@rockyp33 What about the lower teeth? I did follow up with a local ortho last week and as part of their routine eval they took x-rays. I had had my …

@samhoran – Yes, I believe that would be the issue, as the purpose of the retainer is to maintain a fixed arch which is good in one sense as it preven…

@samhoran\ You might be able to find a dentist or orthodontist who practices myofunctional therapy or orthotropics who can help you or at least refe…

@samhoran It was a few years ago when I came across this comment in one of Dr. Mew’s videos (while I myself was undergoing myofunctional therapy foll…

Thank you! Maybe it’s not just my imagination, then…I would not have expected this observation in a man (no offense) but I suppose it’s possible. …

I don’t know if it would be flush with the eyebrows, but I’m referring to a pronounced convex (i.e., outward) curve to the portion of a woman’s profil…

It’s actually been months since I visited this site or thought about my forehead that much as I’ve been attending to other things. In any case I’m no…

“idk maybe cause people want quick fixes that dont exist” Um, if you read my last statement, you’d understand that I’m not talking about quick fixes…

Why would mewing not make much of a difference? (Or maybe we should clarify the difference between mewing and tongue posture.) It seems that the poi…

Are you looking at yourself consistently, in the same mirror under the same lighting? I’ve noticed that I can look significantly better or worse depe…

Love the username :). Otherwise I think you do look better – your lower face has rotated upward and your chin is less recessed. I don’t think the be…

To clarify, “sloped” to me implies an angled but otherwise straight line from hairline to brow ridge, which is not the same as curved/convex. What I …

My understanding (from Mike Mew himself) about a permanent retainer is that it’s the best of both worlds, in that it allows further palate expansion a…

That’s what I had hoped…So if the pterygoids are “pushing” rather than “pulling” muscles (as most seem to be), I would think I need to push my mandi…

Thanks…I think I understand what you mean by CW and CCW rotation; I just haven’t thought of it in these terms. As for pushing my mandible forward “…