Does Mewing Actually Work?
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What is mewing? Does mewing lead to a better jawline? Does mewing actually work at all? Doctor Gary Linkov explains mewing and all you need to know about the trend.
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00:00 - Intro
00:22 - What is mewing?
02:44 - Orthotropics VS Orthodontics
04:19 - Does mewing actually work?
08:13 - Mewing risks
09:15 - Takeaways
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My cat is always meowing and her jawline is perfect.
My lobotomy is always firing and its hole is perfect
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my cat also mewed a lot but he got double chin and his face is shaped like a burger bun
As an orthodontist i often get questions about mewing. Im going to send my patients this video for a more comprehensive information. As always, incredible videos doc!
how in the flying fuck can chewing gum lead to tmj? we literally chewed hard af foods in nature. clueless doctors at it again....
I have the masseters of the hulk because I’m a grinder/clencher. 60 units of botox on both sides didn’t even touch mine it worries me that mewing will lead to more people with bruxism/TMJ disorder. My jaw locked for the first time the other day and it scared the hell out of me so I know more is coming in my future. 😢
do you mew too?@@blaah9999
@@blaah9999 I recently developed tmj disorder and it’s not the worse thing as long as there’s no pain, it can be annoying as it limits jaw movement and what foods you can eat though
@@blaah9999the thing is braces can also lead to tmj
Probably the most effective way of having a jawline more defined is going down on bodyfat percentage.
First time I saw mewing I thought right away that even if it worked to an extent, one would already need to have a decently formed jawline to begin with.
Definitely this! Especially when you consider that most people probably aren’t at a the best level of bodyfat to highlight their jawlines anyway. Low enough BF% is literally 90% of the results when it comes to jawline.
Well you could have a recessed jaw; body fat has nothing to do with that.
Leaner face and developing your face muscles naturally by chewing on hard food.
i started mewing a year ago and i could see it working immediately straightening the skin under my chin. the only question was if i would be able to make it my default tongue posture (it worked)
My grandmother who unfortunately died a few years ago at 90 used to do what people now call mewing. This doctor didn't "create" mewing, but it does work when used correctly. Evidently, it can't reshape everything, but some things can be better sculpted to an extent.
Dear Dr Linkov, thank you so much for your interest and having gain such a good understanding of the core issue. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to chat openly with you and demonstrate some really impressive outcomes from these methods, especially when combined with appliances. It is through discussion, debate and engagement that we find new developments and improvements. It would be an honour to do a collaboration.
Best wishes, Mike
I'll be looking forward to this discussion...👍
Upvote this reply, people.!
I don't care what any expert says, I know for a fact that mewing works. Bone isn't static, and studies show that the skull can change shape as you age.
Let’s do it!
@@LordGodKing exactly..if the skull wouldn´t change from a certain age on, we wouldn´t be looking worse n worse getting older, and our teeth wouldn´t get more crooked when getting older either..so if it can change to the worse, why shouldn´t it change to the better, when doing stuff like mewing, right?
I started it purely because it's still proper tongue posture and would encourage nose breathing as opposed to mouth breathing. I already had a decent jawline though. I've done it for about a year (started around when I turned 20) and have noticed minimal jawline changes that could have also just been a result of dropping my bfp following fitness and nutrition goals. It's also worth noting that the posture itself pulls the area under your jaw in a little as well as closing your jaw to the point where your teeth are almost touching squares your face more. If you take a side look at your face in the mirror and switch between holding the posture and fully relaxing it you can see what I mean.
I've trained it to the point where I believe I still hold the posture when I'm asleep (fall asleep holding the tongue/jaw posture and wake up still holding it) which has forced me to breath out of my nose while I sleep, leading to better sleep and my throat doesn't dry out in dryer seasons from mouth breathing. If I'm congested though it can be hard to fall asleep because I have to break the posture a little to breath out of my mouth. Overall I think it's been mildly beneficial, took about 4 days to hold it without thinking about it, I don't regret it. The largest benefit has been the nose breathing. I also don't over chew.
I would be interested in seeing a large scale study on how effective it is when you start in childhood but good luck convincing kids to try to hold the posture every day, many already sit like gargoyles.
Personally I mostly breathe out of my nose naturally, and place my tongue on the roof of my mouth,
when I’m sick it’s very hard to sleep since I don’t naturally breathe out my mouth
For people who don't believe in mewing, I started mewing around 15 and not even a year in, everyone commented on how my face changed drastically, for the better (I also tracked my changes with pictures). My posture got better even though I didn't pay any attention to it. Mewing has been life changing for me. There is no peer reviewed research on mewing on anything, but there is overwhelming evidence on mewing does actually works. And I'm forever grateful I found mewing when I was young, the health benefit of improved airway and better posture is priceless.
Also note that this is only my personal experience, I cannot speak for everyone else. And what makes a face attractive is forward growth, you can have good jawline without forward growth and it still won't look good.
@@nrico6666 if mewing did work it would theoretically only work when done around the ages of 17 or under, atleast thats how I see it
@@AllDayHockey after 17 it still does work. But the changes will be minimal and everyone's body is different. Some still gain substantial changes after 17 from the official orthotropics site, so no reason to give up hope.
I remember when i started my bones was still kind of soft. I can move my lower teeth around with my hand when I was 15 which is weird but everyone is different. It might be the reason my changes were very drastic.
@@AllDayHockeyyou can't get immediate changes on damage done for over 20 years. So yes it will take time
Great vid, very fair and balanced.
To be fair to the Mews, a lot of what they teach is taught in many dental clinics under the label of "myofunctional therapy".
And the Mews have also talked that their preferred age to start intervention is 7 to 9 years old and that changes after puberty without appliances or surgery is minimal at best.
