What is the relation of (missing) teeth and bigonial width?

[Valiant]

So growing up my dentist extracted a lot of teeth in my lower jaw, currently im missing 2 premolars and 4 molars and my 2 molars have been pulled forward in the place of my extracted premolars (i’m also missing 2 teeth on my upper jaw but my upper jaw is decent). I have an overbite which I’m probably getting surgery for already (my ortho said it was possible), but my bigonial is fucked.

Was this caused by missing my teeth and can i do anything about it? Im 19 currently.

 

[lestoa]

So growing up my dentist extracted a lot of teeth in my lower jaw, currently im missing 2 premolars and 4 molars

Holy shit

 

[lestoa]

So growing up my dentist extracted a lot of teeth in my lower jaw, currently im missing 2 premolars and 4 molars and my 2 molars have been pulled forward in the place of my extracted premolars (i’m also missing 2 teeth on my upper jaw but my upper jaw is decent). I have an overbite which I’m probably getting surgery for already (my ortho said it was possible), but my bigonial is fucked.

Was this caused by missing my teeth and can i do anything about it? Im 19 currently.

Dentists and orthos are unironically the biggest assholes on earth

 

[Valiant]

Dentists and orthos are unironically the biggest assholes on earth

100%, i see them recessing a kid i know in real time, it’s truly upsetting.

 

[TheBiggestIncelEver]

Dentists and orthos are unironically the biggest assholes on earth

They’re not. I got elastics for my overbite and it made my cheekbones and jaw more prominent after I fixed the overbite with elastics and braces.

 

[Valiant]

They’re not. I got elastics for my overbite and it made my cheekbones and jaw more prominent after I fixed the overbite with elastics and braces.

How would elastics give you more prominent cheekbones? Because they could only pull the upper jaw backwards.

 

[TheBiggestIncelEver]

Because they could only pull the upper jaw backwards.

I don't think they do elastics moved my jaw forward. I already have a good jaw to begin with.

 

[Valiant]

I don't think they do elastics moved my jaw forward. I already have a good jaw to begin with.

Well yeah but then elastics aren’t the reason for your prominent cheekbones, they shouldn’t affect them in any positive way.

 

[Deleted member 31971]

Baby teeth or full adult teeth ?

 

[Valiant]

Baby teeth or full adult teeth ?

A mix iirc, but definitely adult teeth

 

[Deleted member 31971]

A mix iirc, but definitely adult teeth

baby teeth are supposed to be pulled out adult teeth no

 

[madaaa]

How would elastics give you more prominent cheekbones? Because they could only pull the upper jaw backwards.

no they pull it back if you dont have good tongue posture and elastics but if you have good tongue posture while having elastics its ok

 

[Valiant]

no they pull it back if you dont have good tongue posture and elastics but if you have good tongue posture while having elastics its ok

Maybe, however regardless it is not the elastics doing anything to positively affect his cheekbones

 

[zemult]

Some lifefuel for you probably.

Completely normie bite, no malocclusion, never had teeth extracted, never had any problems with my teeth.
Normal forward growth.

83% bigonial width. Completely genetic boyo.

 

[Valiant]

Some lifefuel for you probably.

Completely normie bite, no malocclusion, never had teeth extracted, never had any problems with my teeth.
Normal forward growth.

83% bigonial width. Completely genetic boyo.

knowing others have this failo regardless of anything doesn’t really help me brah, but i appreciate the input anyway.

Surely diet matters a lot though, i rarely see vegans with wide jaws.

 

[zemult]

knowing others have this failo regardless of anything doesn’t really help me brah, but i appreciate the input anyway.

Surely diet matters a lot though, i rarely see vegans with wide jaws.

I mostly pointed it out because a lot of it isn't as straight forward as you think. The extractions may have caused your low bigonial width, maybe, but there's plenty of examples of the opposite happening.

I think diet doesn't matter as long as you aren't a malnourished African child eating no meat. It's genetics boyo. You just gotta accept your poor hand that you've been given, and get some Gonial Implants.