#overbite correction

[implantart]

[estprofitzone]

An overbite is a common dental condition where the upper front teeth overlap the lower front teeth more than usual. While a slight overlap is normal, a significant overbite can cause various health issues and affect your smile.

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[katyjohn02]

Overbite: Understanding & Treating Excess Overlaps

Understanding and treating excess overlaps has never been easier. Discover new techniques and get expert advice to achieve a perfect smile.

[appleimp-7]

Really sad my shit refreshed the other day before i could like/rb a doodle of tenna that was like and Do's and Dont's of drawing his profile where the correct way was NOT drawing his face flat from the side, you gotta draw his face/lips sticking outta the tv a little and YUPPPPPP

[felidaefatigue]

i am unfrozen. and there are annoying amount of sharp spots on this filling that i definitely need to get them to fix. i hate that. uhg.

[blackbackedjackal]

We just got to the point dire wolves were confirmed to be their own unique species (Aenocyon dirus) and now because someone wanted to play Jurassic Park I have to spend the rest of my life correcting the general public.

A genetically modified wolfdog with an overbite is not a dire wolf.

[tyrantisterror]

At Sea Without a Map pt. 37

(damn, you guys wanted to talk to the croc even more than you wanted to fuck the fish!)

"Oh fuck," you say as the massive reptile's head emerges from the sand. Maybe it's a vain hope that this sea monster will be reasonable like Calibani, or maybe it's just your urge to be polite, but you stick your head out of the captain's cabin and shout, "Sorry, Mr. Alligator-"

"Crocodile," Calibani corrects you. "Only crocodiles have the snaggletooth smile - alligators have overbites."

"Crocodile, right. Sorry, Mr. Crocodile! We didn't mean to wake you up! Our boat just got stuck in the sand, and we were-"

I KNOW YOU.

The words thunder inside your brain as the crocodisle turns its massive head around to face you, its enormous snout locked closed in a snaggletoothed grin. It takes you a moment to realize you didn't hear the words so much as you thought them - or, rather, something else thought them into your own brain.

SHIP-BUILDER. WHALE-KILLER. HUMAN. YOUR KIND ARE MISCHIEF MAKERS WHO SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT, AND CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE SEA IN YOUR WAKE. I KNOW YOU.

"I-I'm not making any mischief, honest," you protest. "We just got stuck is all-"

"it's true!" Calibani shouts. "Sailor is a nice human! They tried to save me even when I was going to eat them!" She clasps her hands together and shouts, "Please, don't hurt them!"

The crocodisle cocks its head to one side, its sharp pupils fixing on Calibani as she stands next to you in the captain's cabin.

A SERPENT? A CHILD OF SYCORAX, NO LESS. YOU TWO ARE AN ODD PAIR.

"Child of Sycorax?" You look at Calibani for an explanation, but she just stares back at you, apparently just as confused as you are.

The crocodisle shifts further, and as it does the sand covering its body begins to break apart and slide off its back and into the water, revealing more of its pale yellow scales.

I WILL FREE YOUR SHIP, HUMAN, IF YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR BUSINESS IS HERE IN THE SEA.

Well, you got your wish - the giant crocodisle is talking to you. Now you just need to know what to say, and for that, you consult your compass.

(Dialogue time! Pick the topic you'd like to discuss in greatest depth, and feel free to suggest questions for Sailor to ask in the replies.)

[alien-zeph]

I read about it and the headgear that Raph sleeps with is to correct an overbite

[yesornopolls]

did you ever have to wear orthodontic headgear to correct an overbite or underbite?