Again, great take.
Yes, this is a much more balanced video. His original video on the topic was absolutely terrible and completely abysmal. It was a totally one-sided take to the point of being downright ignorant of the fact you mentioned that their preferred clientele is very young because they can get the best results for those clients with their techniques. The Mews have also acknowledged what Gary said in this video, that adults around mid 20s and up just beginning a mewing journey could take decades to see only incremental results.
The Mews are not getting rich with what they teach....so I would be more inclined to listen to them,than an ortho who makes a fair bit of money
f@@Mechaneer
@@Mechaneer so its too late to start for me ?
@@marvin2678 it can help you stop getting worse, but if you have a lot to fix then you'll most likely need appliances and/or surgery to get to normal.
But afterward surgery/appliances, good oral posture can prevent relapse.
I used to work fot Professor Mew in the late 1980's. I was a trainee technician, making braces as per his direction for the patient's (mainly young). He was a good boss and much fun on a Friday - always cracking open a bottle of Sherry. I saw the results of his work and being only 18 and had my own conventional orthodontic treatment with 4 extractions plus 4 wisdom teeth extracted - he explained how unnecessary the extractions were. I have many gaps as a 51 year old adult and my facial structure would have looked very different without the extraction. ❤ to Pr Mew
Mewing is junk science, and John's son Mike is just a fraudster.
Dr. Linkov is the best! He made it through this whole video without making any jokes or cracking up. Then again, there are absolutely people who will benefit from the information he provided.
My daughter is six and is in oral/facial myology therapy with a speech therapist, as well as physical therapy for congenital hypotonia that affects her posture.
A lot of the exercises to improve her breathing and swallowing are similar to the mewing techniques. She is six, though. So in theory, starting this young, she will be able to improve her breathing and swallowing.
I discovered mewing after researching my daughter’s needs. It’s interesting that oral/facial myology therapy IS now being used with children.
I think it’s a good thing that we now have awareness of breathing posture and exercises to increase our proprioception of oral/facial muscles.
your daughter is gonna look like a total chad when she grows up
@@jac6548 LOL. This stuff is just physiotherapy for muscles in extreme cases, changes to bone structure will be imperceptible, and non-existent for adults.
@@goatlps godam nerd relax it's just a joke let ppl have fun
I live for Dr Linkov saying snatched
I’ll say it in the next vid lol
It sounds like most of your audience is too old for correction.
@arttoegemann 😊
Ironically, to make the jawline look SNATCHED, the loss of body fat percentage, Tretinoin 0.05% cream, sunscreen, and anything designed to keep elastin and collagen production high will work far better after 1 year than mewing ever could in an adult lifetime. Barring that, there's extreme surgery. It helps to have good genetics and facial bone structure to begin with.
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I used to have a nicely defined jawline in my teens. In my twenties I started to do heavy workout, increasing my body weight up to 10 kilos on muscle mass. I always had very low body fat (still do) and, when I increased my weight because of gym workout, I lost some of that defined jawline. My neck became very large, and overall my jaw doesn't look as pretty as it once was lol so i grew a beard 😂 problem solved
Edit: I moved to Japan and I must shave my beard for work. RIP
Yup the beard works wonders. The number one symbol of masculinity covers up so much insecurities!
kinda same here, i used to wear beard since early 20s, and decided to rock a magnum stash at around 31. When i shaved off my beard i realised that my good defined jaw line is loooong gone :D
curse my genes.
Our faces change anyway over time even your nose
Maybe I could cover my droopy face with a beard too. Do you think being a woman it would look weird? 😂
I've been wanting to look into this. I'm so glad you made this video
What's your opinion now?
@@davi48596 says it doesn't work
love this type of video, extremely informative, the explanation of the subject at the start and then exploring it afterwards works incredibly to inform and educate everyone on what the subject of discussion is and how and what are the effects of it.
I noticed that over the past two years I was clenching my jaw VERY tightly in varying positions during sleep, and it would often wake me up, at which point I would take note of it. (Sometimes clenching to the right, sometimes to the left, sometimes center and down.) I have recently implemented this mewing tongue-placement technique and it now comes automatically to me at night, whether I am asleep or just reading and relaxing in bed. It has been a game-changer in that regard. When I was clenching I was having horrendous jaw fatigue and buzzing sensations during the day that were extremely uncomfortable and sometimes distressing, due to the strange sensations it caused in my head, neck and jaw. It has now become automatic, all with very little practice! It will be interesting to see what, if any other changes, over time present themselves. ;0)
How old are you ?
Are you saying it helped prevent teeth grinding?
@@EternalGalaxies Yes. ;0)
You are a good speaker dr you explain things so well!!
I noticed I started having more fat underneath my jaw (forgot the name) once I stopped working out. You know I got rid of it? By working out again! I think people underestimate how much just keeping a healthily lifestyle does for you when trying to fit the unrealistic standards. It may not be like the models, but I'll be happy knowing I still have a perfectly working jaw in 40 years and am healthy.
Double chin?
True, people can do all kinds of mewing, chewing etc. but it’s all wasted if it’s hidden under body fat
@@qwerty.4450working out + Mewing + healthy lifestyle = glow up basically
Working out isn't healthy especially for women. That's why women lose their periods from working out.
Also to consider is that even if mewing doesn’t show any change to your face is that, if you just leave your tongue on the bottom of your mouth over time it will cause some bad side effects. So even if mewing doesn’t have a major effect on what you look like it does keep your face from looking worse
like what negative effects ?
The tongue position is not the harmful part of mewing. The chewing part is what the bullshit. I have a natural defined jawline and I've always kept my tongue on the roof of my mouth.
