As more and more adults choose orthodontic treatment, I am often asked questions about “braces face” in the clinic: “Will orthodontic treatment turn into ‘braces face’?” “Is the high cheekbones and sunken cheeks on the Internet the result of ‘braces face’?” This article will introduce you to the mysterious “braces face”. What is orthodontic “braces face”? ”Brace face” is not a professional orthodontic academic term. “Brace face” often occurs in adult patients, especially in adult female patients. The so-called “braces face” means that after orthodontic treatment, the cheekbones are prominent, the cheeks are sunken, and the nasolabial folds and lines are deepened. This face shape is often called “braces face” on the Internet. What are the reasons for the formation of “braces face”? 1, masticatory muscle atrophy orthodontic treatment generally lasts about two years, during the period of wearing braces, due to the decline in the frequency and strength of chewing food, resulting in a decrease in chewing muscle force, which will cause a certain degree of atrophy of the chewing muscle. Once the masticatory muscles atrophy, the cheeks will collapse mildly, thus making the cheekbones appear prominent. This is the main reason for the formation of “braces face”. For patients with prominent cheekbones before orthodontics, the probability of “brace face” is even greater. 2, weight loss After wearing braces, many patients think that brushing their teeth after eating is troublesome, so they greatly reduce the intake of snacks and staple foods. In addition, due to the degradation of the bite ability caused by braces, there will be a corresponding degree of weight loss. 3. Age-related changes Generally speaking, teenage patients hardly have “braces face”, and most of the patients who have “braces face” are adult women. The reason is: women will have age-related facial fat and skin elasticity decline after 25 years old, and the orthodontic treatment takes about two years. As women age, the age-related changes in the face become obvious, and the cheek fat pads will sag due to gravity, objectively causing a protruding soft tissue pattern in the cheekbone area. How to refuse the “braces face”? 1. Maintain normal chewing during correction. You can chew more gum or bite stick to prevent the chewing muscle atrophy, so as to maintain the fullness of the face. 2, choose the right correction method, you can use Invisalign invisible braces. Compared with traditional orthodontic methods, it is more convenient and more applicable, and can be removed at mealtime, so that the teeth can chew normally. 3, if orthodontics before your face is more plump, do not worry too much about “braces face”. But for itself is thin, especially the face of thin girls, to maintain a normal diet is very necessary. 4, do orthodontics as early as possible, orthodontic age is more likely to occur “braces face”. The teenage period is the golden period of orthodontics, this period can take advantage of the potential of facial growth and development to ensure that the efficiency of tooth movement and alveolar bone remodeling to achieve the best state, so as to achieve the perfect orthodontic effect.