How To Fix A Narrow Palate
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- If you breathe through your mouth, the shape of upper jaw will be impacted substantially! The tongue shapes the roof of the mouth, so if you have your tongue in the wrong place, you'll develop a narrow palate. Damian Lewis' smile is a good example of this. He definitely needs myofunctional therapy!
Myofunctional therapy along with appliances like the DNA Appliance, ALF Appliance and Orthotropic appliances can help expand and widen a narrow palate.
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Disclaimer - The information in this video and on this RUclips channel is not medical advice. Please discuss this information with your doctor or health professional before undertaking anything suggested on this channel.
I wish my parents or doctor knew all this shit when I was a child. Now I'm an adult and am insecure about my looks.
I know right parents are really irresponsible
On god bro but now its up to us to teach our kids useful information we never were taught
@@parthmehra8630 My thoughts exactly man!
Oh, dentists in my childhood told me that I have a "narrow jaw" but none of them told me where I'm supposed to have my tongue. I actually wondered that as a child.
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This should be explained to all kids in school. Or when they see their dentist, orthodontist etc.
Daltira I agree but they would never because orthodontics society are keeping it a secret, people need to have bad faces and narrow palates for them to stay in business and make money. So they don’t want everyone being healthy with a wide palate.
@@giddynun. I was going to say the same thing! 😊
There’s no profit in health
Agreed
Great info. I never heard of myofunctional therapy untill dr. Mike Mew mentioned it on his channel. I started mewing, keeping the tongue on the roof and changing my swallowpattern and see already great results. Whould love to see more of your videos about this subject.
Thanks for watching!! I'm glad you're looking into Mewing and all of these issues - I'll definitely make more videos on this topic and discuss orthotropics and Mewing more in the future :)
sarah can you please make a video about proper swallowing
Mewing is where you engage your tounge from the very back of your pallette and push up with the very back of your tounge while pushing it foward... in a sweep.. this will help widen the upper arch as you push up against the maxila. It is also advised to do strong chewing for lower jaw growth. Whilst keeping good head neck and back posture.
The entire tounge should be kept on the roof of the mouth most of the time with lips closed and teeth lightly together... and generslly sit/stand up tall and shut your mouth teeth lighyly together with tounge on the roof of your mouth.
How long did it take for you to see some results and my i ask what your age is?
what results did you see?
I always breathed through my nose and my tongue has already naturally rested on the roof of the mouth (I was surprised people had to be instructed to do so) yet I developed a narrow palate.
Do you think your tongue is in the top or bottom of your mouth? Narrow palates usually come from a low postured tongue. However your genetics and the traits of your family play a roll as well :)
Definitely top.
@@NimW I thought I was the same, maybe I just genetically had a narrow palate, but then I realized that the back portion of my tongue was not pressing up against my soft palate. If that's not happening (think of the part of your tongue and palate that touch when you say the letter K), then your tongue was only partially on the roof of your mouth. Also, I can assume during the night my mouth would relax and my tongue would drop down while I slept. Perhaps this happened to you too? That 8 hours a day x your whole life.
Maybe you slept with your mouth open?
@@alenaisbetterthanu smart comment. That's also something I've thought about! But in my case the many tooth extractions are probability the main cause. I had no idea it was bad until now. Goddamn dentists! Are there other ways to verify if my tongue is properly placed? The letter k example was perfect!
This video is great. More People need to know about tongue posture. James Nestor brought me here.
Wouldn't fixing the narrow palate remove the neccessity to extract teeth.
Yes exactly. Widening your palate improves breathing, facial structure, and removes the need to extract teeth
Check orthotropics channel, Mike Mew is a leading expert on this.
Correctamundo.
this begs the question, when one had teeths removed and now gets a wider palate, are there some kind of holes where the original teeths (eg. wisdom teeths) were supposed to be?
@@peterpan9780 i think thats the case, you get dark corners in your smile. If you look up dr hang he reverses orthodontic retractive treatment and actually reopens the retracted spaces. Then they but teeth implants in.
