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Recessed Chin: Causes and Options
Everything here is written to be used in a decision rather than studied for its own sake. If you read only one, read the second, because deciding which of the three causes is yours settles what all the others mean for you.
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- What Patients Mean by a Recessed ChinPatient language
- Skeletal, Dental or Proportional: Which of the Three Is Your Chin?Causes
- How a Recessed Chin Is AssessedAssessment
- Recessed Chin Red Flags: When to See a Doctor FirstRed flags
- The Treatment Ladder for a Recessed ChinTreatment ladder
- What Each Rung of the Chin Ladder Does Not AchieveLimits
- Holding a Chin Result Over the YearsMaintenance
- When Not to Treat a Recessed ChinDeciding
- Questions to Ask Before Treating a Recessed ChinPreparation
- The Honest Ceiling for a Recessed ChinLimits
Find out which of the three causes is yours
Arrange an assessment. We will examine the profile and the bite, say plainly which explanation applies, and be clear about what treatment would change and what it would leave exactly as it is.