The thing about tongue position you dont have to overthink it, what I mean is that you dont have to push your tongue to your palate. Just keep it there, the natural swallowing will cause a vacuum which will push your tongue against your roof. Now this doesn't sound much, but the tongue is stronger than you would think. Every swallow causes the tongue to push against the palate with a 2.5kg of force, this is actually factual look it up. Now 1000x2.5kg of force daily is could be strong enough. Also you have to wear a jaw aid, to make your mouth shut during sleep, to force you breath through your nose.
Will this change your face? Not sure. Cause I don't think there is a proper study on this with adults that finished developing, above 20-25. And youtube and tiktok shorts are not studies, just anecdotes. 3/4 of those "proofs" are just shitty angle changes and losing weight. Most of the definition you want you would get with losing fat percentage anyway. I know this personally cause when I was 22 I had 14-15% now I have 25% body fat and I lost my definition cause I gain fat to my face first. So it's still there I just have to lose weight.
@@marvin2678Your mouth can, like, literally explode
@@chrisf1600 what ? hahaha
@@marvin2678 it's true. it happened to my buddy eric
i remember this starting like 10 years ago. since then i unconciously "reset" my tongue up my gum.
Can't say it changed anything of my jawline (was already 20). But it helped against mouth breathing.
And for those who do mewing as a natural position all their lives, without having heard of it? This was my case, and I've seen other people too who are surprised to learn that it's a "technique" and that not everyone has this natural position.
Same. I am so perplexed by this. I thought everyone did it naturally.
Yep. I was rather surprised to learn this was something I have naturally done, my entire life.
It’s an issue for mouth breathers.
I've been "Mewing" for my entire life and I have a sharp jawline. That's mostly from my side having strong facial features
Ive always rested my tongue in the proper position and have never mouth breathed and I still have a weak jaw + obtuse neck angle. Guess there’s no hope for me other than surgery 😅
I've been practicing proper tongue posture and pushing my tongue towards the roof of my mouth for about 4-6 years, long before it was a tiktok trend, starting around age 16-18. I've noticed almost zero changes in my jawline, however my jaw pops less, and I don't feel like I have to pull my jaw back so far to close my teeth together. My permanent retainer came out at the age of 19, almost 3 years ago, and I lost the upper removable retainer very soon after getting my braces removed at 16. I've had almost no malocclusion and have not had any teeth or jaw issues since. I believe practicing orthotropics is partially responsible for my positive results without retainers while my jaw finished developing.
On the other hand, over time my jawline has become less defined. the culprit? weight gain. body fat %. if you want a more defined jawline, lose facial fat, and push the back of your tongue up towards your soft palette while moving your larynx up when at rest (the last part is an immediate change, you'll also notice an adams apple shift up if you have one. I've done this for years from when I was overweight as a kid to hide a double chin. it's entirely voluntary muscle positioning, no bone changes or muscle hypertrophy exercises needed, just simple facial posture). Any "looksmaxing" claims are likely BS.
Pushing your larynx up is not advisable from the perspective of developing a good speaking or singing voice though.
I never noticed it until recently. I was also a thumb sucker without getting buck teeth??
It’s not bs… 😂 Did you have any teeth extracted?
Well there are a lot of people who have got results from mewing, simply because your sutures can expand. Don't act like you know everything
Sutures?
I love your videos! Thank you for sharing and being able to explain things the average Joe/Jane can understand. 😊❤❤
I love and appreciate you (even more!) for covering this topic.
Thank you Dr. Linkov!
The only TH-cam channel that I intend to watch all its videos from now on (and watching all previous). This man knows his shit. It's no wonder people recognize good knowledge and he must be well respected in this regard.
It was a great surprise for me to learn (some time ago) that not everyone just rests their tongue at the roof of their mouth. I mean, when the mouth is closed, there is just enough space inside to squish the tongue in the mouth cavity, it takes all the space! And it takes some force to curl it inside or do anything else besides let it lie there. So it sounded weird. But at the same time tongue placement sounds just like mouth posture, so there may be some truth in that. Tongue positioning during formative age probably does influence face growth, so there must be a little truth to that. I don't think you can easily make a child swallow correctly, for example. So... yeah. Sounds like mewing is just misapplied.
tongue thrust
not everyone has the same palate. i have an extremely high (and somewhat narrow palate), so, to place my tongue resting completely against the top of my mouth takes some effort and is quite uncomfortable to do for any length of time.
@@lesleylesley5821oh, behave!
The fundamentals of mewing are well reasoned. The limitations of Mew's work are transparent too imo.
I agree, some take "mewing" to the extreme and "misapply" it in ways that will yield no effect.
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I've been surprised that teeth should be slightly apart at rest. I always clench them
Very informative video! Thank you for posting!!!
Thank you, I was waiting for this video
Mewed for a few years - my teeth have become more straighter, in alignmnent. This was during 5 years without having a dentist. My dentist was pleasantly surprised at the alignment of teeth even with the delay in service. Nose breathing, and good tongue posture, can be a benefit for just that
Like most things - the truth is probably in the middle. Though there doesn't seem to be much for adulthood, there appears to be some truth from childhood.
Researching childhood development and resting location of the tongue vs facial structure vs tooth alignment, it appears that there is a noted difference in those that are more nose breathers, as they tend to rest the tongue on the roof of the mouth when the mouth is closed, and the teeth tend to need less orthodontic alignment vs counterparts.
