Orthodontic Treatment for Narrow Upper Jaw with Functional Shift - Expander or Spacer
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2015
- When upper jaw or dental arch is narrow patient needs to slide the jaw to one side in order to fit the teeth together. This shift is called functional shift. Expansion is required to address this issue.
Lol my teeth actually look exactly like that
Me too :
Me too..
Mine too
Sme
me too, but I think it's too late for me to have an expander.. I'm 16 tho.
I had this exact same problem. Got SARPE surgery and expanders.. wore the expanders for almost a year. It was difficult to speak because your tongue would always get bruised from the expander, teeth are always sore. Teeth get stained and you can't even brush properly because of the expanders. But after everything i went through i would like to say it was totally worth it!
If you don't mind me asking, why did you have to wear for a year? Did they expect you to have to wear them that long of a time or did they tell you that 3 months was an approximate adjustment time for the bone to reform? Thank you
Did u have a assymetric Jaw before? And did it make ur Jaw symmetric after SARPE?
@@luvvioilin I had a narrow upper palette compared to the lower one and due to this reason, the face would appear asymmetric and the lower jaw would appear to be a little towards the left side of my face when I used to close my mouth. This in turn made my jaw look asymmetric.
@@raghzb3809 I see, did your sarpe and braces procedure fix ur jaw to be aligned?
So, did your face become more symmetrical? and if you don't mind if I ask, do you still need post-treatment after release the expanders? cause I think it will go back to the original place before you use the expander
This is why I don't look good in picture.
ok like same
Same :(
Same 😭
OMG MEE TOO I HAVE A CROOKED SMILE I have exactly this... I didn’t know braces can’t fix it... forget it I’ll just keep my ugly cross bite
Same 😒
I have a cross-bite AND an overbite. It makes the lower half of my face crooked. :(
Try mewing guys!
@@kismoz7659 Mewing doesn't do shit. I've have had good oral posture my whole life, i have an overbite and a fucked up midline. The only way it would actually help someone is because it *looks* like they have an overbite, because of how weak their maxilla/mandible is. I've known about mewing since i was about 11, so i've been conciously doing that and i'm 14 rn. Not a damn thing changed about my teeth, can't really give a testimonial about how it made my maxilla and mandible foward and upward as i've always had that. I can say it made my jaw my defined and my face slimmer? That might of just been because it's been almost 4 years.
meikaaa if your teeth are like this it’s because the roof of ur mouth is uneven so put pressure more on the other side. Your tongue acts as an expander.
Omfg me too like on inverted tik tok filter my entire jaw is like so weird and my mouth is crooked
OHHHHHHHHHHH ME TOO AHHHHH
This is exactly what I was searching for, thank u very much
Me too
What is the name of appliances they use ¿
oh thank you so much for that , now i know why my jaw looks tilted , i knew it had something to do with my braces , the bite was not aligned
thank you these videos are so helpful in figuring out what all the different elastics and other things I have to use on my braces are for
So you use the elastics for this thing?
Maybe elastic works if the problem is not severe@@qaisra5686
My teeth looks like this, I wish it would look normal. It’s killing my self esteem . :((
same
did you get it fixed?
Same
@@linarebhi1881 with the device in the animation but they are so expensive
Me too😓
I had the expansion method before my braces and it’s so much worse than actual braces since it’s more painful and uncomfortable in my opinion. It helped a bit but braces were needed to align my teeth and jaw better
this is exactly how my teeth are, plus there are ones that have gone backwards and so my mom got me to wear braces. it's been 5 days and it feels uncomfortable but i'm enjoying it!
Even I have teeth grown backwards
Ok fuck so how’s it going? You should be almost a year in?! I just got mine, fucken 3 days ago 😑💀
@Kyle heyyy, my teeth is totally looking so much better now! I don't have toothaches anymore except when getting my braces adjusted (not too painful tho) good luck on your journey! :D
@@eskimarf744 how old were you when you got braces? Was you face asymmetrical if yes did braces fix your asymmetrical face?
@eskimarf will braces fix the problem shown in the video
...I have that problem and I think that's what I am getting this... that's why I don't talk straight. More on right side.
Vanessa Zaga
Vanessa Zaga same. going to doctor for it today.
Yolanda Diego was
Vanessa Zaga Same 😭. I Look horrible when I smile 2
Does your nose bend towards right?? I have same problem.
