With orthodontics and restorations, dentists can often manipulate the size, shape and arrangement of teeth to subtract years from a face. To understand how it works, imagine someone with no teeth (“edentulous” in dentist lingo) — your grandpa without his dentures. Now imagine grandpa pops in his dentures. He doesn’t look young, but certainly less old. “The people who really connect to this idea — that your teeth impact how old your face looks — are those who don’t have teeth,” said Elisa Mello, a dentist with NYC Smile Design.

Source: New York Times June 11, 2019 08:25 UTC