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Patient Guides

Plain-language answers to the questions patients actually ask, written the way the rest of this section is: every claim graded by how strong the evidence really is, honest about what we do not yet know, and free of hype. Start with the big one below.

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Patient guide · Crowding

Why Are My Teeth Crowded?

The two-million-year story of the human jaw, from deep evolution through the anthropology of diet to what you inherited from your parents — and what any of it means for your teeth. Cited, evidence-graded, and honest about what is still debated.

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More guides
Patient guide · Genetics

Genes or Environment?

Is your bite inherited or caused by diet and habits? The honest answer, trait by trait, and why it is almost never your fault.
Patient guide · Mewing

Mewing, Orthotropics & Jaw Exercises

The real childhood idea underneath, and where the adult face-reshaping claims run well past the evidence.
Patient guide · Wisdom teeth

Do Wisdom Teeth Cause Crowding?

Should they come out to keep your front teeth straight? What the best evidence actually shows.
Patient guide · Airway

Expansion, Airway & Sleep

Can palatal expansion fix mouth-breathing or treat sleep apnea? Separating hype from evidence, and who really diagnoses it.
Patient guide · Timing

Early Treatment (Phase 1)

Does starting at age 7 to 11 give a better long-term result? What early treatment can, and cannot, do.