Author Topic: Did repairing front teeth position narrow my face ?  (Read 558 times)

ODog

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Did repairing front teeth position narrow my face ?
« on: May 25, 2017, 02:31:14 PM »
Hi all,

When I was younger I had a wide gap in my front teeth. I had fractured both of these while horsing around, and my dentist took the opportunity to use veneers to close the gap that was originally there. Obviously this seemed like a bonus at the time because my teeth were now straight, but I'm wondering if that would have thrown off my whole dental development. I now have a V- shaped narrow palate, long face shape with a pointy chin.

Could this have caused my face changes the same way removing wisdom can?

David_D

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Re: Did repairing front teeth position narrow my face ?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2017, 07:20:11 AM »
It makes no sense to me why this would be the case.  Closing the gap with veneers to me implies that the crown was widened to fill the space.  I cannot see how increasing the horizontal tooth width would cause the type of growth pattern you describe.

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Re: Did repairing front teeth position narrow my face ?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2017, 04:58:51 PM »
As above I don't see the vineirs impacting your development  although there are many variables so I suppose it maybe possible in an individual case.