Most people have asymmetry in their skulls. If the lower jaw is in a distorted position, the asymmetry becomes more and more distorted as time passes without treatment.
This is because the twisted lower jaw gives strength to the skull. In other words, even without treatment, the bones of the skull deteriorate over time.

The reasons are as follows:
If the left and right positions of the lower jaw are twisted, the sphenoid bone that has already been twisted is further twisted.
If the anteroposterior position of the lower jaw is misaligned, the temporal bone is twisted further.
If the height of the lower jaw is not correct, the twisted occipital bone is further twisted.

When the dentist moves or makes changes to the teeth for treatment, it starts to twist faster than the natural speed. Particularly with MARPE (miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion), all parts of the skull bone move better and begin to twist faster. Even with ALF treatment, it goes wrong.
The way to prevent twisting is to improve the movement of the skull by performing osteopathy. However, if the position of the lower jaw is in a position that twists the skull, it cannot be prevented from twisting. That's because every time a tooth touches, a twisting force is applied to the skull.
In this case, the MCB splint, which places the lower jaw in a three-dimensional position that normalizes the movement of the skull, prevents twisting and induces normal movement, so that the skull and the whole body are properly aligned by the self-healing mechanism. In other words, when performing the orthodontic treatment, it is necessary to always consider the three-dimensional position of the lower jaw. That is why orthodontists should study osteopathy.

Jose Ortega, one more question, but since the maxilla is articulated with other bones that belong to the skull, the expansion of this will not bring greater torsion in the adjacent bones? Or would it be necessary to perform a previous maxillary surgical expansion to possibly avoid any possible torsion?
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Jinhaeng Lee MARPE should be used to expand the maxilla to significantly increase overall skull motility. However, the overall mobility does not increase, resulting in distortion and an increase in asymmetry. However, if you wear an MCB splint made in a position that causes good movement of the sphenoid bone, temporal bone, and occipital bone of the skull and performs a MOBILITY TEST that examines the movement of the maxillary bone, sphenoid bone, and occipital bone, you can see that it moves well in a three-dimensional direction. Everything that I announce is a presentation that I feel directly with palpating.

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