[spirngakawening]

Ruth Fleming wears headgear so I briefly researched ✨️Orthodontic Headgear✨️:

Used (in combination with braces) to correct jaw misalignment & dental crowding - helps avoid corrective jaw surgery later on

Basically comprised of a metal frame that's in some way attached to the teeth (metal/elastic to braces) and strapped to the head

There are a few different types of headgear:

cervical pull (for overbite/overjet)

reverse-pull (underbite/crossbite)

high-pull (open bite)

Ruth's looks like the reverse-pull type without a chin cup... I didn't find any images of real faceframes that exactly matched Ruth's tho

Must be worn for at least 12 hours daily - the more you wear it, the more effective, & skipping a day undoes progress

Can't be worn while eating - Ruth may remove her headgear to eat, not eat at school, or drink her lunch through a straw

Can't be worn during any activity that could involve impact to the face - Ruth may be exempt from gym lessons

Wearing overnight is encouraged

Maintenance

Headgear adjustments call for pain medication & soft foods

Hard parts are washed daily, soft pads/straps washed every few days - must dry before wearing again

Correction can take 1-2 years, sometimes longer

Usually people start wearing headgear as preteens, so Ruth either started later or has been wearing it for longer than usual

Adults usually wear headgear for minor misalignment correction or after an accident that affected the teeth/jaw (eg lost some teeth & is prepping for dental implants/dentures)

It's not impossible that Ruth needs headgear because Max wrecked her jaw/teeth

And/or Max may have extended Ruth's time in headgear by hitting her in the face while she was wearing it

[themrswallace]

(On my shit again, already on my second watching of VMF today...immediately after finishing the first) --- "So this is what's become of grocery shopping, has it?" 'Rather than stay in the confines of his workshop, Wallace has decided to venture into town for a spot of supply gathering. Similar to forgetting what it was like to use a manual teapot, he's now having to get up to speed with the steady gentrification of West Wallaby town centre. Large store chains are replacing the local family-owned markets as stalls themselves become a weekly occurrence in the form of pop-up vendors and overpriced knick-knacks. Anything homegrown is either classed as organic or unfit to sell without proper licensing, life as he knows it is changing, and Wallace is still accepting the grim reality of capitalism' "Duddly and Sons got bought out last year, Sparks & Mencer took over the space soon as they received the go ahead. Same thing's happened to everybody except Wendolene, Harrison and Alice, but even she's on the way out the way they're pushing things" "It's criminal! Someone ought to stand up for the non-commercial! They're going to ruin West Wallaby at this rate! You mark my words!" "Marked and accounted for, Mr Wallace! Now can we focus on this list? It is my turn to shop for us this week and if I forget Gromit's hummas again, he is certain to poison my granola" 'Journeying through the denser populated parts of the town, the inventor is surprised to see how many of his local haunts have either closed down to await renovation for new rental agreements or already found themselves replaced by pop up venues, organic coffee suppliers, vegetable juicers, fruit smoothie cafes, reasons to print money and introduce a younger, boho type to the area. Soon enough the two have mainly what they've come for, and are preparing to grab the last few items when a casually dressed, heavily pierced woman somewhere around DL's age appears and walks straight up to them, almost excited to see the pair as she clomps over in her platform sandals' "Aye-Up, Rooster! Been looking for you. Guess what" 'Wallace recognises this girl, she used to be strawberry blonde, long hair always platted, fair skinned with freckles all over her plump face and braces to correct the slight overbite in her jaw. Now she's about three dress sizes smaller then she used to be, wearing oversized shirts, ripped jeans, several types of metal adorning her features and hair a sickly chemical green. This used to be Franny Cromwell' "Hmmmm, I dunno...You finally got promoted to head piercer" "That too, BUT! ...check out my arm" 'She rubs her left forearm until it reddens, highlighting a glittery shine to her numourous tattoos' "No...YOU GOT THE EVER SPARKLE INK! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT FOR MONTHS!" "It just came in...I can book you for thursday. What do you say?" "Oooooohh, Baby! I'd love to!" 'Wallace clears his throat, pursing his lips in a disapproving display' "Got a cough there, Grandpa? As I was saying, Love to...But I have a thing thursday. How about we arrange something for later on in the month. Just got some stuff going on and I can't be all wrapped up" "Of course, just gimme a call when you're ready to be booked in" 'For a minute it seems like the conversation is about to end there, yet Franny stays in her spot, rocking as if she's in on someone's dirty little secret' "Soooo?" "So?" "Who is she?" "...I'm sorry what?" (PART 2 ON THE WAYYYYY)

[dcomeme]

PROMPTS FROM ZOMBIES (pt. 1) Assorted dialogue from the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie. Feel free to adjust pronouns, etc.