Theories I've found in different studies range from constant pressure of the tongue against the roof and against the backs of the teeth maintain alignment and press the jaw out during development,
vs
it being genetic, and due to existing facial alignment favoring tongue placement (and teeth alignment),
I tried mewing back in 2016 when I was like 14 years old, and it really helped define my jaw, also I was pretty fit back then so I did see a difference while maintaining a healthy body weight. However, I only did it for a couple months to a year, then I stopped. I'm not really insecure about how I look so I wasn't really bothered to continue. But, after that I had Invisalign for 2 years, and after I was done, they told me like they tell everyone else to wear your retainers every night, for the rest of your life. So, that's what I've been doing. They were pretty straight for a while after I was done with Invisalign, but now not so much. When I was younger, I also had to wear an appliance at the roof of my mouth to expand my upper teeth because they were narrow. It worked, but I realize that when I try to mew now, it's a bit hard to fit my tongue comfortably. So, I want to start mewing again in hopes that it could potentially expand my palette again, and to also not rely on my retainers for straight teeth, when my tongue (in theory) can keep the shape from becoming crooked and overcrowded. My breathing has always been fine.
Also, I've been having issues with my hip for a couple of years. I did some physical therapy last summer for a couple months and that stretches helped only a little. My doctor told me I will never be 100% pain free, but it shouldn't stop me from exercising. I feel uncomfortable to push myself exercising now, so I feel very unhappy at times. I did a lot of research on why my hip is misaligned in the first place. Recently, I found out that the hips and jaw or connected, which made me have a revelation. My jaw is misaligned, so are my teeth, so are my hips, everything is starting to make sense. Yeah, obviously my posture is bad too. But it's not so easy to correct as I thought it was, it's more than just doing stretches everyday, it's about correcting bad habits that have caused the posture in the first place. Like sitting in office chairs all day on your computer, which is what I do for my job. So, I doubt mewing will actually have a significant positive impact on my health, but I'm going to try whatever I can at this point. Stretching, and correcting bad habits (making lifestyle changes) to improve posture and asymmetry in my body.
You should check out Dr.Rahim Chiropractor. It’s always a revelation when he’s treating patients. Maybe you’ll have time to make an appointment with him. Good luck to you! 🍀
As someone who's done face yoga for several years, where mewing is a part of it, I can say when I stop doing it, jowling starts again and my face goes south for the winter. So in terms of teaching you facial muscle awareness and correcting your posture overall it's amazing (as face yoga teaches you, just like regular yoga, to sit up tall and roll your shoulders back, don't hunch etc.) . I used to have such a tight jaw that it dragged my right side down significantly more than the left. I can feel the difference as I used to grind my teeth on my left side. I also noticed improvement to my neck and cheeks being higher when I worked on relaxing the muscles in the face that are propagandistically pulling my face DOWN. BUT I have always had a strong jaw and a cut side profile. No mewing or face yoga is going to get someone that. It will simply tighten and tone facial muscles, or relax them if you focus on that. That's it. And it takes being consistent a few minutes daily.
is there a video you follow or if you have a set of exercises, could you share it if you don’t mind?
Face yoga sounds like exactly what I need - my TMJ & neck spasms are usually well controlled by medication/PT, but my recent wisdom tooth extractions have put me back at square one.
@@ZijnShayatanicapersonally next to Face Yoga, Body Scan Meditation also helps a ton. It makes me aware of my tense muscles, my body in general and therefore I am less tense all the time (if I meditate regularly and aware of my body)
And if you haven’t tried: progressive muscle relaxation might also help! You can find free guides of both on TH-cam and Spotify I’m pretty sure :)
@@ZijnShayatanicacan I ask what med helps for tmj?
@@jenynz5334 I take Baclofen for my back & neck spasms & it also helps my jaw a great deal.
Fascinating. I commented on a previous video that my lower jaw is about half an inch out of alignment, if it had been fixed as a teenager I wouldn't have the problems I now have. I'm now in my 60's so am stuck with it.
@kitsidale5688 If you were spared the orthodontic nightmares of having many teeth pulled and having your jaw pulled back with headgear, you might be lucky. Many who had orthodontics are worse off. It was very rare that jaw health was even considered decades ago. Still isn’t in popular circles.
@@kwilson4125 Very true. Back then you had to have teeth pulled to straighten the rest. I actually had my top teeth straightened in my 50s, no teeth were removed, yey. How times change.
I'm really curious about your thoughts regarding the argument that mewing is not necessarily about directing skeletal growth, but of repositioning what is already there. Dr. Mew talks about the bones in the palate not being fused together, making this possible. One observation he makes that I found striking is the effect of loss of muscle control in the bone structure in some people. Specifically, he mentions the distortion in facial structure suffered by Stephen Hawking as his condition deteriorated. The onset of his illness began as he already was a "fully formed" adult whose bone growth had stopped. Still, one can see the extreme distortion of his face due to the repositioning of the bones. This raises the question, if bones can be change position that way, can't they also change position for the better? Thanks for your videos, I very much enjoy your channel!
You are correct.
Bro, he is a plastic surgeon, he doesnt care, he wont support mewing.
@@karlik4861 oh yes! If everyone mewed from an early age, he'd be out of a job. And the beauty industry would suffer, too. Always follow the money!!!
your right
it would've been nice of you to say what part of mewing premise comes from mews themselves and what from unwashed internet hacks. if you look at what mike mew says it's 1) the process is slow 2) it is very hard after 25 and the best age to do it is 6-8 years old 3) excessive chewing is bad if you haveany jaw joint problems 4) it, being maxillary upswing, may help (once again - very slowly) against sleep apnea IF it is in fact caused by the bone structure and 5) if you don't have sleep apnea yet but developed unfavourable facial structure then fixing your tongue posture may prevent it if reduce the severity 10-20 years ahead and may make you overall healthier.