This is easily one of the most controversial fields of health as it leads into the idea that beauty isn't as genetic as we all thought.
Also that sweet sweet money from braces. If I actually wore my retainers I would have been extra fucked.
I have struggled with this my whole life. My tongue was way too long for my palette. I had jaw surgery too. My retainers broke in the beginning of the pandemic, it really makes my life difficult not just in appearance
Did the surgery helped?
I developed it because they extracted 2 teeth when I had braces when I was younger. I hope this can still be fixed
Same. 2 on top and 2 on bottom.
how can i buy that model of teeth you're holding in your hand
Order it online
I'm in my mid twenties and currently in the final stages of my orthodontic treatment. I did have a palatal expander in the beginning when I was getting fitted for braces. I do believe I was a mouth breather as my face is shaped downward and my cheekbones are a little faint. Is it still possible to develop an ideal face shape using myofunctional therapy, i.e proper posture, swallowing, tongue positioning, etc? Great video by the way!
Zach yes
Yes but it'd be pretty slow
Yes but it's a lot of work and very slow
that's literally what mewing is
Great video! I did not know about the Vivos appliance. If you get more information about it I would like to know how it is different from the DNA appliance. I visited their homepage but I could not find any images etc of the appliance.
Like another commenter here I too am "mewing". Meaning that I am applying correct resting oral posture while breathing through my nose at all times during day and night and that I am swallowing correctly at all times. Basically, it's the same thing as myofunctional therapy.
I'm an adult and in the 3 months I have been doing this I have noticed significant change, I have measured it very thoroughly. It should be mentioned though, that I in addition to everything mentioned above also press upwards with my tongue a lot during the day. I do this to help strengthen the tongue and to improve my resting tongue posture.
UPDATE: If anyone else tries to do this keep in mind that the maxilla is very plastic for a bone. Pay close attention to the changes that happen. You do not want to rush the process and risk doing damage. If you do this, my advice is to only do it in the very beginning of the process to help you with tongue posture and tongue strength.
I am curious, do you know about the work of Dr. Mike Mew? I'm asking this because I am wondering if all people involved in this new movement (if you will) within orthodontics are collaborating or not. Dr. Mike Mew to me seems to be the most vocal doctor about the importance of the tongue, for example through his youtube page. He also claims significant change is possible even in adults that have lacked correct resting oral posture during their earlier lives, even though he is very clear in that it can take a long time.
I'm just learning about the VIvos appliance too. I think it's pretty new, and you're right, it's a hybrid of the DNA from what I can tell. I think Dr Mike Mew is awesome and I agree with everything he does and recommends! I love what he's doing and how he's pushing the envelope for the dental industry. Keep Mewing :)
Could you recommend a doctor in Toronto please. Thanks.
My parents don’t believe this, so now I’m stuck with this
Pawlo start doing mewing by yourself
aeaeae do mewing
Who gives af about your parents. They are as imperfect as the next person
I'm 36yrs old. When I was 34 I had a closed bite and no cross bite, no problems ever before, now I have both, an open front bite of about 4mm and a cross bite on one side.
I have no new habits or hobbies so really confused why. No orthodonist or TMJ specialist have been able to tell me the real reason, but after 2 yrs trying to find a cause I've just decided to go for the upper palet expansion. Scary and crazy stuff.
I see what about now @cbomb25
So I discovered mewing like 5-6 days ago, and I ran with it, to the point where my top teeth were a bit sore like when I got braces. I probably was too passionate about it, but I made my palate even narrower and my top teeth stick out a bit more and they were already sticking out!😥 I think I put too much force to the front of my palate. I'm surprised that changes happened so fast at 29, so I think this is worth getting right. But what do I do now, the back of my tongue doesn't fit at the roof of my mouth anymore!
how does your teeth stick out if your palate is narrow? what are you saying?
