SOLUTION
The reason is found in the concept of "dental compensation for skeletal discrepancy. This can occur naturally as well as being created by orthodontic camouflage treatment.
In mandibular prognathism, for instance, as the individual grows the upper incisors tend to protrude while the lower incisors incline lingually.
By the time growth is completed, the dental discrepancy usually is smaller than the jaw discrepancy.
Tooth position has compensated at least partially for the jaw discrepancy.