Palate Expanders and Underbite Correction

This patient was treated without jaw surgery with porcelain veneers and porcelain crowns on only her upper teeth while Dr. Muslin esthetically reshaped her lower teeth and then whitened them using his custom teeth whitening system.

Question: In this underbite correction case, did you use a palate expander? I have an underbite and had braces done last December. My orthodontist did not mention anything about palate expanders. Dr. Sam Muslin Answers: Face Lift Dentistry treatment is an innovative trademarked procedure for high tech dentistry.  This patient was told she needed surgery to her jaw and years of braces by multiple dentists.  Surgery, braces, palate expanders are all possible solutions and have a valid place … [Read more...]

Lumineers with Underbite

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Can I have Lumineers with an Underbite? Dr. Sam Muslin Answers: The key element is not if you can have Lumineers with an underbite correction . The key element is if the dentist you choose can really correct or at least improve the underbite with Lumineers. Keep in mind that almost every cosmetic dentist thinks they are the best underbite correction cosmetic dentist and will cheerfully tell you that they can treat your underbite with Lumineers. When you see the results, you may be very … [Read more...]

Under-bite Correction without Surgery

Underbite Correction without Surgery

The Treatment: The patient is biting her teeth together in both the full face photos and in the close up photos so the difference in jaw size and the corrective dentistry can be accurately compared.  The photos are completely untouched and unaltered.  After bite correction the patient now has a comfortable bite, a wonderfully pleasing appearance, she improved her health as all of the tooth decay was treated, old crowns and fillings were removed and she now has jaw sizes and a face that appear … [Read more...]