@@sariyachone7905 she is probably referring to overjet from pushing the teeth with tongue
Sarah, you have nicely explained. Thanks a lot. This is Anthony from Santacruz, Mumbai. India.
I have an extremely narrow palate. I had an underbite as a child. I had 2 palate expander rounds and I am just now trying to learn how to rest my tongue properly. I wish anyone talked to me about my palate. I didn't know any of this.
I feel the same exact way. I had jaw surgery too but still no one talks about this. It makes me depressed
Great topic! More people need to know that there are other options out there than conventional orthodontics. Never heard of the Vivo keen to have a look at that one.
Some appliances If anyone is interested in doing some more research for their on treatment are biobloc orthotropics, DNA, ALF, homeoblock and myobrace. Some other appliances that are less known are the SOMA appliance which is similar to the DNA but doubles as a bite splint. The FAGGA Fixed anterior growth guidance appliance) and controlled arch braces.
Thanks for watching and offering some great advice - all of those appliances you mentioned are awesome! I wish more people knew they had these options as well... The Vivo seems to be a hybrid of the DNA appliance from what I can tell.
Please what are the differences? I'm so lost about these. I'm nee to appliances and I want to get one but there are so many I have no idea which one would fit best. Thank you!
@@sarahkh12 if you happen to know anything about this please help me out!
what is with the lower jaw ?
the same thing - when the upper jaw - grows - same to the the lower ?
Thank you ! :)
The upper jaw, along with the tongue in the palate, is what guides the correct growth of the lower jaw. So, if the mouth is open and the tongue is low, not only will the palate be narrow, but the lower jaw will develop smaller and at more of a down/vertical angle.
My bottom teeth are pretty bunched up, would pushing the top part of the mouth improve the bottom teeth or not?
They extracted my K-9s when i was 13, and i had braces for the next three years! I did have expanders, but they removed those top k9s then Because my mouth was already too narrow! They also pulled my molars at the same time! I have a VERY narrow pallet and am worried about my tounge often which is swollen, and now about breathing although i think i am a good nose breather now! I will subscribe and finish this video and do all recommend exercises, but ... I wish i had known a better way to straighten my teeth/arrange space for growing Back Then!!
Don't worry there are still many ways to reverse this! Wish you the best!
can you tell me if it's possible to fix a narrow palate naturally?
Depends on your bone plasticity. Cells are in constant dividing and changing, so everyone has a degree of plasticity.
Your best bet in order to fix this naturally is to do an extra effort in keeping your tongue on the roof of the mouth. Supplement vitamin D3 + K2(MK7) for bone plasticity, Magnesium and B vitamins(from yeast, not artificial cause your body can't use all of them) for muscle stamina.
Depends how narrow. If it's so bad you can't fit your tongue up there then it's going to be very difficult.
Go to Dr Mews Orthotropic channel. He's the man for this stuff.
@@wtfuredead hold up, so vitamin D3 + K2(MK7) essentially makes bone shaping easier? thats unreal
Yes it's possible. I had a very narrow arch but now its wide enough for me to get my tongue on the roof of my mouth...took about two weeks of excessive trying.
@@Stars-gi4obno...it's a little hard to explain but I retracted my tongue so far back in my mouth so that I could squeeze the TIP of my tongue BETWEEN the very BACK TEETH of my TOP palate. With my top teeth CLENCHED firmly (with over doing it) with my bottom teeth (to help my bottom arch widen at the same rate as my upper arch)..I moved my tongue forward along the roof of my mouth while squeezing outward with my tongue against my teeth and inner gums to widen my upper arch. Now that my dental arch is wide enough to fit my tongue...I have to do this every other day to stop it reverting back to it's original state. My smile looks about one and a half teeth wider each side but am hoping to improve that...still a work in progress. It takes time and if you were to attempt this I would caution you to take it easy, assessing everything that happens while doing this technique and afterwards. I'm now more focused on my Mewing. Best of luck.
