Orthodontist said because of my age I can’t get anything to fix my dental issues til I’m an adult | should I remove that teeth thats sticking out so I can mew?
Posted Feb 1, 2023, 10:29 PM UTC
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Btw I’m going to a ENT because I might got sleep apena + orthodontist said I’m a mouth breather even though I only breath from nose so most likely he believes that as I breath from mouth at night and he | recommended jaw surgery when I’m 20 and said | NO to expansion
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Btw I’m going to a ENT because I might got sleep apena + orthodontist said I’m a mouth breather even though I only breath from nose so most likely he believes that as I breath from mouth at night and he | recommended jaw surgery when I’m 20 and said | NO to expansion
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This is a severe Idiot. Totally dumbass. When this idiot says that you have sleep apnea then expansion is one of the best options to start treatment. Altough sleep apnea is a complex problem, people with sleep apnea improved when expanding much because of better upper airway and more Space to do tongue Position correctly even while sleeping. To properly do mewing you need to have enough space for your tongue. Giving your case, on the pictures to me it looks like your maxilla is narrow thus leading to that your roof of your mouth doenst have enough space that your tongue entirely fits. Measure it yourself. If your tongue width is wider than your IMW you cannot properly mew. Also I 140 % believe that you also lack in facial width astheticly speaking what also a bone borne expander like the MSE adresses.
tl;dr; orthos ask why people think they are incompetent and uneducated. This is a good example.
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Usually the younger you are the better. The worst idea you can do is wait until you’re an adult because the only option you’ll be left with is surgery
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Find an orthodontist that focuses on the airway and I’m sure they will give you a different opinion
And why is that? Btw look at my comment as he does believe my airway is messed up as he told me to go to ENT to get sleep apena checked out
Because they might give you an alternative but your definitely going to have to get some type of expansion if you want that tooth to be in the right place I would just go and get different opinions from different orthodontists and ents if you have the means.
If your still a kid I’m not sure why they don’t just want to go ahead and fix it now because when your wisdom teeth come in things probably won’t be good
They said they cant use expanders as I’m not young enough (15)
Could I just get it taken out? As that’ll allow me to start mewing | WILL it cause facial asymmetry to get 1 tooth removed?
I would try and avoid that because each time you take out a tooth over time your jaw on that side will shrink so think about it like that you should never do an extraction unless it’s necessary