What’s better, Herbst appliance, or elastics

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what’s better, herbst appliance, or elastics, I have a class 2 overbite, I’m still 13 but I want to fix my 4mm jaw recession, I’ll also ask my ortho if I should get a palate expander. I don’t think anything is wrong with my maxilla tho.
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get a herbst if possible
 
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Herbst, it's better for the youth when it comes to correcting severe overbites. Mark this as a solution
 
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get a herbst if possible
I’ll ask my ortho, but the doctors there are lowk retarded, they extracted 4 pre molars from my buddy, and he’s East Asian, so he might be cooked jfl 🙏🙏😭😭 I’ll ask tho 👍
 
Herbst, it's better for the youth when it comes to correcting severe overbites. Mark this as a solution
My overbite isn’t severe tho, I think only 3 or 4 mm, if I fix that with a herbst, that will also make my chin projection ideal. Since it isn’t very severe I’m not sure if my ortho will get me one 🤷‍♂️
 
i had an overbite they gave me elastics and it fixed it but if you’re a class 2 herbst is the better option
 
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My overbite isn’t severe tho, I think only 3 or 4 mm, if I fix that with a herbst, that will also make my chin projection ideal. Since it isn’t very severe I’m not sure if my ortho will get me one 🤷‍♂️
if it’s not severe go for elastics herbst aren’t necessary then but genuinely wear ur elastics
 
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I’ll ask my ortho, but the doctors there are lowk retarded, they extracted 4 pre molars from my buddy, and he’s East Asian, so he might be cooked jfl 🙏🙏😭😭 I’ll ask tho 👍
i mean your jaw look fine even now so even if they say elastics are enough i would go for it, but yea herbst is superior , its alot of husstle to put them elastic off and on everytime but if you get the herbst paid i would go for it. obviously like you said extraction is death sentence no one should do it
 
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doesnt look like a mandible maxilla relationship it looks like its dental i highly doubt they will give herbst most likely will be elastics subtle difference to skeletal position but mostly teeth
 
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