i developed a narrow upper jaw because i had crowded teeth so i got braces and 2 teeth extractions from my upper jaw 8 years ago when i was 13 now i realized im slightly developing a crossbite too because of my narrow upper jaw plus my back teeth are not touching each other properly and i have jaw pain i went to see many dentists and nobody has ever told me about palatal expanders one of them even told me about getting a jaw surgery but then added it doesnt neccessary that much i kinda felt angry when i learned about palatal expanders by myself but i did so many researches about my problems now ill try another dentist and talk about expanders and ill definitely write here what the dentist tells me
Fantastic video. What's your opinion on the maxillary skeletal expander? (MSE)
I would like to hear how you think myofunctional therapy would address and help aleviate vocal cord dysfunction and associated breathing difficulties. I am very interested in your work.
Hello. Im 26. I started mewing a couple months ago, I just noticed recently that my left side of my palate has expanded more and the tongue on that side is a lot stronger and my jaw looks better on that side and everything, my right side tongue touches my teeth when i try to mew, and feeling around inside my mouth with my finger i can definitely feel that my palate has expanded more on the left side and not enough on the right side... any tips on how to get the right side expanded so i can catch it back up?
Same my left side of my teeth have expanded out more than right
H_D_D that’s normal
H_D_D Same! It’s frustrating
You just mewed and your palate has expanded?
You haven't used any of the expanders?
i got my braces removed 4 years ago, but my jaw looks very narrow. Basically, i think thebraces made the matters worse. Would I need to get surgery to fix this?
what? braces does this thing?
@@pangitngpangalanko4754 maybe... i always had a small palate but ya I went to a young dentist that probably wasn't too sure how to make my teeth look the best
They gave me braces and an expander. In the roof of my mouth. It was awful though and i couldn’t bear it. Had to have them take it out. Kept the braces a bit longer but then opt out too. Way too painful
Hey, So I'm 18 and I have a narrow palate. My orthodontist used a palate expander on my top arch and it worked a bit, but my upper arch is still pretty small. Is it possible to get it done again? As a result of a small palate, I have had crowding on both top and bottom. Any advice would be appreciated.
Hi Sarah, thanks for the information your trying to get out to the public. I had an obstructed nasal airway from 0-27yrs, this I believe caused me a lot of problems. I had both my wisdom teeth as well as 4 other teeth removed when I was 14 to solve the overcrowding that resulted from constant mouth breathing. Looking back I am thinking that these measures were dealing with the fallout of having an obstructed nasal airway. Recently I had a septorhinoplasty that has given me the amazing gift of breathing through my nose. Is there anyway to go back and correct some of the issues that I still have? (narrow palate, poor lower jaw alignment etc.)
Similar situation, but I was lucky to realize when I’m still young. God, when your face is re reversed in photos, or doubled in the mirror, you see just how crooked and ugly your entire jaw and nose are. You’re teeth are at a completely different angle It’s terrible. I’d suggest looking up mewing if you still care.
but my pallet is narrow as fking hell and i have been a nose-breather my whole life
my dentist said i have the smallest mouth they’ve seen.....
rip you
same lol
I'm so confused. It seems I've always held my tongue in the "correct" position, however, I still have crowded teeth, and I don't have a chiseled jaw 😣😭😭😭😭
mary mo you seem to be female? Men tend to have more ridged chiseled jaws due to testosterone
I’m nearly 25 and have severe face pain. Do you think I could still expand my upper jaw? I have a very narrow V shaped palate.
Yes, if you started when you made this comment
If I got teeth extractions for braces in high school, can I undo the effects in my late 20's? I have a long midface and narrow palate, and am worried that it might be too late to improve. Can you tell me what you think?
user89076 Im having the problem right now.. except I have bracess right now and 1.8 years in. please tell us what you think! Should I ask my doctor aboit expanders at this point?