I do neck and face exercises and that has worked to give me a slender neck line and lifted my face a bit, and I do have a more defined jawline, while I don’t do the mewing I do the exercises and they work, definitely helps tone everything up.
jadefr7518 The doctor made me an oral sleep appliance last year and it wasn’t working for me so I stopped using it. I just discovered today that they billed my insurance almost $10K. I was suffering with sleeping issues for decades. I’ve mewed the past 1.5 to 2 weeks, I’m having major sleep improvements including waking up energized and dreaming or remembering that I had dreams. I don’t feel more room for my tongue and it still requires a lot of effort to “force” my tongue into position and keep it there. But every day I see progress which is working even while sleeping. Remarkable.
Which face exercises please?
neck exercise and facial exercise is unnecessary correct tongue posture is most important coz all other things will come automatically
I am noticing positive changes as well.
Me with my massive masseters due to bruxism and unconsciously sucking my tongue to my palate in my sleep with nothing happening. I also lost fillings and crack teeth due to this and have to wear a dental guard nightly.
I’d be worried this will lead to more people developing bruxism and as you said TMJ pain/disorder.😢
I’m not as severe but somewhat similar my resting tongue posture was close to mewing had my front third of the tongue up but not the rest and ever since correcting it once I lose concentration I subconsciously suck my whole tongue up to the rough and get all sorts of random face muscles involved lol kinda annoying
OMG, that's totally my case! Have you found a working solution for that?
I've been mewing my whole life without even realising it. In fact, I was surprised to hear that there are people who's tongue doesn't rest on the pallet. And yet, I don't have that defined jaw line plus my teeth are crooked. They grew that way and they stay that way. My jaw actually sits a bit off center because otherwise my teeth wouldn't engage properly.
I did orthotropics as a kid because i was a mouth breather and my mouth didn't grow because of poor tongue placement. I think it did work but it took 2 years for my 2 front teeth to overlap *less*. I ended up with braces and a palate expander as a teenager and that was much more effective/painful.
Now in orthatropics they START with the palat expander and then do the rest of it. So that you are expanded by 7 or 8 years old.
Mew or other professionals who have learned orthotropics often work with palatal expanders
Thank you, Dr. Linkov. Excellent video!
Such useful information. This is why your channel is my go to!
I actually heard of a different version of this much earlier. Ill give you my take on this whoever is interested.
Ive read that its constant pressure of the tongue on the roof, same as this current version, as well as constant teeth on teeth contact, that encourages a better looking face. Teeth on teeth contact means that you keep your jaw closed and teeth touching each other, but youre not supposed to clench it. Just keep the mouth closed.
Ive always had a large tongue, large enough that if I opened my mouth and relaxed, it would cover my lower teeth with a little to spare. If I relaxed my mouth when not moving it, naturally my tongue would push my teeth apart slightly and basically rest on the sharp points of my teeth. This would give me ulcers and was painful. Thus I always semi consciously closed/slightly clenched my teeth to ensure that there were no gaps. I would also sort of like gather my tongue in the middle of my mouth to avoid pushing on my teeth too much. Since the tongue has to go somewhere, I kept it pressed on the roof of my mouth. When I slept, I always drool. So to counter this, if I slept on my stomach I would basically put something under my jaw to force my mouth shut. I basically did this my entire life, even before reading about this.
As compared to my other 2 brothers as well as the general public, I have a strong jawline. Is it an incredibly strong jawline? No, but likely above average. What I did have was a very good set of teeth. I didnt have to wear braces at all and I only removed 1 set of wisdom teeth (I regret only removing one set).
I will say this though, your teeth are quite malleable. Especially if they grow out of position due to the pressure throughout it (like having wisdom teeth pop out). I found that when my teeth start to grow out of shape, clenching them for a decent period of time did put them back into shape more, and the change does last quite some time. It is more effective to clench a little over a long period of time though, and clenching them hard for a short period of time hurts the teeth so I do not recommend doing it too hard. Just constant pressure through the day.
Thus for this mewing thing, I do believe the tongue on roof thing to a certain extent. I do believe it does help a little, but I dont think its going to help a lot. Dont expect miracles. Just like if you do a bunch of bicep curls, the skeleton of your arm will not start twisting and changing shape. Same here. Exercising your facial muscles wont mysteriously make it twist and change shape. For teeth however, I think chewing on a dog toy will basically put unequal pressure on your teeth. Over time, I think the teeth will become more unequal and basically I think it fks up the teeth.
Oddly enough, this is the only vid I'd wat ch on this subject, because i actually trust this kid.👍👍👍
So you're biased then
Everyone is@@timm3097
@@timm3097because the idea of mewing is stupid anyway. You're saying that pushing with your tongue (an incredibly weak muscle) is going to greatly affect the structure of your jaw?
The idea of biting affecting your jawline is the more obvious solution, given how powerful your jaw muscles are (at least in comparison to your tongue).
This isn't bias, this is basic common sense that you lack.
@@GameFuMaster it's apparent you don't know what you're even disagreeing with. Your tongue is not pushing anything. It is pulling the mass of tissue below your jaw up. You can physically see this with your naked eyes if you try it. I can see it. It's not a small difference if you have relatively normal body fat. The Mews also suggest jaw exercises for widening the muscular structure, which contributes to but differs from your jaw line.
Look up what "vested interests" means, OP.
The guy is literally a plastic surgeon. He'd be out of job if mewing was more widely adopted, regardless if it's true or not.
Keep in mind that Mike’s father, John, was also an orthographic surgeon who figured out that he could fix many of these problems without the use of surgery. This usually includes the use of appliances along with mewing/proper oral posture as an adjunct.
Repositioning your tongue so it rests flat under your palate does have an effect of the fullness of the midface. I noticed a slight improvement after a few days, but for sure nothing dramatic.
