Eli5- How does having braces/losing teeth change your jaw shape 485 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.50K June 21, 2021 0 Comments Yeah having braces makes your teeth straighter but sometimes their entire lower jaw structure changes And when people lose teeth their jaw seems to deteriorate e.g. old people with little to no teeth In: Biology 2 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted June 21, 2021 0 Comments Your teeth are embedded into the bone; braces literally change the shape of your teeth and this, by extension, affects your jaw. When you *lose* teeth, the bone around the tooth’s root slowly disintegrates. You are viewing 1 out of 2 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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