here's the story. I had braces 3 years ago got them of 2 and got a fixed retainer loved them at 1st and my mouth but since I have had them of they r slowly going no to to a weird shape I used to suck a dummy a pacifier till I was 15 and it gave me a open bite wich went when I got braces as time is going on my mouth mainly my top lip mainly left side and gum feels like there is no support keeping it up like its collapsing like the gum structure normally holds your lip as u can c in pics help?
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If you had bicuspid teeth extracted before braces then the recessed chin is a very common occurrence. There is no way to fix this (short of a chin implant) without reversing the bicuspid extraction (retraction) orthodontics. To reveres the procedure, you would wear a removable appliance that e...
Thanks for posting the pictures. Additional information is needed to be specific but it does appear that braces and surgery would be the best corrective measure in your case.
That depends on the bone height between two teeth. To analyze that, an IOPA x-ray is a must. so it's my advice to upload an x-ray, so I can guide you better. If the bone is not enough in that area, we can increase gum height with a bone graft or tissue graft.