Excellent results,how many days do you need to start speaking properly though? Also, my ortho told me due to my age (25) there will not open a diastema at my two front teeth but the crossbite and centre alignment will be fixed,any thoughts? Thanks.
thank you for posting this 😁
I have the same problem I need to get it fixed sooner or later I hate having a cross bite
I have the exact same thing and feel like if my smile or jaw is off. Would this procedure make a huge difference? I’m so happy I found this
the answer is nobody fu**ing knows and its driving me mad
@@707vv lmaooo the answer is don’t fkng worry about it and be happy it could be worse hahhahaa
My dentist wasn't worried about it and told me to grow a beard to hide my shifting jaw lol
@@withcheeseproductions it doesn’t bother me and I don’t even worry about cus only I notice it it’s not even a big deal haha
I was told I need SARPE surgery and I declined. The ortho said I don't need perfect, I need improved. I agreed since I would have to have both my upper and lower jaw broken and placed for perfect. Braces on, that's good enough for me at this point.
I have the same issue. My midline is off as is illustrated in the video and my canine grinds on my top canine whenever I close my mouth. My orthodontist said that its fine..Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
sleepybird09 thank you. I really appreciate it
@@vd3723 what did u do?
I used to have an overbite, but I fixed it with rubber bands.recently I got new rubberbands for my crossbite BUT after its fixed, I get my braces off!
I have the same problem but its my top teeth that have shifted. How is it going to get fixed? My orthodontist said that they were literally going to shift all of my top teeth to the left to fix it. But i dont really understand how that is going to work.
great, so i have a crossbite where my left tooth is now my middle tooth AND an overbite causing you to not see my bottom teeth much
I have this was supposed to wear rubber bands but never did cos they was annoying but I advise everyone to. If I had done my braces would've been off by now.
Ben H2 do rubber bands actually get rid of crossbite?
Anyone else have a problem where after having twin block braces or ‘functional braces’ that you can’t make your molars meet? I’ve only had my braces for 5 days and my molars now don’t touch when I try to bite down. Is this a temporary thing which is only happening because of my braces, or is this something that could be going wrong?
My midline moved after braces when I was 15, now I'm 22 and I want to get it fixed but I don't know if they give adults expanders.
What happened? Did you get it done?
No don’t bother going to dental clinic once ur bone matured then the midline won’t be able to expand using the palatal expander. The only way is by using invasalign
Finally i found it.....i have the same problem which was shown in that animation.....and i have speaking problem to... These are all happend after having my dental braces. Can any one says by rearranging it as shown in the video will rectify my speech problem .......pls.....i get so worried day by day...
RS1 oh my god same! did you find anything helpful for this issue?
Omg I have the same thing but I’m currently wearing braces and elastics and I’m so worried
@@gravityfallsfan2562 hoping for best
@@gravityfallsfan2562 please do tell me i literally have the same problem... How is your condition?
Jasmine Barrios has braces improved it???
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What about if you have and overbite+overjet with crooked centerlines?
I had an expander in 2013 and it fixed my crossbite so my midline was perfect, then I started to develop and underbite and it came back. Here I am in elastics trying to fix my underbite. 😂
Abby Beardsley lucky! idk about my cross bite but i need jaw surgery for my underbite 😩
I had it before and I got an expander on he roof of my mouth for 6 months then I got braces for 6 months on my 4 front teeth and they gave me an expander. That was back in 2015. I've lost my expander since then and it's been 2 years....the cross bite is coming back and I went to the dentist a few weeks ago and they told me if I wanted braces again I could have them and I said yes but I don't know if it's to fix my cross bite or my 4 front teeth. They also said something about he orthodontist and I feel if I go back they will get mad at me for loosing the expander and never going back to get a new one lol. What a story
Not expander retainer they have me a retainer
I lost the retainer
Amy Perez just go back and pay for a new one or else your teeth will keep shifting
Amy Perez I have a cross bite and I didn’t get an expander
i have a cross bit where my lower teeth shifts to the left. will invisalgn, braces or expanders help with this? In photos my jaw looks like it shifts to the left slightly
Get expanders and braces, or Invisalign: faster
Just got my teeth shaved a little to help fix my midline & overjet on Invisalign hopefully it works :() this made me feel better
They didnt mention the expanders so I’ll ask about it for my refinements if it’s not solved so thank you so much
@@peaches165Invisalign can widen your smile w/o expanders (not saying expanders aren't ever needed, but in our cases they're not). That's what they've done for me. It's amazing!
@@5Gburn Hey there. I have this same problem and my orthodontist grinded some teeth (IPR) and started with the invisalign treatment without any expanders. Did you go through this and it worked for you? Just asking because watching these vids makes me scared of the fact that maybe I should have started with expanders... Thank you so much!!
