Greetings.
Technically, I have been mewing for 5 months, but I only started getting serious about it about a week ago. Since then, I have paid much more attention to maintaining a proper posture, keeping my tongue on my palate (especially the soft palate), and swallowing correctly (push-swallow). Admittedly, it has been uncomfortable, but I am already seeing some results. Most importantly, my last molars (that is, second, since I had my wisdom teeth removed), have moved outward, creating more space in my palate. In doing so, they have also tipping towards my cheeks slightly. Other teeth might have also shifted, but the movement is most noticeable for my 2nd molars.
My question is: should I be concerned about my molars moving and tipping outward? Just to be clear, despite the molars being a little sore, they are still firmly rooted in my gums. I am not worried about them loosening just yet.
Furthermore, I am fairly sure that my technique is correct. When I swallow, I push with my tongue on the palate, trying to cover as much of the soft palate region as I can. I am not directing the force of the push against my teeth, however, since my palate is narrow, my tongue inevitably presses against them as it flattens out.
Finally, as a loosely-related question, I would like to ask if having no wisdom teeth will limit the effectiveness of mewing for me.
24 years old
We have the same thing, when I started to apply more force to the roof of my mouth; it made my first, top two molars point out, and it gave what I could only describe as minor, or irritating pain in my tooth maybe in the root canal or something.
I do feel soreness around the gums of my molars, but no pain. It also only a surface-level sensation.
On the plus side, I can clearly feel that my tongue has now more room to flatten out. If the molars hadn't moved, this would not have been the case. I hope that the change was a necessary one, and that I'm on the right track.
24 years old
I think we're on the wrong track here... I don't recall him saying to apply pressure.. just to have good positioning. If you stop now, molars may tip back in. If they don't, from my understanding in speaking with an amazing orthodontist is that Invisalign can bring things in. Sorry for the bad news. I'll make a new thread to address the disconnect.
I recall Mike Mew saying that in order to swallow, you ought to press with your tongue on the palate. This inevitably applies pressure to the palate in the process. I would like to know why you think differently.
24 years old
if you chew your food with a closed mouth, libs sealed, you naturally have to push your tounge onto your palate when you swallow.
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