Overbite before and after braces profile
Braces can reduce an overbite, while profile changes depend on tooth position, jaw relationship, growth, and treatment.
The short answer
An overbite is the vertical overlap of the upper front teeth over the lower front teeth. A profile comparison shows soft-tissue and tooth changes, but the visible result depends on tooth position, jaw relationship, growth, lip posture, and the treatment plan.
How is your bite assessed before choosing treatment?
The orthodontist examines the bite, facial profile, tooth positions, and jaw relationship, then may use photographs, scans, radiographs, braces, clear aligners, elastics, or other appliances. Follow instructions and attend adjustments so planned forces can be monitored.
When should you arrange an orthodontic assessment?
Seek an orthodontic assessment for difficulty biting, tooth wear, trauma to the gum or palate, jaw discomfort, or concern about facial balance. Prompt care is needed for a loose bracket, a sharp wire causing injury, or significant pain.
What may affect the visible change in your profile?
Ask whether the overbite is mainly dental or skeletal, what the profile change is expected to involve, and whether growth, elastics, extraction, or jaw surgery affects the options. Ask how progress will be measured in photographs and bite records.
Frequently asked questions
Can braces change my side profile?
They can alter tooth position and lip support, while the extent of profile change also depends on jaw structure and growth.
How is progress checked?
The orthodontist can compare photographs, scans, bite records, and clinical measurements over scheduled visits.
Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.