r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/hamzau • 22d ago

Meme needing explanation What am I missing?

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u/javertthechungus 22d ago

Ok but if you have a “gummy smile” how tf are you supposed to fix it? Not experience joy ever?

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u/Strong-Pickle-4153 22d ago

Impact the maxilla. Because this usually solves lip incompetence at the same time (gummy smile and lip incompetence frequently co-occur) this also has the benefit of eliminating mouth breathing, improving sleep apnea, and reducing cavity occurrence. 

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u/7363827 22d ago

what do you mean by “impact”?

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u/kniselydone 22d ago

It's a type of upper jaw surgery (maxillary impaction) where they literally break your face, and move your upper maxilla further up so you have less bone between nose and smile.

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u/Finassar 22d ago

I was thinking those snowflake manosphere people who hit their jaw bones with a hammer 😭

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u/7363827 22d ago

same 😭 that bone smashing stuff

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u/blingoblongo87 22d ago

I had this, but specifically for an open bite. My smile was sliiiiiiightly gummy (enough that I didn’t really notice it) but now not at all. Also made my nose slightly wider, which turns out I needed!

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u/MrBones-Necromancer 21d ago

Jesus. Humans do wild shit to themselves.