I’m 22 years old and I have a narrow palate. I’ve been breathing through my mouth since childhood and just now I started having awareness about this. My septum is a little deviated but my doctor said it doesn’t affect my nose breathing. My dentist said it is not necessary to do orthodontic surgery because it wouldn’t make too much difference. But I think my dark circles are too deep and my mouth is weird, idk. Speech therapist and nose breathing training would improve my esthetics? Thanks
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I see what you are talking about, your orthodontist should as well.
It is your right to insist the braces stay on until you are happy, you contracted for a result, treatment time is only an estimate. If it takes longer than expected to get said result, there should be no extra charge.
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Braces would help you fix the protrusion of your teeth as well as their alignment. From your photos, you can see that the top and bottom teeth are not aligned, but it's actually difficult to see if there is protrusion from this view. Usually, protrusion is viewed from a side photo. However, if...
In order to change your profile, as well as allow you upper teeth to come down over your lower teeth, you will need to have braces along with the removal of 2 teeth on the upper on 2 teeth on the lower. When your front teeth fit together better, you will be able to bite a sandwich with lettuce...
