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I’ve had braces since 2023 and I’m currently 16, should I use palate expander to increase my bigonial width or would it increase my bizygomatic width?
 
I’ve had braces since 2023 and I’m currently 16, should I use palate expander to increase my bigonial width or would it increase my bizygomatic width?
at 16. the bigonial width can not be changed no matter what. also if you still have braces on then i don't think they would even allow you to get expanders + its already too late for the regular expanders you can only change with MSE.
 
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I’ve had braces since 2023 and I’m currently 16, should I use palate expander to increase my bigonial width or would it increase my bizygomatic width?
A palate expander can make your bizygomatic widt a bit wider
but it wont make your bigonial width wider
 

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I’ve had braces since 2023 and I’m currently 16, should I use palate expander to increase my bigonial width or would it increase my bizygomatic width?
Depends on palate expander type

The one that isnt screwed into ur palate will mostly move only ur teeth so no bizygomatic width increases for u bhai

The second one is a mini screw assisted one (MARPE/MSE/FME) that is anchored into the maxillary bone. That will change bizygomatic width by about a third of the width you expand so for example if you expand 10mm molar distance then u get about 3mm bizygomatic width.

Since the MARPE/MSE/FME will cause some forward growth of the maxilla besides the transverse expansion (side ways). The mandible will have to adjust to the maxilla and that might cause some binomial width increases though small and not skeletal
 
Depends on palate expander type

The one that isnt screwed into ur palate will mostly move only ur teeth so no bizygomatic width increases for u bhai

The second one is a mini screw assisted one (MARPE/MSE/FME) that is anchored into the maxillary bone. That will change bizygomatic width by about a third of the width you expand so for example if you expand 10mm molar distance then u get about 3mm bizygomatic width.

Since the MARPE/MSE/FME will cause some forward growth of the maxilla besides the transverse expansion (side ways). The mandible will have to adjust to the maxilla and that might cause some binomial width increases though small and not skeletal
Should I increase my bizygomatic width or would it make me look uncanny if it’s already normal at the moment?
 
at 16. the bigonial width can not be changed no matter what. also if you still have braces on then i don't think they would even allow you to get expanders + its already too late for the regular expanders you can only change with MSE.
No problem I don’t need them anyways, I js need a better mandibular angle even tho mine is totally fine.
 
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Should I increase my bizygomatic width or would it make me look uncanny if it’s already normal at the moment?
I dunno how you look bhai, what does normal mean?

Plus if your bite is perfect meaning the upper teeth are aligned with the lower teeth then almost no orthodontist will expand ur palate even more besides like that one Joseph ortho from Seattle or sum like that that combines MARPE with MSDO.

I would do MARPE if you want more sideways zygo projection or frontal zygo projection.
 
I dunno how you look bhai, what does normal mean?

Plus if your bite is perfect meaning the upper teeth are aligned with the lower teeth then almost no orthodontist will expand ur palate even more besides like that one Joseph ortho from Seattle or sum like that that combines MARPE with MSDO.

I would do MARPE if you want more sideways zygo projection or frontal zygo projection.
Normal=ideal I don’t have an overbite nor an underbite and my molars are ideal too so I’d take it as “ I don’t need msdo snd marpe”.
 

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