While braces can definitely change the shape of your smile, they don’t actually change the structure of your face. So if you’re looking to change the overall shape of your face, braces aren’t the way to go.
There are, however, a few ways that braces can impact the shape of your face:
1. By correcting an overbite or underbite, braces can make your jawline appear more symmetrical and balanced. This can give the illusion of a slightly different (and usually more attractive) facial structure.
2. Braces can also make your teeth look straighter and more evenly spaced out. This creates the optical illusion of a narrower face, since straight teeth tend to take up less space than crooked ones.
3. Finally, by pulling back protruding teeth, braces can give your cheekbones and jawline a slight lift – making you look younger and healthier in the process!