i am a 24 year old girl.my upper jaw is a bit protruded and my concern is my front upper teeth slanting towards to the right of my face.this causes my smile to be very uneven . even if i close my lips to smile a tiny bit of my teeh are visible between the lips . i just cant restrict my smiling and my laughing with my lips closed .the slanted uneven teeth spoil my smile completely . is there any way i can correct them??
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It's hard to answer this without seeing an xray & photo of the tooth.Did the tooth break & the filling stay...often, with a large filling this can happen! The xray will show how close the break is too the nerve of the tooth, how much tooth structure is left & the height of the bone...
You have a great smile and no reason to have it shortened or make it smaller. You'll have new issues if you do any mouth reduction surgery. As matter of fact, sewing your lips shut is a surgery that I've never even heard of or seen US plastic surgeons or any oral surgeons will...
In order to widen your lips and make your mouth bigger and wider, a surgical procedure can help. I would recommend you see an oral surgeon or a plastic surgeon that has both a dental and medical degree. These procedures can be done but if not done by a highly trained and qualified...