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My daughter is 8 years old and has a slight jaw shift to the right. Has anyone dealt with this? How…

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My daughter is 8 years old and has a slight jaw shift to the right. Has anyone dealt with this? How did you fix it? She's currently wearing a MARA appliance until December. One orthodontist says she needs some kind of retainers, followed by braces. But a good orthodontist at the clinic says to do nothing for now and wait until her permanent teeth come in, then get braces in her teenage years. I'd love to hear from experienced moms.
У дочки 8 лет небольшое смещение челюсти вправо. Кто сталкивался, как это у вас исправляли? Сейчас о… Who has used this device for their babies? How long did you use it, from what age, and did you use a…
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Angelina
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If you're wearing a retainer, take it off and everything will go back to how it was. To keep your teeth in the position you've achieved, you need retainers… even after braces, they use retainers so everything doesn't shift back, and then you have to wear them for life… your teeth will fall out even with retainers… some people even get braces on their baby teeth.
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October 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Anastasiya
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Angelina The device expands the jaw, not the teeth. It doesn't return to its original position; there's a small regression, but it's minimal.
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October 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Nonna Kisko
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Angelina Wow, thanks for the reply, that's amazing... I'll think about it... Do you have experience with orthodontics or have you had them for your children?
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October 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Anastasiya
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Have you had any X-rays done to check on your jaw joints and other bones? I'd probably look for another specialist to get a third opinion, since the first two are completely different.
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October 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Nonna Kisko
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Anastasiya We tried to take a picture in Picassos, but my daughter can't stand still for more than a few minutes!
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October 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Anastasiya
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Anastasiya That's too bad
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October 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Angelina
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Angelina My older daughter has a normal bite, but I'll decide about the younger one later, when her growth spurt starts. They put braces on me around 12-13 years old… I also wore retainers after the braces and everything was fine, then after 2 years they removed them and made aligners, told me to wear them, but I slacked off… my teeth ended up shifting back a bit, but not as much as before… and this is without considering that I don't have wisdom teeth, otherwise they would have shifted even more.
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October 13, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Nina
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Angelina Braces and the appliance the author is writing about are different things.
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October 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Angelina
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Angelina So you understand, your jaw expands and your teeth shift, and this is to keep them in place...
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October 14, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Nina
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Angelina My older son wears a similar device, like a Haas appliance. There won't be any retainers afterward. Of course, you need them after braces.
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October 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM

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