I had orthodontic work as a child and my bite is now pretty much normal, with a very minimal overjet of the top four central teeth. I asked my dentist whether Invisalign would make any improvements with my side profile and he said Invisalign wouldn’t make a significant difference. As my bite and teeth look good and I don’t have jaw pain, what other options would I have to fix my convex profile? As I have a deep mental crease I thought a chin implant may not be suitable.
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Thank you for your question and photo. To increase the projection of your chin, I believe you might benefit from either a sliding genioplasty or a chin implant. I offer surgical implants in my office, which come in a wide range of shapes and sizes to fit any facial proportions. The implant can...
The contour of that part of your body is predominantly determined by underlying bone structure. This means changing the fundamental dynamics is often fairly entailed. Lip position is related to the teeth and tooth position is related to the mandible or maxilla.
Probably the easiest is to work...
Do you have an under developed Mandible. This would also explain the overbite or over jet.
I suggest talking to a few oral surgeons about a sliding genioplasty or talk to plastic surgeons about a chin implant. both specialties can do both procedures but it seems like oral surgeons have a...
