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amother
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 Yesterday at 9:37 pm
Who said? I had a tongue thrust and don't have a recessed chin
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amother
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Yesterday at 9:38 pm
Can someone enlighten me if this airway orthodontics thing is just a holistic kind of thing or when is it really necessary? Never heard about this.
Am I wasting money by sticking with a traditional orthodontist?
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amother
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Yesterday at 9:45 pm
| amother OP wrote: | Can someone enlighten me if this airway orthodontics thing is just a holistic kind of thing or when is it really necessary? Never heard about this.
Am I wasting money by sticking with a traditional orthodontist? |
Honestly the reason I recommended it is because you said you were looking for a device and airway orthodontist know about devices that help with tongue posture.
Whether traditional orthodontics is a waste of money or not is kind of a rabbit hole and I wasn't intending to lead you down it. But the short answer is yes, especially in cases like your son's.
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amother
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Yesterday at 9:47 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | Who said? I had a tongue thrust and don't have a recessed chin |
It's not the only cause but it's probably contributing. His jaws are underdeveloped so his tongue doesn't have space in his mouth. Recessed lower jaw == underdeveloped lower jaw. It also means his tongue is placed slightly further back in his mouth which places him at risk for obstructive apnea. He's already a mouth breather right?
When looking at a profile of yourself, is your chin perfectly aligned with your lower lip or slightly back?
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mathbrain
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Today at 2:17 pm
I had a tongue thrust. My teeth before braces looked like I sucked my thumb. I went to speech therapy in middle school, but it didn’t help. Got braces when I was 13/14, my teeth are straight. Tongue thrust fixed itself when my teeth were fixed. And the braces didn’t let my tongue come out.
I had 4 teeth removed when I got braces. They terrified me that if I don’t wear my retainers, and with my tongue being too big for my mouth, my teeth will shift back to where it was, and I’ll have huge spaces.
Got my braces off 20 years ago. My teeth are BH fine. Haven’t worn my retainers in 15 years I’d say.
My son has similar issues now. I took him for 4-5 sessions a few years ago. Also didn’t help (we stopped due to the lovely COVID-19 outbreak) He’ll get braces shortly, and that’s that.
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amother
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Today at 2:25 pm
| mathbrain wrote: | I had a tongue thrust. My teeth before braces looked like I sucked my thumb. I went to speech therapy in middle school, but it didn’t help. Got braces when I was 13/14, my teeth are straight. Tongue thrust fixed itself when my teeth were fixed. And the braces didn’t let my tongue come out.
I had 4 teeth removed when I got braces. They terrified me that if I don’t wear my retainers, and with my tongue being too big for my mouth, my teeth will shift back to where it was, and I’ll have huge spaces.
Got my braces off 20 years ago. My teeth are BH fine. Haven’t worn my retainers in 15 years I’d say.
My son has similar issues now. I took him for 4-5 sessions a few years ago. Also didn’t help (we stopped due to the lovely COVID-19 outbreak) He’ll get braces shortly, and that’s that. |
I just don't want to spend thousands and then have his teeth shift right back if I don't "address the tongue thrust"...
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amother
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Today at 2:27 pm
| mathbrain wrote: | I had a tongue thrust. My teeth before braces looked like I sucked my thumb. I went to speech therapy in middle school, but it didn’t help. Got braces when I was 13/14, my teeth are straight. Tongue thrust fixed itself when my teeth were fixed. And the braces didn’t let my tongue come out.
I had 4 teeth removed when I got braces. They terrified me that if I don’t wear my retainers, and with my tongue being too big for my mouth, my teeth will shift back to where it was, and I’ll have huge spaces.
Got my braces off 20 years ago. My teeth are BH fine. Haven’t worn my retainers in 15 years I’d say.
My son has similar issues now. I took him for 4-5 sessions a few years ago. Also didn’t help (we stopped due to the lovely COVID-19 outbreak) He’ll get braces shortly, and that’s that. |
Ok but removing teeth to make room for others just makes your jaws and airway even smaller 😞
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amother
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Today at 2:27 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | I just don't want to spend thousands and then have his teeth shift right back if I don't "address the tongue thrust"... |
OP is your ortho saying you need to get teeth pulled before braces?
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