Does wearing class 2 elastics recess maxilla greatly? Does it even give you mandible forward growth?

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I've been in ortho treatment for a while and I actually switched orthos because my previous one was bad.

I've talked to this one about my concerns and he knows I care more about aesthetics he's identified that my lower third is a bit narrow and fixing my bite will help a bit with that.

My mandible is a few mm recessed and I've consulted with an oral surgeon that works with my ortho. I initially went to discuss extractions of wisdom teeth and contrary to what you'd assume from these doctors he advised me to not get anything removed and I could fix my recessed mandible through orthodontics and elastics.

I've talked to my ortho about the concerns of my maxilla potentially getting recessed from what I've seen online and he said that it can happen but only if the elastics are too strong, he said that the ones that he gave me wont cause that because the force isn't enough to cause that.

I'd appreciate thoughts because I don't really want to wear them in fear that I'll be recessed in my maxilla just for a few mm or mandible forward growth. He seems like a genuine ortho so I don't really know what to think.

TLDR: Scared to use overbite elastics because I've seen that it can recess maxilla but my ortho acknowledges it's possible and just says the ones he gave me can't apply enough force to recess
 
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I’m not gonna tell you unless you pay me
 
class ii elastics give mainly alveolar changes and correct skeletal by like 4% so it's not really gonna change your skeletal. although there are some studies that say it does increase mandibular length and condylar growth and some that dont lol so its kinda retarded.
 
class ii elastics give mainly alveolar changes and correct skeletal by like 4% so it's not really gonna change your skeletal. although there are some studies that say it does increase mandibular length and condylar growth and some that dont lol so its kinda retarded.
whats your conclusion? wear them or what
 
Teeth extractions are the best for maximising forward growth!
 
I've been in ortho treatment for a while and I actually switched orthos because my previous one was bad.

I've talked to this one about my concerns and he knows I care more about aesthetics he's identified that my lower third is a bit narrow and fixing my bite will help a bit with that.

My mandible is a few mm recessed and I've consulted with an oral surgeon that works with my ortho. I initially went to discuss extractions of wisdom teeth and contrary to what you'd assume from these doctors he advised me to not get anything removed and I could fix my recessed mandible through orthodontics and elastics.

I've talked to my ortho about the concerns of my maxilla potentially getting recessed from what I've seen online and he said that it can happen but only if the elastics are too strong, he said that the ones that he gave me wont cause that because the force isn't enough to cause that.

I'd appreciate thoughts because I don't really want to wear them in fear that I'll be recessed in my maxilla just for a few mm or mandible forward growth. He seems like a genuine ortho so I don't really know what to think.

TLDR: Scared to use overbite elastics because I've seen that it can recess maxilla but my ortho acknowledges it's possible and just says the ones he gave me can't apply enough force to recess
Most likely yes, Wouldn't jinx it. The pressure, even little can cause the maxilla to move backwards since the maxilla is a highly malleable bone.

if your overbite isn't too severe to the point it gives you a bird look, fixing it isn't worth it cuz 99% of ortho treatments related to overbites involve pushing the upper part of the jaw backwards.

However, if it's severe BSSO is the best option.
 

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