Stop teasing her.

Just do something.

This is empty.

There's nothing back here.

Are we still friends?

I'm on the football team.

Are you okay?

I've always wanted to come here.

My plan is working.

I'm not a monster.

I was out with a boy.

Now who exactly is this boy?

I have to go, I'm late for class.

A human, here?

We don't clap for cheerleaders.

You want a piece of me?

Do you wear corrective lenses?

Is that an overbite?

Is one leg longer than the other?

Are you coming to the meeting?

We really needed a win.

So, you like a girl with brains?

You know that's super offensive.

So how do we stop the monster from eating our brains?

Zombies are not safe.

they can't make me hide it anymore.

I'm not leaving this seat.

Get off of me, you big lug!

Where are you taking him?

I'm sick of waiting.

Your father and I have been so worried.

I will tell nobody.

I swear on all that I hold dear, mostly glitter lip balm,

Well, deep fry me and dip me in cocktail sauce.

"I could get in so much trouble."

I'm a totally normal teen.

Doctors can't explain it.

Do we need to take a trip downtown?

People love me, okay?

There's no fire!

You're not hideous at all.

[doctor-loboto]

I have like, a mostly invisible facial deformity that interferes with my quality of life a lot (sinus issues + chewing problems and a very locky jaw that gets stuck closed every morning), I’m hoping to correct it with surgery this year, but anyway, I look at Cal’s little upturned nose and his severe overbite and I know two things to be true: he forces his mouth open with a massive CRACK every time he wakes up, and also he probably didn’t have to worry about contamination when he was developing the super sneezing powder because his nose is absolutely fucked

[laurasimonsdaughter]

Dear MagISoWo,

My youngest son, who was born as a werewolf, just turned twelve, and at his last dentist appointment his dentist let us know that he would benefit from having orthodontic treatment. This wasn't a surprise, since all six of his older brothers also had braces, but we're concerned about the fact that his teeth of course change dramatically when he transforms. Is it possible for a werewolf child to have braces and still safely transform without damaging their teeth? Would they need to be taken off and then put back on every month? Or might there be removable options he could use instead?

Thank you

Hello,

Unfortunately this is a common problem for young shapeshifters, especially with the rise of modern orthodontics. There have been various experiments with magical braces, but as you probably know, teeth and the occult are a notoriously bad mix.

It is generally not safe for a werewolf to wear fixed braces. Luckily there are removable options, that are either modelled on the roof of the mouth or on the teeth themselves. These can be easily removed during eating, teeth brushing, and transformations. They are better suited to correct small things like small gaps between the teeth, and small open bites. Bigger issues like corssbites, overbites and underbites are hard to correct with removable braces.

So if your son is in need of more extensive correction, or if he experiences gradual transformation (induced by the waxing moon) or occasional partial tansformations influenced by emotion, these removable braces might still not work for him.

We are not experts, but various studies into the dental development of young werewolves suggests that their teeth and jaws tend to change much more over time than we see in humans. This needs to be taken into account by the person assessing their needs. So if your orthodontist is not used to werewolf patients, we advise you to take your son to a specialist for a second opinion. You an find a list of professionals in the field with werewolf experience on the website of the Lunar Foundation. For instance, many humans get braces for "crowded teeth", but for many werewolves this is simply a sign of the approaching full moon.

Best of luck!