@@maygeemo8357 I think it wouldn't hurt to ask your orthodontist about an expander. Maybe see about getting a Homeoblock appliance or something. I know that it's better to ask now, because orthodontic work is usually covered by insurance the first time, or when you're still a teen, so take advantage of it while you can.
get a MSE appliance
Mewing has not been scientifically supported. In fact, studies on tongue posture demonstrated that placing one’s tongue on the roof of the mouth decreases heart rate variability.
As an adult, is it possible to expand my palate just by hard mewing and having my lips sealed? I'm 28 years old. Your response would be much appreciated. Thanks!
I also want to mention that my tongue fits alright in my narrow palate but my front teeth are placed too in front.
It’s never to late brother just takes more effort
They tried fixing this for me as a kid with a expander with this thing that had a key it was cemented in my mouth and it got bigger every so many weeks or whatever it was incredibly painful come to find out every time the key was turned it expanded it was spreading a slice in the lid of my mouth!! They had installed it way to close to upper part of my mouth it was so painful. I tear up remembering it and now deal with almost biting my tongue all the time.
Bruh I’m seeing this as an adult now fml
when I place my tongue sucked to the roof of my mouth, my tongue always touches my front lower teeth and its between my side teeth as well. Do I have a fat tongue :p I do always nose breath tho but I do clench my teeth in the night
Hi Ann, I think it will just take practice and muscle tone to change that. Once your tongue gets strong enough to stay in the top of your mouth without suctioning it there, that may help. Most people do not have tongues that are "too fat", they have palates that are narrow and tongues that have very low muscle tone.
ok I will do the exercises daily and see how it goes:) really want to get the clenching under control.
Ann I love your asmr channel! so weird seeing you here😂. ive started learning proper tongue posture for a month and at the start i fount it difficult to breath when the back posterior 1/3 of my tongue was on the roof of my mouth. So i dont think youve acually got your entire tongue on of the roof. try checking out Dr Mike Mew's othotropic's channel he explains how to swallow and find the sensation of having the BACK of the tongue on the palate.
How do you build tongue muscle tone?
@@angelknapp3360 tongue chew. Roll gum into a ball shape then flatten it on the roof of your mouth as wide as you can all with your tongue, then keep repeating the process.
I had an expander for the palate, but then I had also braces and I'm pretty sure my palate is quite narrow. Goddamit.
Just got done with 3 years of braces and my pallet is still small as fuck! I'm so mad at my orthodontist. I waited 3 years to be comfortable with my smile and I got nowhere.
Same.
everyone breaths through their mouth? thats not true, is it? ive always breathed through my nose and yet i have a narrow pallet.
Hi Sarah. Can a middle aged adult expand their palette (after their arches were shrunk by IPR Invisalign 7 years ago? Thank you ❤
You didn't mention DNA appliance . What are your thoughts on the DNA appliance ?
Hello! I've been mewing since...December of last year, I believe. Nose breathing and proper swallowing/tongue posture are pretty natural to me now. I think that my upper arch began to expand because the gap between my two front teeth is back and it's starting to look less crooked, but it's still veeeery narrow. My lower jaw is also narrow (I have a class 3 malocclusion and I'm really trying to avoid surgery). It is honestly really painful these days and I'm in constant discomfort. Could myofunctional therapy, or even appliances, be of any benefit to me? There are no Orthotropists in my state but a doctor in my city does the DNA appliance. I don't mind getting rapid palatal expansion, either. I just want my face to grow the way that it was supposed to and I really want to avoid something as drastic as double jaw surgery.
How did it go? Did you get that DNA appliance? I hope everything is fine ! Wish you the best. Please update if you see this message :)
How did it go?
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Alf appliance
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I have a narrow palate and have had teeth extracted and braces when I was a child. I sleep with my mouth slightly open some of the time. My siblings do the same but have nicely formed faces. I have a very small face and mouth and looking back at my baby photos I’ve already had such a small face.
My husband has never been to a dentist in his life and his teeth are perfect. I’ve seen how his tongue rests and it rests on the bottom rather than the top.
