I had braces starting in second grade and had them all the way till I was a sophomore in highschool when they took them off I still have an over bite. I had all my wisdom teeth removed and then two others. I also wore headgear at night for a little while when I was much younger. When I was younger I never had a recessed chin, it wasn't till around 7th or 8th grade that I noticed it, as well as other people. I get made fun of and I just hate going in public because of it. What are my options?
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Your entire
lower jaw is deficient. Jaw surgery (sagittal split osteotomy) and a sliding
genioplasty would change the contour but, since nothing would be added to the
mandible, it would still be deficient, but in another way. The jaw surgery
would change how your teeth fit and therefore require...
If
you have not had any orthodontic treatment, orthognathic surgery would correct
your bite and enlarge your Jaw. Chin and jaw implants would be ideal to enlarge
your lower jaw in a single surgery and not require any braces. The adequacy of chin projection should take into account several ...
Facial asymmetry is a very common thing. I see the asymmetry that you are describing in your photos. The first and easiest thing to try would be filler injections. Even easier would be to ask your doctor to inject saline to get an idea of how this would look prior to the more expensive fi...