Can braces improve the maxilla?

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I've already had a pallete expander and currently under going braces for teeth that are too inward like inside the maxilla. Will braces improve it?
 
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I've already had a pallete expander and currently under going braces for teeth that are too inward like inside the maxilla. Will braces improve it?
not too knowledgable about this but i heard they usualy recess ur maxilla due to the braces forcing ur teeth inward to straighten them if that makes sense?
 
not too knowledgable about this but i heard they usualy recess ur maxilla due to the braces forcing ur teeth inward to straighten them if that makes sense?
recession happens when you pull out teeth
 
recession happens when you pull out teeth
yeah braces can make your maxilla look worse even without extractions. if they pull your front teeth back too much or mess up the torque, it can flatten your upper lip and make your midface look more sunken. also if they narrow your arch too much, your cheeks can look more hollow. it’s not super rare either, depends on how the ortho moves your teeth.

not a guarantee and again im not super knowledgable abt braces specifically but might be something u want to look into with ur ortho. i had invisalign for a couple months and noticed slight maxillary recession so i stopped it.
 
yeah braces can make your maxilla look worse even without extractions. if they pull your front teeth back too much or mess up the torque, it can flatten your upper lip and make your midface look more sunken. also if they narrow your arch too much, your cheeks can look more hollow. it’s not super rare either, depends on how the ortho moves your teeth.

not a guarantee and again im not super knowledgable abt braces specifically but might be something u want to look into with ur ortho. i had invisalign for a couple months and noticed slight maxillary recession so i stopped it.
My case requires teeth to be pull by the braces outwards
 
My case requires teeth to be pull by the braces outwards
I think braces overall is going to fix down growth and won't make it worse because that bite is getting normal and your jaw won't look receded like when you have a overbite
 
I think braces overall is going to fix down growth and won't make it worse because that bite is getting normal and your jaw won't look receded like when you have a overbite
I also have an open bite and horizontally misaligned arcades
 
Wont give you any forward growth, since youve had a pallatal expander your maxilla will probably be wider, but not longer. The maxillary sutures go 2 ways and im pretty sure they dont even crack the suture that goes forward (if you had MSE, if your still in puberty you can probably still get forward growth without it.
 
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