Can braces help my protruded philtrum/upper lip? (Photo)

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I have protrusion of my upper /philtrum and It makes me insecure. I don't know what treatment or procedure can help, I read that braces can but I would like to know if that is a possibility.

Ira Shapira, DDS · Answer

A narrow maxilla can create many issues.  Expansion creates a wide "U" shape vs "V" shape jaw that causes protrusin.

Need a full wide smaile to see width but the deep nasal labial grooves usually occur from inadequate bony support.
Do you also get headaches or neck pain?  TMD issues?

Nirav Patel, MDS, PhD · Answer

By seeing your photos, I feel you have dental class one but skeletal class three. So it's my advice to visit the orthodontist. Cephalometric analysis is a must in such cases to understand the perfect scenario. I feel you have skeletal excess.

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