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Re: How does having braces affect playing?

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-05-26 13:22

I have a fairly big overbite as well (due to my lower jaw bone growing quicker/larger than the my upper jaw bone/skull). But when I confronted the dentist about it, she said it shouldn't be that much of a problem. It's not hindering me from doing anything (doesn't make it 'hard' to chew or anything), and she said it's fairly common with males, and doesn't even look bad. She said any change that I would want to do would involve surgery (I'm beyond the help of braces) and would be purely cosmetic. So I'm not going to worry about.

Maybe first you should find out does it HAVE to be done. Then weight the pros/cons of doing it (like you are with the ability to play). I would think that you could adjust to play well no matter WHAT the situation, however your sound would never be the same (since I've read time and time again on this board that your oral cavity and structure contributes a good deal to the sound).

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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