IntelligentCel
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In the so-called orthotropics community, there are many people, including John Mew and Mike Mew, who claim braces not only won't make your face better, but chances are that braces will ruin your face, even if you don't have any extractions.
They say that since braces are retractive, they will move teeth backward, making your face sunken, lower jaw - recessed, and eventually, reducing the tongue space, moving the tongue toward the airways, causing sleep apnea. There are also claims about braces deforming your neck and body posture.
How true are such claims? I would like to get braces to make my teeth straight, but I don't want my face to be ruined.
Is it possible for braces to actually move teeth forward, not only backward?
What is your experience with braces?
They say that since braces are retractive, they will move teeth backward, making your face sunken, lower jaw - recessed, and eventually, reducing the tongue space, moving the tongue toward the airways, causing sleep apnea. There are also claims about braces deforming your neck and body posture.
How true are such claims? I would like to get braces to make my teeth straight, but I don't want my face to be ruined.
Is it possible for braces to actually move teeth forward, not only backward?
What is your experience with braces?