~ the MagiSoWo Team

[blazehedgehog]

If one decides to start a creative project about their favorite thing, be it fanart, fanfic, fangame etc. , which approach do you prefer, the creatives involved fully dedicating themselves to recreating and recapturing what made the original works...work, or make an active choice to be derivative (this doesn't mean artists are ignorant about the original material, not necessarily) How do you feel about either, and are there any other approach you can think of?

There's this guy who used to post at SFGHQ named Sam Beddoes who now runs Freakzone Games. He's made the official Manos: The Hands of Fate game, he did both AVGN Adventures, he's the project lead on that Toxic Crusaders beat'em'up, etc.

But he's an old guard Sonic head and I've heard him turn up on a couple of Sonic podcasts, specifically to talk fangames, and by his account he got really fed up with the Sonic fangaming scene when everybody became obsessed with perfectly replicating the Genesis games, because to him, all the creativity and magic went away.

I remember hearing that and both agreeing and disagreeing with him. And I have enough thoughts about it that I've actually considered doing a video about it, and about fangaming overall.

I think there is a stigma to replicating something perfectly that's very adjacent to people who are concerned about young artists who start out by tracing pictures other people have drawn. Plagiarism is a real, legitimate problem. But it's only a problem if you lie about tracing.

I'm of the mind that if you're starting out drawing, half the problem is just learning control. Tracing can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand hand motions and give you a perspective on the construction of an image. For the earliest beginners, I don't think there's any shame in starting out by tracing. It's building muscle memory. Just don't say you drew it.

Similarly, my game development skills went way, way, way up about the time I started to analyze and perfectly replicate existing games. Like, the long canceled Sonic Forever project used an early enough version of the Sonic Worlds codebase that I had to read the Sonic Retro Physics Guide and use their data on how to add Knuckles in from scratch. My code matched how he worked in the Genesis games almost 1:1, because it was largely me just interpreting the values into something Clickteam Fusion could understand.

Something similar happened when, in 2012, I started (and never finished) a remake of my famous Mario Blue Twilight DX fangame. That's when I started really paying attention to how the source games worked so I could get a better sense of how a Mario game needed to "feel" in order to be correct.

And that trend continued with every fangame project I worked on following that, like when I figured I could make my own version of Sonic 2's Hidden Palace Zone, since I wasn't happy with the Retro Engine version. The idea was to be accurate above all else. In some cases, I'd even watch recordings of official gameplay in slow motion just so I could see exactly how the game was created, and in some cases, count frame by frame the duration of certain actions.

And all of this just makes me think of when I showed a friend my game jam game, OverBite. He complimented me on how nice the controls felt, in that kind of backhanded way where he said "When did you learn to make games feel so nice?"

Because if you go back to those really early games of mine, they all feel like garbage to control. And I attribute it to putting in a lot of time pulling apart the nuts and bolts of real retro games and putting a microscope up to why they work the way they do. Deconstructing all of their little nuances and sub-states and then trying to put it all back together again in a different programming language.

You learn a lot when you're forced to stop and understand why a piece of code exists in the way it does. Why there are all these little edge cases that you never notice but still exist to make a game feel just a little better.

At the end of the day, yes, Sam was right. Games need to have creativity and seeking out the perfect replication of the Sega Genesis Sonic games can feel somewhat futile. Every SAGE for the last ten years, there will be at least three games that instantly vanish from my memory because they are basic, plain Sonic Worlds Delta fangames with no style of their own. They just want to make Sonic 4 and we've had a lot of different Sonic 4s by now.

But the thing about learning is, you gotta learn the rules before you learn why and where to break them, because breaking (or at least bending) all of those boring, standardized rules is where your personal style starts to emerge, and that personal style is ultimately what people are going to be interested in at the end of the day.

So I think it is vitally important to start at 1:1 exact recreation and once you've made a comfortable replica, only then should you start asking yourself what you'd change and why. Make sure you understand the material before venturing further. You gotta learn to do it right first.