My husband has a round face, breathes through his nose, no snoring or issues, and he says his tongue rests at the bottom of his mouth, the tip against his lower front teeth. That's where mine was since I was a mouth breather, but I guess everyone is different. I had to correct my tongue to the roof of my mouth, still working on making it habit.
I have had many teeth extracted as a child do. Don't worry there are solutions to reverse the damage! The face can still change a lot as an adult just look into appliances and teeth implants is a great option to replace the lost ones, good luck!
I am 16 years old. Is it too late to expand with correct tongue posture ?
it’s not too late!!
Hello Sarah, I need some advice with my daughter's treatment. I know it is difficult to do so without seeing her, but anything you can suggest will be great. She is 13.5 and has a narrow upper and lower jaw due to the fact that she was suckling on her tongue, yes the tongue, I did not make a mistake. I don't really think she has sleep apnea, but I guess I cannot be 100 % sure, don't know much about it. She is generally breathing throuh her nose. She still has 9 of her baby teeth and the one , tooth that fell out a few months ago, still does not have the adult tooth growing yet. We found a doctor who is offering to do the upper jaw widening with Crozet appliance, but he is very expansive. The upper treatment is going to be around $4000, with the total for lower and upper estimate running into 7200. Plus he says she will require a therapist like you, which will be additional 3000. What concerns me is that he doesn't guarantee anything and the treatment is very expensive. Is this generally the price, from what you Know? Should the myofunctional therapy be included in the treatment? Do you think this will work at her age and make the jaw wider, she is going to be 14 in August? My worry is that the doctor is taking advantage of us because he is the only one in our area offering his treatment.
Get the ALF
Get MSE treatment. asap for the girl
@@anmar813 what is Mse?
Great video. I like your way of explaining. Will subscribe.
I had braces and stopped wearing my retainer. (Dumb I know). Teeth moved backwards in the front.
Thanks
I think mine has to do with chronic thumbsucking as a child. The roof of my mouth is so high. Had braces to fix it in my 30's which worked but I didn't keep up with the retainer and now the mouth has moved back into the narrow shape. Which makes me think that the body naturally wants to create a narrow palate. Not sure but I want to change it back again.
Does palate expander works for adults too?
Yes but it takes time
@@lolzboiii8371 how long 😢
why did no one tell me to put my tongue on the roof of my mouth? I am 30 years old and have only heard of this recently. I also have Obstructive Sleep Apnea, likely caused by overcrowding of my mouth and airways, as I am not overweight or have any other reason for the Apnea. God damn I wish someone had told me this
Because curing is more profitable than prevention.
Hi Sarah. Were you also a mouthbreather before? From your looks, i'd guess you were? And I assume you have correct or more optimal tongue posture now than you did before. I was wondering if you (still) notice improvement in your facial form? (for example, wider face, wider palate, wider jaw, etc etc)
Hello, yes I was a mouth breathing kid for sure. I have all of the facial growth and skeletal/dental problems as an adult that result from that, unfortunately. That's what lead me to get into this field :) I think if I didn't know about myofunctional therapy (correct tongue posture and breathing, etc) I'd have sleep apnea and chronic TMJ issues or much bigger problems by now. I have definitely seen positive changes to my appearance over the last 8 years, but more than anything, I know the problems are not getting worse as I age, so that's good! Great observation though :)
Hello, would you say these appliances would be of use at any age? Like 40, 50, etc?
I'd say so. I talked to a dentist who said at 60 he was able to widen his maxilla by 7 mm using an appliance. Change is possible at any age w/ determination and consistency.
That was really helpful! Thank you :) Also, what are your thoughts on the Myobrace?
Hi Sarah! Thanks for the wonderful info! I know that this is years later but, did you get the ALF appliance to widen your palate?
I wish i knew this when I was younger, now no orthadontist can expand my palate meaning i cannot get braces and im stuck with these terrible teeth
why didn't people tell me this stuff when i was a kid...?