Well, I do mewing for about 3 years something like that and for about a year I started to see results. I did of course a before and after picture and the difference in the face shape is big, it does look way more attractive. I had pretty much same bodyfat at both time. I think some people are definitely over exagirate it, but it does work if you do it consistently.
Very informative video!I just wanted to ask if adult tongue tie can have a negative effect on jaw definition and facial shape in general and if that is the case should i get mine cut?Thanks!
i think mewing is just like another aspect of having good posture. appropriate tongue placement is going to benefit you, just like sitting up straight. but its not going to drastically change anything. your tongue is there to help support you teeth and skull so it might shift your teeth, since teeth are capable of moving, if you are placing your tongue correctly but any result would be very slight.
Thank you for clarifying … very interesting!
I first looked into mewing about a month or so ago. I don't go on tiktok, so this was just the trend leaking out and me finally looking up to see what it was. I realised that I already did a lot of the stuff to do with tongue posture, the only thing I was lacking in tongue posture was the back third touching my hard palate.
I am not a constant mouthbreather, but I definitely do it sometimes. I can snore sometimes; I have a lot of nasal/sinus issues. My palates are very narrow and I've had 4? teeth out because there wasn't enough room for them. I don't have much of a chin, but I think I have an okay jawline.
And so this instantly made me intrigued but sceptical. Could doing some little tweaks help me breathe better? I have no interest in my jawline or chin, but could a few changes to how I hold myself and my tongue make me feel better?
Anyway it's however long later now, and the answer is no. I feel exactly the same. It's not done anything within a month, not even for my breathing. I am exactly the same as I was when I started it. Obviously it's a long-term change, and I am an adult, but I was expecting something. I guess because I already mostly did it, I already developed how I was going to according to this theory. My chinless wonder semi-mouthbreathing self is apparently the peak of mewing, having accidentally done it since I was a child.
(this has also been very interesting to me from a linguistics perspective - at university I was taught that where you held your tongue in a neutral position depended on the language you speak. In English speakers, you normally hold your tongue up against the hard palate, whereas in some other languages, their neutral position is further down. I have not seen this brought up once about mewing, so I'd be interested to see if there is actually any discussion on it.)
Interesting about the position of the tongue for different languages
I tried mewing as a form of facial exercise along with biting down on one of those hand stress balls (mine is egg shaped) and within a month I no longer had to crack my jaw to open my mouth. TMJ from an auto accident years ago created a locked jaw upon waking every morning and often when eating. Im pleased to say its been about eight months since my jaw has locked. I do these exercises about 3 times a week now. Thank you for the video!
Does your jawline look stronger? That's the only reason why I would do this.
@anneshirley9560 I believe my jowls are less noticeable. I do face yoga every morning, so it's difficult to say what exercise is responsible for an area.
BTW.....is your name really Anne Shirley? Love that character!
@@AndNowIWrite thanks for responding with your results! No, I just like the character as well! 😁
@@AndNowIWrite what kind of face yoga routine do you do?
@missmia196 I follow a couple of women here on TH-cam, just search face yoga, they should pop up. I do my exercises before I get out of bed each morning. It's relaxing to begin my day knowing I did something positive for my body.
I’ve been implementing Dr. Mews tips for many years and I know it works, but you need to do it correctly. I hope Dr. Mew replies to this video so we can get an explanation on your arguments. I still respect you Dr. Linkov, I’m just curious as to how he would respond.
As someone with TMD the thought of using those little jaw strengthening chewing toys makes me wince. A lot of people are setting themselves for potentially life-long chronic pain if they’re not careful. A lot of people already have nighttime bruxism without knowing it.
Yep. I got TMD from this.
The two core aspects which Mew advocated, nose-breathing being preferential and that natural sceletal changes of the jaw are only viable until age 25 were mentioned. As such I'm fine with the video overall.
Yes there will be plenty of people that deviate from the norm and will require orthodontic procedures to allign the jaw.
That said by applying many of Mew's findings while raising children, orthodontic reliance can be cut to the necessary minimum.
The core aspects that mews advocate for are braindead old wives tales 😂 this doctor in his video was polite and well spoken but pretty much that's the conclusion from what he presented. Dw though, I don't need to be polite so I'll spell it out for you bub. That 25 years nonesense you wrote there as well, bs bs bs 😂
@@Tedi652 Look, either substantiate your criticism or go play elsewhere.
@@Tedi652 Your spread of misinformation is so evil, it could ruin so many lifes
Exactly
@@Tedi652don't be dumb, your sutures can expand and there are a lot of anecdotal evidence to support it.
It's important not to confuse the widespread trend, and whatever influencers are doing, with what the Mews are saying and doing.
On social media the fad to ruin your jaw joint to look slightly better is strongly against what the Mews are advocating for.
As you said, their main disclaimer is that mewing has limited effect for adults, especially without applying it properly, with a professional. What they are strongly advocating for is children to use mewing (often with appliances) to avoid irreversible and possibly damaging operations.
A lot of their exercises are just generally healthy, and make you pay attention to things that matter for other than looks. For example they have an exercise where you tilt your head a bit forward (from neutral) and tuck your chin in: a lot of people, especially ones that work on computers, often have their head in the opposite of that position (tilt head backward, and push their head forward), which of course leads to neck and backpain. Same for tongue posture.
I think all (at least most) the negatives you said here were addressing problems with the popular trend, not what Mewing is actually about.
Which from one perspective is fair and evne good, because more people are exposed to the trend than to the content Mike Mew and his team, but with that you also necessarily misrepresent mewing, and orthotropics in general.
