>>22326037there are no dumb questions about this topic because no one teaches you this shit and the faggot establishment of western doctors are mostly retarded, heres 3 indicators:
1. look up the concept of buccal corridors. less teeth in your smile, the more chance you have a narrow pallet which is very common in north america
2. look up how to measure your intermolar width
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26KBKhaieSE . from what i rememeber, the ideal is 0.45 but confirm this number however the more over it the better
3. sleep apnea which should be your very first step even if you dont think you have it. i thought i didnt have it but a friend told me and i got diagnosed with hypoapnea. a simple sleep study wont indicate where the apeana is coming from though because it could be at the nose or the lower airway and the only way to confirm is you have to do a special sleep study where they put you under, forgot what its called but you can look it up.
ideally (having patience and the money and time) you want to get MSE-> braces -> bimax because lateral expension is always done before frontal and if done the other way, there will be more complications in the frontal. if you dont have sleep apnea and dont care about the oxygen bennefits or cosmetic effects (minor poping of the cheek bones) and strapped for money: go to bimax provider who will assess what you need for braces - > get braces -> bimax and dont cheap out on the bimax provider because there are alot of complications that could happen including cluster headaches, TMJ, nerve damage etc. there are no stupid questions and i am chilling on ginseng waiting around rn so ask away nigger