I have an expander in right now. It’s painless to turn unless you skip a day. I have to keep it in for 6 months and I’m about 4-5 months in. I still, however, feel that my jaw is misaligned.
How old are you?
I’m so scared I might have to get this, I’m 21 though, so I don’t know if I’m young enough to get an expander. Are you still a teenager, or are you an adult? I heard that adults can’t get an expander due to the mouth being unable to expand after a certain age.
@@Bubbles4u2There are cases (like my own) where Invisalign can widen your smile by itself. Go to an orthodontist (an ortho--not just a dentist!) and get a free consult. You'll find out for sure, and what all your options are. Worth it 1000%.
what about the back teeth its attached to? does it put pressure on those?
That's exactly how my teeth are, the lower teeth especially. Even since I punched myself really hard cause I was so angry at myself. Where can I get an expander?
My mom had braces before I was born and she took them off. She didn’t have enough money to get a retainer to keep it in place. So her midline shifted again and the teeth started to space out.
does anyone with this have speech problems?
Me omg
I stutter
Nope.
Yeah kinda, my upper teeth are so narrow my tongue doesn’t fit properly
Matthew Fx yes. I’ve been dealing with this for years and had no idea what the hell the problem was. I’m making an appointment with an orthopedic doctor tomorrow. I want to life and sanity back.
I have a minor crossbite, not that big. Will ortodontic treatment aldo improvr the minor assymetry?
My cross bite is caused by my lower jaw shifting more to the right and I have an overbite and My jaw is misaligned because one side is longer than the other. PLUS MY maxilla is farther out so my jaw is more pronounced which makes the misalignment easier to see.
did orthodontics help with the symmetry?
my orthodontist didnt do this?!!!!! i still have this problem... what should i do?
It's been 2 years but you should tell them about it
@@esinceylan1091it's been 3 years and did you find the solution?
I have an underbite and my midline is screwed up. I had a palate expander 6 yeas who to help with my crossbite and my midline was fixed, but after all this time it’s back. I have elastics now to fix it.
Hi this is the very first time I am commenting on a video in youtube I hope that you reply on my query. I am experiencing the same thing however I am on veneers. I'd like to know what are my options to correct my midline and the right side of my teeth cannot be seen because of the midline problem.
Anyone here suffer from jaw pain/clicking/feels like its crumbling?
Yes
Yes bro
@@M_ka_t It may be a case of class 2 malocclusion (overbite) on one side that contributes to a canted jaw/smile and a deviated midline. get a number of opinions from different orthodontists. these days, some offer free initial consultations.
i have this prob cause i got a tooth removed on one side only😪 so my teeth alignment looks out of place like i need an implant
Im 12 and My teeth look exactly like the pic of the midline and it 1of my teeth in the bottom is push back because it was crowded.Also, it very bothering to see them not match up.Taking pictures just make u look bad..If there anyway that the orthodontist can fix this with braces?I don't want to have jaw Surgery.
I went to the orthodontist a week ago, and they told me I had an 8 mm over jet and an open bite when I put my lower jaw in alignment with my top teeth. Now, watching this video and examining my teeth in the mirror, I noticed I have a crossbite on my back teeth, too. (My front teeth are exactly like the picture at 0:17-0:18.) Other than that, my teeth aren't spaced out or crooked, but I just noticed how bad my teeth are lol. I'm going to get braces once my parents set up an appointment with our ortho.
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how'd it go?
@@miaconner1552 I got braces in June 2 years ago and I still have them. Overbite is gone and I'm almost done, my back teeth just need to be brought down more (there's space between my top and bottom teeth on the left side). Not getting them taken off soon due to quarantine but hopefully by September.
Waterbaby Oxox i'm not them however my bottom jaw was crooked, i could tell bc my centre line was not lined up with my top set of teeth. the rubberbands pulled my jaw over in order to make it line up. it did make my jaw even. however now half of my mouth has an open bite so it's still a bit off, but it should help symmetry especially if the unsymmetry is about your jaw :-)
Waterbaby Oxox ofc!! hope it turns out well :-)
But if to wear brackets .it will not solve this problem?
Not as easy as video makes it. Had to have an expanded on more almost a year (10 months) they put on braces shortly after getting expander on, and now with expander out my bite still is really bad, braces are still working on it. So even after expander I have a cross bite.
I had this problem since 4th grade and my parents were like:"it's fine you are a boy you don't need to fix it"... like... WTF. Btw I'm 18 now and I still have it.
