Can orthodontics improve my profile? (photos)

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I think my face would look a lot better if my lower jaw would be more forward. But I believe it is kept back by my upperteeth that slope backwards? I would like to go from situation A to something like situation B Is this atainable without surgery? PS. I don't know if I'm telling myself things, but I also feel like the current situation makes it more difficult to hold correct posture, and that if i push my lower jaw forward (only posible when open) I breath more easilly. Does that make sense?

Gail Schupak, DMD · Answer

Even in adults, by improving the angulation of the upper front teeth, the lower jaw does move into a better position. I have seen this  improv even without the use of elastics. You could use Invisalign or fixed orthodontic braces to straighten your teeth.

Robert Waxler, DMD, MS · Answer

Almost nobody has an ideal skeletal jaw structure.  What often happens when you have a small lower jaw is that the upper front teeth lean inward to minimize the overjet.  Yes, your upper teeth can be leaned out to the correct angulation but in a non-growing patient the lower jaw will not move forward to match it.  To correct your profile would require surgery

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