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[quote="assertives"][quote="scorpia95"]I went to see my ortho, and he just told me to get 8 hours of sleep in a dark room with no electronics b/c he couldn't see any problems with my palatal expansion. Apparently if this doesn't work, he's going to take off my wisdom tooth, which...

I went to see my ortho, and he just told me to get 8 hours of sleep in a dark room with no electronics b/c he couldn't see any problems with my palatal expansion. Apparently if this doesn't work, he's going to take off my wisdom tooth, which has never given me any problem. The pain that I feel happe...

[quote="Prometheus"]I have/had the same problem, it's called a unilateral posterior crossbite. Mine is on the right hand side. I have so far achieved about 5mm of expansion and have not noticed any facial changes. Your orthodontist is right about one thing, the bit about the 50s. I was tol...

I have a crossbite on the left side of my jaw in the back. After reading a lot of bad experiences on this board on how getting braces/expansion changed their face, I'm thinking of backing out. The ortho said that my crossbite won't really be a problem until I'm in my fifties. The thing is that right...