Elias
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I will use my own case as an example:
My IMW = 35MM
Yet my Bizygomatic width is wider than most people who have IMW’s of 45mm and over.
Many people can have a narrow palate, like Tom Welling as an example, but they can still have a very wide Bizygomatic width and a wide face.
Palate size and Bizygomatic width/facial width has NO correlation.
I have seen people on here with wide palates yet narrow faces, @nelson as an example.
I have also seen many people coping saying ‘Oh Henry Cavill and Tom Welling have narrow palates but how do they have such wide faces’.
This is because facial width and Bizygomatic width is genetic, but to a certain extent.
Of course, if you do increase palate width due to either natural tongue posture or bone anchored palate expanders (SARPE), Bizygomatic and maxilla width will increase.
But if you have the genetics, you can have a narrow palate and a wide maxilla and jaw, meaning you do not need MSE, as it wont have much benefit at all. If you lack tongue space, consider just using a tooth borne expander. It really all depends on your individual situation. Also temple size and width comes in to play when deciding on MSE or a regular expander.
My IMW = 35MM
Yet my Bizygomatic width is wider than most people who have IMW’s of 45mm and over.
Many people can have a narrow palate, like Tom Welling as an example, but they can still have a very wide Bizygomatic width and a wide face.
Palate size and Bizygomatic width/facial width has NO correlation.
I have seen people on here with wide palates yet narrow faces, @nelson as an example.
I have also seen many people coping saying ‘Oh Henry Cavill and Tom Welling have narrow palates but how do they have such wide faces’.
This is because facial width and Bizygomatic width is genetic, but to a certain extent.
Of course, if you do increase palate width due to either natural tongue posture or bone anchored palate expanders (SARPE), Bizygomatic and maxilla width will increase.
But if you have the genetics, you can have a narrow palate and a wide maxilla and jaw, meaning you do not need MSE, as it wont have much benefit at all. If you lack tongue space, consider just using a tooth borne expander. It really all depends on your individual situation. Also temple size and width comes in to play when deciding on MSE or a regular expander.
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