mtn_dude_193
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i think a lot of people are underestimating thumbpulling if marpe actually can expand 7 - 8 mms in 30 days thumbpulling can do the same in lets say 200 days. now people will say not enough force blah blah your thumbs actually generate more force than the marpe so yeah, also people that say it doesnt do it 24/7 marpe also doesnt do it all the time after you switch the crank it actually only applies force for like 5 minutes and it gradually lessens afterwards it actually holds the shape thats the best attribute of marpe. while thumbpulling cant be continous and hold the shape you can stack little amount of expansion over like 200 days and get the same amount of expansion. now niggas are gonna say why not just work a job and get a marpe much easier. marpe only expands laterally so you arent getting any forward growth or rotation not even with facemask ( that can be a whole another thread on its own) you are even getting downward growth since nothing is holding the maxilla a lot of people get nose humps after it. while with thumbpulling since you are simulating natural development ( i mean pushing on the palate just like you should have done with your tongue while you were a child) can actually give you real forward growth. jordan wood is the best example of this whit what he did after 19 you can check his results. also i agree that if your sutures are very fused this will not work at all but its not the case for most people even at age 30