removed 😭

[Sana-npmy]

Loved this video, you have earned a subscriber!! Can you make a video on how to fix a awkward smile, the smile makeover to get the Hollywood or Miss universe smiles, please 😭

[ifeanyichukwuezeliorah]

Very informative and relatable to everyday life! Thank you.