will crowding make the palate more narrow

[PG4BINX]

say one tooth on your lower palate starts crowding, does it make the mandible more narrow?

 

[FueledByStims]

no it just means the jaw was already too narrow to compensate, leading to the crowding

 

[PG4BINX]

no it just means the jaw was already too narrow to compensate, leading to the crowding

how do you recommend widening?

 

[Deleted member 299984]

how do you recommend widening?

Damon braces is your best bet

 

[PG4BINX]

Damon braces is your best bet

what do they acc do?

 

[Deleted member 299984]

what do they acc do?

They expand your dental arch, and widens your smile to fit better with your mandible & maxilla. It basically effectively widens it to fit your dental arch through how the wires are, and these braces don’t use elastics.

 

[PG4BINX]

They expand your dental arch, and widens your smile to fit better with your mandible & maxilla. It basically effectively widens it to fit your dental arch through how the wires are, and these braces don’t use elastics.

do you get them from orthodontist, asking from UK btw

 

[hotlesbianfoidsex]

do you get them from orthodontist, asking from UK btw

Get a marpe dont get braces if you have crowding they will most likely extract

 

[Deleted member 299984]

Get a marpe dont get braces if you have crowding they will most likely extract

You can’t widen/expand your mandible, but this is also a good approach. If your mandible is narrow chances are your maxilla probably is too. Marpe/Maspe/MSE etc are only for your maxilla. FME is the best expander atm but it costs as much as a bimax.

Expander + damon braces

 

[Deleted member 299984]

do you get them from orthodontist, asking from UK btw

Yeah, everything regarding the mouth + appliances, you’d need to go to the orthodontist for it. Preferably go to an airway orthodontist, not the cosmetic orthodontist.

 

[Deleted member 299984]

Get a marpe dont get braces if you have crowding they will most likely extract

Sorry, forgot to mention, there is MSDO for the mandible but I don’t know if anyone on org has done it because you have to cut the mandible in half since there isn’t a suture.

 

[PG4BINX]

i forgot to mention i’m 17 now and had braces for 1.5 years from 12-13 but didn’t wear my retainers so i have one tooth which is actually off course on my lower palate. damon braces is all? nothing else needed?

 

[PG4BINX]

i can pm a pic if needed

 

[Deleted member 299984]

i can pm a pic if needed

i forgot to mention i’m 17 now and had braces for 1.5 years from 12-13 but didn’t wear my retainers so i have one tooth which is actually off course on my lower palate. damon braces is all? nothing else needed?

Sure!

I would say damon braces sure, they will help you widen your dental arch. You didn’t get any extractions right? Because it ultimately is up to you, I would really recommend expanding your palate, unless you think it’s already wide 10-12 teeth smile.

Marpe/MSE first to widen your maxilla, and then damon braces to straighten your top teeth and match your bottom teeth.

And are you planning to get a bimax/trimax in the future?

 

[FueledByStims]

how do you recommend widening?

lower jaw expander

 

[PG4BINX]

lower jaw expander

elaborate please

 

[FueledByStims]

elaborate please

just look up lower expanders, they are usually used while you're younger for this issue but i'm sure there are still viable expanders that would work.

 

[FueledByStims]

Distraction-Assisted Mandibular Expansion aka DAME which is for more severe cases ofc