BRACES QUESTION: Can Braces push the top jaw "upward"?

Hi!!


My friend has a "gummy smile" where it seems that her TOP jaw seems "too long" --giving her a "bugs bunny/ horse tooth" type smile, and her 2 front teeth actually look "long".





CAN BRACES PUSH THE UPPER JAW BACK UPWARD INTO THE MOUTH --SO HER TEETH WILL LOOK LESS BUCKTOOTHED????

BRACES QUESTION: Can Braces push the top jaw "upward"?
NO.. YOUR LOWER JAW IS MOBIL, BUT UPPER JAW IS PART OF YOUR SKULL SO IT ISNT MOBIL. MAYBE U CAN ASK AN ORTHODONTIST WHAT HE THINKS, BUT U CANT MOVE THE UPPER JAW. =)
Reply:Well, I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but she can get the dentist to shave the teeth down if those teeth are too long. If it's a gummy smile, she can have the dentist recontour the gums. Why doesn't she just go to a cosmetic dentist for a consultation???
Reply:braces can bring teeth up but not the jaw without the help of other tools like a head gear or surgery.





Some things like rubber bands can move or keep the jaw from growing.





Gummy smiles are common and there are a number of fixes. Go to a cosmetic dentist for help





keep smiling,





Dr. Marvin





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Reply:Often the reason for a "gummy smile" is not that the teeth have a problem, but that she has an incompetent upper lip. This means that her upper lip is too short. This often is a side effect of someone who has allergies or other issues that cause them to breath through their mouth a lot. The upper lip slowly starts to shorten and thus shows more of the upper teeth and gums. If this seems to be the case, her braces will bring her teeth into the correct position, but the "gummy" look may still be there. There are ways to stretch your lip back down where it should be and even professionals who can help with that, no surgery or damage involved, called an orofacial myologist.

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