What is Orthotropics and how it changed my life
So what is Orthotropics and how it changed my life
So let me introduce to you, Dr Michael Mew.
Dr Michael Mew has been a qualified dentist for 25 years, and is currently a specialist dentist for 14 years. After several years in general practice, community dentistry and facial surgery, he entered the renowned Orthodontic programme at Aarhus University in Denmark.
That is how Orthotropics was born.
What is Orthotropics?
Orthotropics is a type of dentistry that specialises in treating malocclusion.
The main focus of Orthotropics is to correct the patients oral and head posture.
📍 Eg, muscular dystrophy, facial asymmetry, sleep apnea, snoring, crooked teeth, and many more
The Orthotropic method strives to guide facial growth naturally through muscle strengthening exercises, posture improvement and non-intrusive, discrete orthotropic appliances.
What is Malocclusion?
Malocclusion is the misalignment between the upper and lower teeth, when they do not fit together correctly during chewing or biting.
What are the causes of Malocclusion?
The way that we grow is predetermined by our genes and that crooked teeth has been generally assumed by our society that it is genetics. But research from Dr Michael Mew indicates that " from fossils and skeletal remains, it is apparent that before modern civilisation the human race had near perfect teeth.The occurrence of Malocclusion appears to have begun when the human race became more civilised, and their behaviours and the environment they lived in changed. None of the other 5,400 species of mammals on earth requires orthodontic treatment and the few remaining indigenous populations also have little or no need for orthodontics."
📍 The example of causes could be based on sleeping positions, not knowing the proper swallowing technique, our current modern day food consumption, eg. processed foods, fast food, etc. And many many more causes that i do not have info to or that has to be researched about but if you do please let me know in the comments below!
📎How has Orthotropics changed my life and how it can change yours too
As i started growing up from the age 16-18, i started realising my facial growth has started to become asymmetrical for no apparent reason. The right side of my face was much more elongated than the left. I would say puffier and looked much fatter. It made no sense to me, until i did some research and found out about Orthotropics.
Orthotropics has benefited me by giving me back my facial symmetry, i have completely stopped snoring during my sleep, and my breathing on a day to day basis has been improved ( not congested and smoother breathing )
The placement of my tongue my entire life has been at the floor of my mouth, whereas it should be placed at the roof of the mouth as explained by Dr Mike Mew in this brilliant video on explaining how incorrect oral posture influences breathing, what is micro-swallowing & tongue sweeping.
As mentioned by Dr Michael Mew himself, it is much faster and easier to fix facial dystrophy in younger aged individuals like myself compared to older aged individuals because the facial muscle in younger aged people are still much more flexible than older aged people.
📎How Orthotropics will change the world
Orthotropics will completely eradicate the need for any correction of facial asymmetry using oral surgery or jaw surgery. If parents teach their children at a very young age or a suitable age for them to understand and listen to the instructions you are teaching them. It will change their lives forever. I'm 19 this year and i wish i was taught this when i was much younger! Individuals like myself would have to put a lot of time & effort into following the proper instructions given by Dr Mike Mew in his videos
What really determined me to follow the instructions and steps to regain my facial symmetry was what Dr Mike Mew said in his video which is "These days everybody wants instant gratification, nobody wants to put the effort and time into it"
I RECOMMEND YOU TO WATCH THIS VIDEO TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE TONGUE IN THE MOUTH.
This post is only a brief explanation of orthotropics and how it has changed my facial and cranial structure. For a full in-depth and understanding, please do check out the links below for all the sources of information
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-If you have information that can complement or improve my work, I would love for you to share it!
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