Elastics and recession

[enffinity]

I have underbite , I got prescribed elastics from upper 2nd molar to lower first premolar for 8 hours / day (basically in the night) is there any chance it might cause mandibular recession? goygpt said submillimeter cw rotation

 

[imontheloose]

Why would it recess the mandible?

 

[iraqi]

Why would it recess the mandible?

theres a big misconception that ortho work causes recession mainly with rubber bands

 

[imontheloose]

theres a big misconception that ortho work causes recession mainly with rubber bands

Who even started this? I never understood it.

 

[iraqi]

Who even started this? I never understood it.

me to lol

 

[enffinity]

Who even started this? I never understood it.

you have 21k rep so i will trust you. I had no extractions btw, i just had an rpe