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Subject: Re: Tonsils

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drrick

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Date Posted: 10:59:35 07/27/04 Tue
In reply to: Brandy 's message, "Re: Tonsils" on 10:50:36 07/27/04 Tue

Large adenoids and tonsils have an adverse effect on the growth of your face. Often time large adenoids lead to post cross bites and underdeveloped lower jaws.

WIth large tonils you often get a protruding lower jaw and an open bite.

If you have both look out.

This occurs since the body will do whatever it can to improve the airway volume.

I often recommend tonsial and adenoid removal esp on children.

>Oh and your adnoids too, they are likely the reason
>you're a mouth breather, your adnoids are blocking
>your nose. I'm 25 and had mine removed as an adult
>and it makes a wonderful difference.
>
>>My twin sons had open bites and HUGE tonsils, when I
>>told my ortho about the open bites, he didn't know
>>about the size of their tonsils but he guessed
>>correctly that the tonsils were the problem. I had
>>their tonsils removed and they have beautiful teeth
>>now. It's really amazing but yes, the two conditions
>>do sometimes have something to do with eachother.
>>
>>My orthodontist told me that your teeth often
>>compensate for your breathing problems. They will
>>actually position themselves in a way that insures
>>that you will have an open path for breathing, often
>>in the form of an open bite but sometimes in other
>>ways. Your ortho probably wants to have your tonsils
>>removed first so that he's not fighting your body's
>>natural desire to keep your bite weird so that you can
>>breath through it.
>>
>>
>>>Has anyone ever had to have their tonsils out before
>>>having braces? I have very large tonsils and an
>>>orthodontist told me I should see a ENT first to see
>>>if they need to be removed (I am 26 and I know that
>>>they do not like to do it for adults). I do have a
>>>obstructed airway (mouth breather) but also have an
>>>overbite and weak chin so I am not sure if the
>>>obstruction is due to my tonsils. I have seen ENTs a
>>>few years back because of sinisitis but they had not
>>>said anything about my tonsils except they were
>large.
>>> Does anyone have any input?
>>>
>>>Thanks so much!!

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