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It is never too late to improve and maintain

While structural midface change is limited in adults, muscle function and age-related patterns can be optimized

TWO SIDES OF EVERY MIDFACE

Craniofacial Health

People obsess about looks, but the interior facial features - and muscles - actually are a game changer for overall health, well-being and mental clarity

FUNCTIONAL STRENTH

Face in Top Shape

Train your oral posture, breathing and chewing

Masseter Masseter

Palate Muscle Group Palate

Mentalis muscle Mentalis

Buccinators Buccinators

Tongue Muscle Group Tongue

Perioral muscles Perioral

Platysma Platysma

Pharynx Muscle Group Pharynx

MAINTENANCE IS KEY

The Midface Recedes With Time

Especially in people with a weak midface, this gradual change of bone shape may be the main cause for premature aging appearance.

Contrary to conventional orthodontic teaching, it's been clearly demonstrated that bony elements of the midface change dramatically with age — especially the maxilla and the pre-jowl area of the mandible — with profound effects on looks

Keep the Palatal, Tongue and Breathing Muscle Groups in Top Shape

Get the Myofunctional Routines.
Sing for at least 20 min a day (helps with snoring)
Check the Buteyko Breathing principles (e.g. Buteyko Clinic international)
Get acquainted with fascia work

Maintain Dental & Alveolar Health

Your jawbone stays strong because of the pressure from your teeth.
Don't ignore missing teeth: If you lose a tooth, the bone around it (the alveolar ridge) begins to dissolve right away.
Dental implants are the only way to "trick" the bone into staying because they mimic a tooth root.

Focus on "Forward Growth"

The midface recedes when the upper jaw (maxilla) drops "down and back."
Proper tongue posture: Keep your tongue in good tone and pressed against the roof of your mouth (the palate). This provides constant internal support to the maxilla.
Nasal breathing: even partial mouth breathing is the #1 enemy of midface structure. It leads to a "narrow" face and a recessed jaw.
Ensure your airway is clear and open
Keep your lips together. Partial mouth breathing likes to creep on you as you age (see for yourself how many old people around you walk around with their lips apart)

Nutrition for Bone Density

Bone is living tissue; if you don't feed it, it thins out.
Vitamin K2 & D3: These are the "traffic controllers" for calcium. K2 ensures calcium goes into your bones/teeth rather than your arteries. Don't overdose. Best: get them from natural sources (food, sunlight)
Calcium & Magnesium: the raw building blocks for bone density. Modern food system (lots of fertilisers) leaves us with magnesium deficit. It is wise to supplement magnesium
Trace Minerals: Don't skip boron and silica, which are critical for the bone matrix.
Eat large variety of real (unprocessed) foods

Resistance & Impact (Mastication)

Just like lifting weights grows muscle, chewing provides a workout and "grows" or maintains bone density.
Eat "Hard" Foods: Modern diets are too soft. Chewing fibrous vegetables, nuts, and tougher meats puts "loading" stress on the midface bones, signals them to stay dense.
Increase the time spent chewing. Humans were meant to chew at least 3 hours per day total
Strengthening the masseter muscles provides a structural "wrap" that supports the lower and midface.

Consider Professional Help

If the recession is already happening, professionals use:
MSE (Maxillary Skeletal Expansion): A modern orthodontic treatment for adults that literally widens the midface bone to improve the airway and aesthetics.
If you are on a steep pathway to OSA, consider first palatal expansion (for width) and then double orthognathic surgery (for depth). Sleep and airways are more important than aesthetics

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