I'm not even advocating for orthotropics, I have no idea about it, but it seems like it's consistently attacked, misrepresented and/or disregarded for no good reasons. Unfortunately it's also used and advocated for because of the wrong reasons, like on many social media channels.
it is not just their speculation but a consensus in orthodontics in general that tongue posture and mouth breathing does result in elongated faces and changes facial structures.
I’m a normal weight 55 year old man that started noticing a few years ago that the fat pad under my chin was looking lower than I’d like making me look older. Around this time mewing was all over the place and I started doing it. I pretty easily picked up the habit so do it a lot of the time now. It definitely lifted my lower chin up into a better position and I’m very happy about it. It didn’t do anything for my sleep apnea though and I wear an appliance every night for that.
i love your videos so much dr. gary linkov
I've been mewing by accident my entire life, it's just how my mouth sits the most comfortably, I thought it was the case for everyone. I've actually been trying to stop since I found out it's not how my mouth is supposed to sit. All the benefits that supposedly come from it, I've experienced none of them. I have teeth overcrowding and need braces and a retainer, I have sleep apnea, and TMJ. It all comes down to genetics.
If you close your lips and mouth and breathe through your nose the tongue will fill your entire mouth it's just how it is nothing extraordinary here 😂
Another helpful video as always ❤️
Speaking of the face structure your face looks very beautiful and with a very defined jaw 👏 Dr. Gary Linkov!!!
Out of curiosity, is there anything surgical or cosmetic that can be done to minimize that under-chin softness when it's caused by the position of the hyoid bone? I'm very thin but still have a soft under-chin area, due largely to hyoid position, and IDK if I'd ever get anything done to change it, but I'm still curious to know whether it's even possible.
Thanks for another awesome, informative video!
Submental lipo and/or chin implant combo.
@@kelseyk530not all people have enough fat to be removed and not everyone will look better with a chin implant. I have the same issue with the hyoid bone and the soft chin area. No fat & my chin would stick too far forward with an implant. This is a skeletal issue with no way to adjust it at this time…..
Love yourself unconditionally
Hey. This is the best delivered counterargument to Mewing I've seen to date. Have you tried reaching out to him for some sort of friendly debate?
Thx. Sure did.
Excellent video as usual
Dude I haven’t seen your vids in awhile but the eyebrows and facial hair are looking good!
They certainly are on to something. I as a child went through orthodontic treatment and I can now see the downsides. Interestingly enough, my orthodontist was praising my side profile before the treatment. I will not elaborate further here, but for anyone who has a child with crooked teeth, please please look into orthotropics before orthodontics
such a great video, finally someone throwing some light onto this shady hype of mewing that occurs on the internet! can you do a video on lipolysis? Does it work to get a more defined jawline and get rid of the fat around the jaw and the neck? or does it not work at all?
sealing the tongue to the upper palate is called khechari mudra. it has been a practice in yoga and helps to breath through the nostrils and to better recruit the diaphragm. honestly yoga always sees everything first.
Thanks for the comfy ASMR!
Until which age would you say that mewing is best to practice/start? Does it still have positive effects when starting at 25?
If you have Tmj or jaw pain, I highly advise that you don’t try these devices because it aggravates and exacerbates the existing problem. Tongue placement is important, but those little devices aren’t worth screwing up your jaw for aesthetic purposes. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Yeah, it's definitely a fine line to tread between having healthier, stronger jaw muscles & not magnifying an underlying issue!! I have EDS & my muscles need to do a lot of the heavy lifting that my tendons/ligaments aren't able to manage, so... I end up w/ a great deal of muscle spasms [as my body's response to needing the muscles to step up]. So I need to focus on strengthening for things like my jaw, but that can also lead to increased spasms due to overexertion. The human body is fun, lolol
@@ZijnShayatanica it’s all about finding that balance 😅
TMJ pain sufferer here, please be careful, TMJ pain is the worst pain I have ever had. It is chronic/constant and when inflamed/acute, by doing a lot of these exercises naturally due to Bruxism, it is like having the worst tooth ache, cluster head ache, sinus pain, shoulder pain, just pain. It can leads to issues with swallowing, it is truly awful, and can be caused by just doing some of these exercises, the DR is right.
TMJ stands for Temporomandibular Joint, it's an anatomical term for the jaw joint, TMD/TMJD refers to conditions affecting it.
Personally, I had TMJ disorder caused by bruxism since I was 17. I started mewing 2 years ago (age 21) and it allowed me to stop clenching my teeth during the day and the night (I still sometimes clench it and wake up with pain). If anyone is suffering from TMJ learn to mew and stay away from chewing exercisers. I also had some aesthetic improvements but it's hard to pinpoint these purely to mewing as I also improved my overall physique and body fat percentage over the years.
I love your calm style.
Speaking as an n of 1, I don't know about reshaping the face, but I'd had orthodontia 40 years ago, and was afraid I'd have to go through it again, as my upper teeth were drifting backward, and increasingly unable to fit together with my lower teeth. Then I started mewing, to breathe through my nose more and stop snoring (which worked), and my teeth started fitting together again, and my upper teeth stopped drifting backward. I'm in my fifties, and after several years of my teeth bothering me in this way, they haven't now, in at least a year. BUT: I'm pretty sure I don't look any different, so there's that.
Nose breathing and tongue posture are important and its a proper way of breathing ... Soft mewing is nothing more than just a proper tongue posture.
please do a debunking video on face rollers that claim to "slim" your face into a v shape. or any of those devices
I REALLY wanted to know the conclusion of mewing after grownup and whether it’s effective for snoring prevention. Thanks, now I know.
