A human being consists entirely of soft tissue in the embryo stage when it first begins to form.
There is no hard tissue in the embryo stage. First, nerves are formed in this soft tissue. Under the guidance of nerves, muscles are formed. At that moment, hard tissue, that is, bones, are formed and shaped under the guidance of muscles. Contrary to popular belief, hard tissues are shaped under the influence of soft tissues. This is completely valid for the mouth, face and jaws. Muscles also play a leading role in shaping the lower and upper jaw.
These muscles; Chewing muscles, facial muscles, neck muscles, and most importantly, the tongue. The muscle that plays the biggest role in shaping the face is the tongue. Under normal conditions, the papilla, which is a slightly raised structure behind the two incisors above the Dilucu, is always in contact.
Not only during swallowing, but completely with its back, it gets support and swallows by pulling the hyoid bone up. It does not touch any teeth during swallowing, only the palate. Touching the palate means that it stimulates the upper jaw to grow. On the contrary, if the tongue touches the teeth while swallowing, it pushes the teeth forward, creating gaps between the teeth.
For this reason, the normal upper female shape is horseshoe-shaped and U-shaped.
In cases where physiological swallowing does not occur. As a result, upper jaw development remains inadequate. If it is inadequate, it means that the tongue cannot find enough space on the palate. Not finding enough space means that the tongue is forced to be positioned low. This undesirable tongue position also leads to some undesirable situations.
One of these situations is the so-called baby swallowing. This event causes the tongue to move forward, creating gaps between the teeth and even in some cases creating gaps large enough for the tongue to fit in between. This situation causes both aesthetic defects and speech disorders. If swallowing is not corrected, the deterioration will not stop throughout life.
On the other hand, having the tongue placed low encourages the lower jaw to grow more than the upper jaw.
Even if patients with a forward lower jaw are treated, their tongue returns to its normal position. If it is not taken and swallowing is not corrected, it is not considered to be treated. Because the treatment will definitely return.
That's why hard tissue treatments are used in soft tissue treatments. It is more important than that.
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