What does a face with braces look like? What does a face with braces look like?

What is a braces face? That is to say, during the process of tooth correction, the face may protrude or sink. For example: sunken cheeks, protruding cheekbones, sunken temples, thinner face, deepening nasolabial folds, etc. Of course, this is an extremely rare phenomenon. This phenomenon is called braces face. Here, it is important to remind you that dental correction only changes the lower 1/3 of the face, which is simply the area below the nose, including the teeth and upper and lower jaws. In addition to improving the alignment of teeth, it can also correct slight buck teeth and underbite caused by slight mandibular protrusion.

Many people experience protruding cheekbones and sunken faces when undergoing orthodontic treatment, which is called "braces face".

The real reason for braces face

1. Decreased chewing function

During the process of wearing teeth, due to the initial discomfort, and the teeth are prone to soreness and weakness after the force is applied, the appetite is naturally reduced, or because of the pain and weakness, many customers choose soft food that is easier to eat. The lack of chewing of teeth will cause atrophy of the masseter and temporalis muscles.

2. Normal changes in aging

Women over 25 will face problems such as reduced facial fat, weakened skin elasticity, and facial sagging. Correction usually takes one or two years, which is a normal aging period. If you develop braces face, it is mostly due to your age, which leads to aging.

People with long faces or high cheekbones are more likely to have prominent cheekbones and sunken cheeks.

3. Reduce weight through diet

Orthodontic treatment requires long-term and continuous correction of the teeth. During this process, tooth pain and tenderness may occur from time to time, but the degree of tenderness varies from person to person. Because of these reasons, many people will involuntarily reduce their diet and choose foods that are easy to chew. If you eat less, your facial fat will decrease, and you may also experience a sunken face.

How to prevent braces face

1. Exercise your masseter muscles regularly

Muscle atrophy is the main cause, and the masseter muscles should be exercised regularly every day. Some people also say that it would be better to bite directly with the upper and lower teeth. That's wrong. There's no point in wearing braces if you do that. Although this will increase the bite force, the force is uneven. It is difficult to make each tooth bear the force evenly by biting with your own teeth.

If you want to exercise your masseter muscles, you need a special "chewing stick" for orthodontic braces. It is specially produced for invisible braces such as Invisalign.

2. Don’t eat only soft food

Although the orthodontic process causes many discomforts, patients cannot eat soft food all the time and need to eat some food that requires chewing force occasionally.

3. Chew gum for 15 minutes in the morning, afternoon and evening

If you find that your face is becoming thinner, you can chew gum for about 15 minutes after brushing your teeth in the morning, noon and evening to fully exercise your facial muscles.

4. Pay attention to nutritional supplements

Never go on a diet during the orthodontic process. Lack of nutrition and fat will be very disadvantageous to the customer.