I have a narrow palate but not sUpEr narrow and I haven't ever had any health problems because of it. Growing up I definitely breathed more through the nose, but I don't know what my tongue posture was, I think both as a kid and as a yound adult (I'm 23) it's been resting at the bottom quite a bit. Also, often I catch my teeth not really touching and the tongue filling the little strip of space between the teeth while touching the roof of the mouth as well. Right now _I think_ my tongue doesn't fit in the palate as it also touches both the upper set and part of the bottom set of teeth when I push it there. I'm not sure if that means it doesn't fit or if it's ok.
My question is: I want to widen my palate even though I don't have any health problems. Is that ok to do? Is it dangerous? Is it possible to get a palatal expander which is more mild?
which of the treatments are the least expensive - the cost is insanely High
How can i expand my lower pleat, lower part of my jaw ?
Holding my tounge at the roof on my mouth gives me a headache it doesnt feel natural at all
youre putting too much force
I've always breathed through my nose but I think while sleeping I breath through mouth and snore. So I will be getting tested for sleep apnoea to look for a fix.
Hi Sarah. Appreciate your channel! I wondered if there's anything we can do to maintain the mouth structure and dental integrity (alignment) upon aging? Apparently there is a danger of shrinkage of the jaw and movement of the teeth. :-/
Thanks for watching! The best way to maintain your structure is to keep your tongue in your palate, breathe through your nose, and swallow properly - without your tongue pushing against your front teeth or molars. This includes during the night as well. If you do those things you'll be good to go :)
what do you think about damon braces for palate expansion
My lower palate is narrow..
@e.mc2 what causes that?
How do you find a practitioner who will do pallet expansion, but nothing else? The orthodontists in my area will only do the full spectrum of care, not just the pallet expansion.
Is this only for children? Thank you
Would a 15 year old need a palate expander or could mewing vigorously do the same job
Well I actually want a slightly more narrow face than what I have now (my face is kind of wide and round ) so expanding my palate doesn’t sound like something I’d want to do unless I really really do have a narrow palate . I wish I could slightly narrow down my face (impossible for the most part) and elongate my chin which is very short. While I understand that myofunctional therapy could stop the chin from receding and getting shorter , it can’t actually physically elongate the chin can it? I wish it could .
I have an uneven palate. One side of my palate is higher than the other.
Unfortunately, the only option I have is orthotropics. genetically, I have only 9 teeth in my upper jaw, and no bone space for implants. Plus, I have a nose deviation. I also can’t get palatal expanders. I have learned to live with my face as it is, but I am trying mewing and chin tuck for posture and better breathing. Week 2 and my breathing is already better. I am 29. We’ll see how it goes.
How is it going?
What about adults? Is there anything for us, or are we screwed?
You're not screwed! Mew also works with and corrects adults and appliances work for adults as well. Don't worry about it just do your research, keep mewing and choose an appliance!
How do you get one of these appliances for adults?
@@tubbsthebigcat consider SARPE
I have a severely deviated septum so of course have been a mouth breather just about all my life. I came across Dr. Mike Mew's videos and now yours and realized all my problems (and things I didn't like about my face, flat face, heavy lower jaw, uneven lips) were absolutely due to my tongue posture and mouth left gaping open for air. My question is, I'm 34 years old. Can anything short of surgery be done? I don't care if it will take me years using correct posture and trying to breathe through my nose, as long as something adjusts.
Hi Emily, you can try the ALF appliance, given the provider is knowledgeable about correct tongue position. You can google it to learn more, it can take 2-3 years and does cost a lot, but it's not surgery. You can use the Myobrace along with it (after a year on the ALF, my dentist has me on the Myobrace as well).