I hate parents who are like that.
It’s due to an unbalanced maxilla. This is caused by improper tongue posture. Start mewing.
@@Chico_Lachowski I've been unconsciously mewing my whole life and I found out what mewing was 3 years ago. It hasn't helped at all.
@@meikaaa9042 Then you applied more pressure on one side of your palate than the other.
@@Chico_Lachowski I don't and never have, I've also tried applying more pressure to one side to even it out. It doesn't work. I also have a overjet and crooked teeth. Mewing isn't going to fix your teeth problems, so yeah anybody reading this just get the fucking braces. btw I'm 13 and started consciously mewing when I was 10. If it was going to work, I'd surely would've seen results by now lol.
*_Mine is not centered because my upper teeth drifted to the left when my first molar was extracted when I was little._*
Crossbite & TMJ!! Invisalign has now fixed my crossbite though.
So i can use in invisalign instead of braces and expanders ?
And does invislign makes your face symmetrical ( align my jaw ) ?
@@dzdz1447 yes, I have invisalign and it's fixed my crossbite. My top and bottom teeth now align perfectly!
And how is your tmj now
@@deequeen3454 still really bad. My jaw has been locked for about two years lol.
@@cassidy757 its that bad?
I have this problem i have a real bad bite and crossbite all over back teeth i have a bridge on both sides can i still get it done ?
Does it still work if i have a missing tooth and one side of my jaw is wider than the other?
Can you move your upper teeth alignment forward?
How will this affect my face shape if i get that treatment?
Getting my expanded tomorrow! Ready to finally have a semi symmetrical face😂
Does it make your face symmetrical ?
How did it go?
over a years has passed, how are the results?
Lol sorry, yeh it’s defs fixed it up heaps like my teeth align perfectly, my jaw is still a little asymmetrical but u can barely tell. I’ve had an expander, elastics for 7 months and Botox on one side of my jaw. I get my braces off in a month and I’m pretty happy with it overall. Hope that helps:)
Georgia El is the whole process painful? just genuinely curious
Hi so i have a cross bite and an underbite i am very insecure about how my jaw looks its not very apparent but to me it is,i feel like my face is asymmetrical it looks more prominent in pictures though. what should i do ?i am scared of the surgery ,i wonder if only braces and tooth extraction would fix my problem and improve my appearance
nice video
I have something similar but with my bottom teeth. Can you make a video on this?
Have the exact same issue after getting a cavity replaced i m in pain, i cant eat properly which causes me to eat less, imy lymph nodes freaked out and swole and i m feel pressure on my jaw bone.
i had braces for almost two years for another issue, never had a cross bite, now, about a year after taking my braces off i have developed a slight cross bite, i wore my retainers every night, on the bottom teeth i have a permanent retainer..
I have the same exact problem
this happened to me exactly. trying to figure out what to do to fix it.
I always thought that my bone structure is wrong. My teeth was like that, not in the center lol.
my teeth have become like this now after a dentist lazily did my fillings now my jaw is all messed up and im in constant discomfort
I'm a class 3 (underbite), had a spacer, then braces, and still my middle is shifted slightly.
my ortho told me to move my upper jaw to the right but if i do that, i wont have the middle line
if i move it the other way then i do
My teeth looks exactly the same as this ...as my all four of wisdom teeth came at once but my lower teeth effect the most n now it looks like this as shown in this video...what to do
So the midline should be aligned or not??? Please add audio explanation to this
I can feel this because of upper and lower left wisdom tooth but my wisdom has perfectly erupt there’s no pain in it what help can I get. If I try to bite perfectly I can feel the cusps of wisdom tooth and doesn’t let’s me do the perfect bite what procedure can help ?
Left AIC Right BC pattern can be related to uneven bite, TMJ PAIN and jaw misalignment?
My right TMJ is painful when I move my jaw right-left-right and sometimes when I largely open the mouth.
I have neck pain and right shoulder pain and the shoulders are uneven. My right limbar side is compressed and the left QL hurts. My right leg feels shorter and my hips are uneven.
I am a mouth breather for almost 5 years caused by a deviated septum.
Can you tell me, please…
Jaw was affected by mouth breathing and then my posture was affected?
From where I should start? I should start to treat my deviated septum and then my jaw?
I used braces till age of 18, till then I had no problems with back, then the problems started…
idk why it’s so hard for my ortho to figure this shit out smh i could literally do it myself if i was licensed. some professional seem like they cheated their way through university
so true
does cross bite cause crooked smile or is it bc of the jaw?
its bc of the crossbite
I am under this treatment and there is progress. But now I cannot recognise which midline is at correct position. Upper or lower🙄
Does the treatment hurt when put in
I had clenched my teeth hard. Now I have this problem. Will it stay permanent?
