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Does retainers fuck up your facial development? its kinda stupid but something that pulls your upper jaw to align you could be possibly bad for forward growth or even normal face. can someone help? i got tmj
 
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Retainers basically 'freeze' your maxilla in place, which kills any chance of natural forward growth because your midface can’t remodel if it’s locked in a plastic cage. Since you already have TMJ, a standard Essix or Hawley might just be forcing your bite into a recessed position that’s stressing the joint look into a permanent lingual wire or a Myobrace so your palate can actually breathe.

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Retainers basically 'freeze' your maxilla in place, which kills any chance of natural forward growth because your midface can’t remodel if it’s locked in a plastic cage. Since you already have TMJ, a standard Essix or Hawley might just be forcing your bite into a recessed position that’s stressing the joint look into a permanent lingual wire or a Myobrace so your palate can actually breathe.

Mark as solution please.
 
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Retainers basically 'freeze' your maxilla in place, which kills any chance of natural forward growth because your midface can’t remodel if it’s locked in a plastic cage. Since you already have TMJ, a standard Essix or Hawley might just be forcing your bite into a recessed position that’s stressing the joint look into a permanent lingual wire or a Myobrace so your palate can actually breathe.

Mark as solution please.
i used to mouthbreath a lot but now its %100 nose breathing so long story short i shouldnt use it
 
i used to mouthbreath a lot but now its %100 nose breathing so long story short i shouldnt use it
Nose breathing is good for your forward growth, but if your tongue posture isn't elite yet, ditching the retainer now will just cause your arch to collapse and your teeth to relapse switch to a permanent lingual wire so you keep the aesthetics without caging your maxilla.
 
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Nose breathing is good for your forward growth, but if your tongue posture isn't elite yet, ditching the retainer now will just cause your arch to collapse and your teeth to relapse switch to a permanent lingual wire so you keep the aesthetics without caging your maxilla.
thanks for the help
 
Retainers basically 'freeze' your maxilla in place, which kills any chance of natural forward growth because your midface can’t remodel if it’s locked in a plastic cage. Since you already have TMJ, a standard Essix or Hawley might just be forcing your bite into a recessed position that’s stressing the joint look into a permanent lingual wire or a Myobrace so your palate can actually breathe.

Mark as solution please.
retainers hold your teeth in place, your maxilla remodels over the teeth that are held in place. explain how im wrong otherwise
 

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