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       #Post#: 2560--------------------------------------------------
       Palatal expansion and chewing question
       By: ThaGangsta Date: August 27, 2017, 7:25 pm
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       I will be using a homemade removable bone-bound palatal
       expander, which I will wear every night for 9-14 hours and for
       the remainder of the day will practice proper tongue posture and
       chew for 1-2 hours to maintain and stabilize the expansion.  My
       desired expansion is 10 mm and I intend to attain maximum
       skeletal results, with high stability and minimal possibility of
       relapse.  How many times should I turn the expander screw per
       week for this?  Also is there a limit for how much expansion the
       mandibular teeth can compensate for?  Will there be a point that
       I cross which will result in a scissor bite?
       Another question I have is that I occasionally bite my tongue
       when my molars miss the gum that I am chewing.  It is always the
       same spot as well, and because I am chewing with such high
       force, it results in immense pain, lots and lots of blood, and a
       sore, hurt tongue afterwards for days, making it also difficult
       to swallow and talk.  What causes this and how can I prevent
       this?
       I am 17 years old, if that is relevant.
       #Post#: 2561--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palatal expansion and chewing question
       By: dadfa Date: August 28, 2017, 5:13 am
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       May you please elaborate more about your homemade expander?
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       Re: Palatal expansion and chewing question
       By: ThaGangsta Date: August 28, 2017, 7:32 pm
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       It is the one on facepulling.com, made from the expander screw
       and acrylic.  So the mouthpiece will be an expander as well as
       for a headgear attachment, which I will wear overnight.  Would
       you recommend setting the headgear to pull the maxilla at 54
       degrees, as shown in the diagram with monkey test subjects
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  HTML http://www.facepulling.com/proof-moving-the-maxilla-is-possible-in-adults/)?
       #Post#: 2564--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palatal expansion and chewing question
       By: nicolettemala Date: August 29, 2017, 9:06 am
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       Hey! Great commitment. Mike Mew says to turn 3 times a week,
       which is about the equivalent of 1mm..the maximum rate in which
       the tissue of the midpalatal suture can adapt.
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