Hi Emily! It's never too late. You can still reverse all your issues! Mewing and choosing the right appliance will already do a lot! :)
@@cheryls9891 hi is the Alf useful for u? Thanks
@@kimchee-ys8qw The ALF did not work for me at all. The only thing it did was flare my upper molars out so I look funny. No expansion of the palate whatsoever. I had the tongue tie surgery, and learned to keep my tongue at the roof of my mouth, but the ALF still did not work. I've a very narrow palate, plus being an adult, was that the issue? Or did the dentist do a poor job? I don't know. I have one doctor that works with another dentist doing the ALF and she says there should have been results for me, and I plan to see her dentist who does ALF for a second opinion. This doctor is familiar with the ALF and really believes it works for adults.
@@cheryls9891 I see, I’m considering
NLA and ALF as well, but am not sure of the efficiency of the ALF device, thank you very much for your reply btw, hope you feel better soon, jaw problem sucks
Wish they had appliance we could just buy online or least get free consultation to get it. Over here we need pay least 200 just for consultation n visit 😔
My palate became very high and narrow due to mewing . It make my face assymetrical and now i cant breathe . Plzzz reply😥
Good video.
I had a frenectomy but the frenulum has reattached. I think it is because my plate was not wide enough for my tongue to fully rest on top, but then again I can’t get a wide enough palate because I had never rested my tongue on top because of te frenulum. My dentist did help me expand it but it was not enough, and now I am worried because she has basically pushed my teeth as far as they can go within my small mouth and I don’t see any space for them to move, which I need in order to get a second frenectomy which will not reattach. I mostly wanted it done because of health reasons and to relieve neck and shoulders tension. I don’ t even care about the aesthic of it all anymore. She did use a plate expander before the braces.
Edit: I can tell that things are going the right way when my molars start hurting. When that happened I saw my other teetch start to fully come out, but the molars themselves seem stuck.
That dot that is furthest back doesn’t seem far back enough. If that’s all…. Wow I’m actually able to do it haha. I’ve been working hard on being able to push on the veeeery furthest back part of the hard part of the roof of my mouth. Am I going overboard?
Braces can also help but it will take time.
If you have a narrow palate and then they expand it, how will the upper jaw fit on the lower jaw??
The teeth/jaws move together with orthodontic treatment :)
Thank you for this very informative video! How do I contact you to ask you some questions about myofunctional therapy? I've never heard of this before finding your video. Again, thank you!
Kal T. Watch doctor mew !
What do you recommend if a child is too young for expansion
Great info
I have been crying for days, I got my bottom bicuspids teeth extracted because I was already born with the top bicuspids missing 😭 ortho did this to fit the teeth in zig zag... I didn't wear orthodontics because I didn't have money, my palate is narrow but not that narrow.... Is everything lost for me? I got my wisdom teeth extracted even thought they did not bother me... Doctor said they would eventually have to be taken out. I'm so sad I cannot get this teeth back, please reply 😭😭😭
I had the same problem happen to me! I got many extractions and this fucked me up. Please don't worry there are many options! Everything isn't lost :) I suggest to get an appliance to expand your palate and save money for teeth implants! That would be the best option.
can just using proper tounge posture widen my palate
I have this and it feels awful when i chew.
Hi Sarah. you mention the ALF appliance. does damon braces do the same or make enough difference to widen a narrow palate?
can MSE also cause the maxilla to project forward and up or is it just horizontal growth
I also wanna know
If you use reverse headgear aka face mask yes
What should I tell my orthodontic for this situation
Do you get a nicer looking smile with a wider palate for men. Thanks
Sarah whats your opinion on the AGGA appliance? Seems its working on adults and elderly in a very rapid rate.
But why is a narrow palate passed down from parents to children? Is the bone growth genetic?
Can the ALF appliance work on someone who has had maxilla surgery?
Hey did you ever end up expanding your palate??
Can insurance cover this is you do have trouble breathing?
geat info Sarah, thank you
Im confused. If you get a palate expander, but your bite is already good in terms of molar interaction, wont expansion of the maxilla throw this out? Wouldnt you need to expand the mandible at the same rate to keep the bite in-tact?
Ig you need to expand both upper and lower palate