Does Thumb Pulling Work ?

[VAMPYY]

the original post was AI, but now I've written this by myself.

Thumb pulling is gaining popularity as there are so many people saying they are able to grow their maxillofacial structure by pulling their thumbs away from them. Let's get realistic; your face isn't going to grow like it did when you were in your developemental years - there is no new bone growth after puberty, all true skeletal growth has ended. Any changes to your bone after this point will be the result of slight remodeling of existing bone structure, particularly the alveolar bone surrounding your teeth and not large changes to your maxilla or the entire maxillary skeleton. You are not going to find a thumb pulling ability to allow you to expand a fused suture like a MARPE (the studies show 80 to 95 percent success using miniscrews) not tryna sound like sm nerd. The same shit goes for forward pulling; the likelihood of this happening is slim due to the chance of damaging your gums and teeth far outweighing the chance to achieve forward projection. Some people experience slight changes in the width of their maxilla as a result of change in alveolar bone structure, improved posture, or increased muscle tone but do not refer to this as growth; it will not provide you with any unbelievable changes to your anterior maxilla. This is a hype issue as opposed to a biological issue. You can experiment and see whether or not you get what you want; just do not do anything to damage your teeth while looking for a miracle, that will cause more harm than good. According to the scientific literature, at best you will experience slight changes. even if you've ever tried thumbpulling, did you see any change? If so, reply to this thread.

so we can conclude that Thumb pulling is mostly hype. No solid scientific evidence supports meaningful adult maxillary bone growth or suture expansion from it. At best, you might see minor dentoalveolar changes, posture improvements, or small width gains (1–2 mm reported anecdotally). Dramatic forward projection or "new bone" claims are biologically implausible post-puberty without surgery.

BUT if you still want to try it, keep it safe...

 

[Kaysone]

 

[hyporoxin]

holy ai

 

[VAMPYY]

check it out again maybe

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[gio729]

wait ill do another post this time no AI

pls dont

 

[VAMPYY]

pls dont

well i will

 

[user200]

the original post was AI, but now I've written this by myself.

Thumb pulling is gaining popularity as there are so many people saying they are able to grow their maxillofacial structure by pulling their thumbs away from them. Let's get realistic; your face isn't going to grow like it did when you were in your developemental years - there is no new bone growth after puberty, all true skeletal growth has ended. Any changes to your bone after this point will be the result of slight remodeling of existing bone structure, particularly the alveolar bone surrounding your teeth and not large changes to your maxilla or the entire maxillary skeleton. You are not going to find a thumb pulling ability to allow you to expand a fused suture like a MARPE (the studies show 80 to 95 percent success using miniscrews) not tryna sound like sm nerd. The same shit goes for forward pulling; the likelihood of this happening is slim due to the chance of damaging your gums and teeth far outweighing the chance to achieve forward projection. Some people experience slight changes in the width of their maxilla as a result of change in alveolar bone structure, improved posture, or increased muscle tone but do not refer to this as growth; it will not provide you with any unbelievable changes to your anterior maxilla. This is a hype issue as opposed to a biological issue. You can experiment and see whether or not you get what you want; just do not do anything to damage your teeth while looking for a miracle, that will cause more harm than good. According to the scientific literature, at best you will experience slight changes. even if you've ever tried thumbpulling, did you see any change? If so, reply to this thread.

so we can conclude that Thumb pulling is mostly hype. No solid scientific evidence supports meaningful adult maxillary bone growth or suture expansion from it. At best, you might see minor dentoalveolar changes, posture improvements, or small width gains (1–2 mm reported anecdotally). Dramatic forward projection or "new bone" claims are biologically implausible post-puberty without surgery.

BUT if you still want to try it, keep it safe...

just type like a normal person bro it’s painfully obvious that ts is ai

 

[Veridic]

the original post was AI, but now I've written this by myself.

Thumb pulling is gaining popularity as there are so many people saying they are able to grow their maxillofacial structure by pulling their thumbs away from them. Let's get realistic; your face isn't going to grow like it did when you were in your developemental years - there is no new bone growth after puberty, all true skeletal growth has ended. Any changes to your bone after this point will be the result of slight remodeling of existing bone structure, particularly the alveolar bone surrounding your teeth and not large changes to your maxilla or the entire maxillary skeleton. You are not going to find a thumb pulling ability to allow you to expand a fused suture like a MARPE (the studies show 80 to 95 percent success using miniscrews) not tryna sound like sm nerd. The same shit goes for forward pulling; the likelihood of this happening is slim due to the chance of damaging your gums and teeth far outweighing the chance to achieve forward projection. Some people experience slight changes in the width of their maxilla as a result of change in alveolar bone structure, improved posture, or increased muscle tone but do not refer to this as growth; it will not provide you with any unbelievable changes to your anterior maxilla. This is a hype issue as opposed to a biological issue. You can experiment and see whether or not you get what you want; just do not do anything to damage your teeth while looking for a miracle, that will cause more harm than good. According to the scientific literature, at best you will experience slight changes. even if you've ever tried thumbpulling, did you see any change? If so, reply to this thread.

so we can conclude that Thumb pulling is mostly hype. No solid scientific evidence supports meaningful adult maxillary bone growth or suture expansion from it. At best, you might see minor dentoalveolar changes, posture improvements, or small width gains (1–2 mm reported anecdotally). Dramatic forward projection or "new bone" claims are biologically implausible post-puberty without surgery.

BUT if you still want to try it, keep it safe...

Dnr, it doesn't work.

You'll never generate the consistent force an appliance can.