I have teeth like this and my jaw goes to the side. When I got my braces they tried to say like get surgery or whatever but idek what it is??
They’re trying to fix my midline my making me put my elastics in a row box shapes in my front teeth and I feel like I just look dumb :(
this was a year ago but can you lmk if it worked? i just started having to wear my elastics like that.. i use a single elastic in a box shape going through the top and bottom front teeth and i hate my smile bc it’s crooked and i really want it fixed
my teeth look like that and my expander was taken out already, am i gonna have to get i there one
does this affect the jawline symmetry?
I’ve actually developed a cross-bite once i’ve started wearing elastic bands to fix my slight overbite. I’m starting to regret getting braces since my teeth were fine to start with. I just had tiny gaps i wanted closed. Now I gotta deal with this mess.
ur orthodontist sucks
How soon was this fixed?
Same
This really shouldn't happen. Did you go to an orthodontist, or just a dentist?
I have this after wearing braces my teeth are straight but due to extractions they look like this what can i do
Well I definitely Have one thanks for the video tho
+Kawaii Crew Challenges You are very welcome. that's the purpose of our channel. To educate general public. Are you doing any type of treatment?
in my case my midline don't match but when I open it and then close it it remain at same Position it don't do inside like this teeth then tell me am i ok
When i didnt have got my braces on,my midline was perfectly fine,but i have an overbite and my teeth have a gap si that’s why i had braces..on my third month of braces i started to notice that my midline lood exactly like in the video,like I literally dontow why my midline changed,can somebody explain to me why and is it normal???
Omg this is exactly what I have
I really want to fix this can someone explain how the procedure is done?
It's a quad-helix expander or a palatal expander they expand your upper jaw
HEY DOCTOR...
I can't sleep for 2 months since treat (molar teeth) (back tooth) left teeth I can't breathe and go into deep sleep....since..... treating my teeth
I had this exact thing and I felt pain in the TMJ due to pressure. I was cracking my jaw every 1 to 3minutes to the right side. One day i woke up and it was fixed and my midline is now proper, lol. My dentist doesnt believe me tho
how did you fix it?
@@Lia-hd7rh it was spontaneous lol, maybe when the stars aligned so did their midline
Hello,what's that appliance called? What's the price please?
I need it. Thank you
Super.....
What treatment is this?
But do expander spacer work on adults? I've read it doesn't. Hate stupid orthos that ruin people's good teeth when they're young bc of lack of care. Given me life long insecurity
same omg bc i haven’t wore my elastics for two years and i was meant to get my braces off in less than a week
I really want an expander
For adults?
So excited about my braces next month. I have a cross bite and overbite
How is it now? Does the braces work?
@@ochaqup9629 I got them off. My teeth hadn’t moved at all because my ortho wanted to extract teeth and I didn’t want to so I never got a chance to see my teeth shift
@@apocalypsgoddess1 I really appreciate the reply thank you ❤️
Can you correct this with braces?
What happen if I don't go for a treatment?
I have this, and it’s why I also have a crossbite
My midline was perfect when I first got my braces off 5 years ago. But shortly after getting them off, it shifted slightly, but only by a hair. I don’t think it really matters in my case since it’s only slightly off
You might have a tongue tie or something pushing your teeth.
Yup
Are you wearing your retainers religiously? If so, you may need a frenectomy. But check in with your ortho. Good luck!
This is exactly what I have including crooked teeth and my orthodontist is not treating it they are only giving me braces with rubber bands to fix my overbite but not my cross bite what should I do 😫
Kinza Chaudhry omg same these people are too dumb to realise I wanna sue them
@@eggonapan3103 I’m planning on suing them. Just got my braces out and the problem isn’t fixed. They really are too stupid..
Same here. The elastics don’t fix anything. Tell them about it!!
Lol I don't look that bad when I smile because I have a overbite, overjet, so when I smile that covers my crossbite.
Did expender work for 24 years old man ?
What’s the name of this expander?
Got braces on in July and my midline has gotten way off! Do you need rubber bands to fix this?
+The Squishy Reviewer there are different reasons that cause shift in midline. and different ways to correct it. your orthodontist can advise you on the specific method he/she has in mind for you.
+AvA Orthodontics & Invisalign can you please tell which instrument is this, used to shift gums as well as teeths?
Maxillary/palatal expander