Been doing similar things for years (not knowing about mewing) and it did improve my breathing and resting jaw position, make of that what you want
Thanks for this. Ive been doing mewing doe 1.5y without any improvements and was wobdering what went wrong since i saw so many great before after pics. I guess it was to good to be true
@@maalikserebryakov still do it since i dont see the harm. Jist no improvements, s all
@@maalikserebryakov Nothings gonna happen unless you breathe through your mouth 24/7. Its already a well known condition. Mewing is pseudoscience for insecure men
Mewing is best for kids aged 7-10 where they can get the most of it. Around adulthood, the "mewing" tongue posture will only accentuate your existing jawline if it had developed in the first place.
Years ago I actually googled "change your face" and mewing came up because I had noticed as did Dr Mew that bones morph over time.
If they morph naturally then they can be guided which is why keeping my mouth closed and tongue pressed firmly on my palate not only reduced my open bite but also opened my nasal passages allowing for far easier breathing during sleep.
It didn't happen over night but actually took a year or so before I actually saw good results.
Dr Gary, could you please do a video on if we can use LED face masks on the scalp for hair regrowth (or vice versa)? Is the frequency needed different? Are there any studies of this? Are the masks vs helmets typically the same frequency? What sort of eye protection should be used? Are there any flat BodyCurrent like masks that have a variety of red light frequencies AND blue light for people with acne? Do the multicolour masks have different LEDs for each colour or does each diode have the ability to accurately switch frequency?
Face shape most definitely changes as you get older, for me at least. In my teens and twenties I had a longer more slender looking face with little jaw definition, but when I hit my mid thirties my jawline began to get wider, now my face is much more square looking in shape, with a more defined jaw. I've stayed around the same weight, so that's not the change and I've never done any of this mewing, so I don't know what changed it or why. In my mid thirties I did start strength training and swapped to higher protein diet, so perhaps that had something to do with it.
Yeah chewing more and maybe clenching teeth. These things can also help. And less mouthbreathing also helps.
@@priskruger314 Teeth Clenching can damage your teeth leading to cracks and tooth pain. Don't clench your jaw tightly it will mess up your mouth.
@@Zyllirk yeah I know it's dangerous I meant it can explain why their jaw and muscles developed that waym there was a celeb who had this issue and lisa rinni I think who has gorgeous jaws btw but needed medical help w the issues.
@@priskruger314 Lisa Rinna has had a ton of cosmetic surgery don't believe what you hear cause, she probably just had plastic surgery and used a medical excuse to cover it, lots of celebs do that, cause its considered bad if you get plastic. I just don't recommend jaw clenching. Idk if it actually makes your jaw more defined but its not worth it for a lifetime of intense jaw pain. Like you have no idea how bad cracked teeth from clenching is. It makes you want to rip your own teeth out, its horrible and never goes away, I take heavy duty painkillers from years of clenching, its just am intense nauseating pain. Please stay safe.
@@Zyllirk thanks for sharing. I don't intend to jaw clench as a solution. I just do the mewing. I just saw this actress mentioned having that issue :)
In prehistoric times, people used to chew animal hides to soften them to make clothes and sleeping robes. It kept your jaws strong. It also wore your teeth down quite a bit. Most of the chewing was done with the very back molars, which is what your wisdom teeth were for.
Human jaws are also shortening due to genetic mutation/natural selection, which is why wisdom teeth are generally obsolete these days. Very few people have functioning wisdom teeth, and within a few generations it is likely that wisdom teeth won't exist at all since many babies are being born without them. Which is totally fine!
Chewing is definitely good for early mouth growth most definitely.
really surprised some people naturally rest their tongue at the top of their mouth! in my country, its most common to rest it low and it doesnt seem to have any impact on all the different jaw types or breathing etc. i tried the mewing position for a moment due to this video and it feels uncomfortable and awkward or outright impossible. im grateful for my good jawline and teeth and will not be trying to fix something that isnt a problem. good luck mewing people!
Thanks for all your good work
I adore you. Your ❤️ heart is precious and pure. You have a beautiful speaking manner.
I'm 50 years old and have been mewing about 6 months now and it's snatching my face! My cheekbones are carving out and my jawline is firming up. I'm doing this along with facial yoga, gua sha stone & finger massage, since I also have TMJD (after much dental work) and chronic allergies/asthma and this combination has been amazing. I don't care if it's researched or anecdotal. It's working on me!!!
Many thanks for clearing this up, im having sliding genioplasty on the 18th which im excited about
Funnily enough, I have always held my tongue against the roof of my mouth. It just always felt weird doing it any other way for whatever reason, but I also eventually developed such overactive masseter muscles that their size and tightness became a massive issue. So much so that as an adult they got so strong, I could barely open my mouth wider than a child's mouth range (I discovered this when I went in for a procedure and they went to put a breathing tube in my mouth and the guard to protect my teeth was was too big (adult size) and the child size was almost too big as well. The increase in size and strength of my masseter muscles also (unknown to me as it took me years to figure out what was even going on - I did not even know there were muscles called Masseter, haha) was causing migraines, tension headaches, severe jaw pain, ear ringing, interrupted sleep, teeth grinding, and even severe clenching during times that I should not have been clenching, not to mention the worst of it was when the muscles would cramp up and then one would overpower the other pulling my entire jaw to one side or the other, also forcing my mouth closed with me actively having to fight against it.
I went to see someone about the muscles and to hopefully get help and when they saw the size and tension of them, they were shocked, and they have dealt with patients for this before. I ended up having to have Botox injected into each muscle to bring down the size and strength and it was almost instant (within a few days at most) the change in all the issues I listed above.
I basically said all that to say, I personally would be careful working out the masseter muscles, haha, as the fact that mine did whatever they did and caused me so many issues and so much pain due to their size,, strength, and constant tension for years was a horrible experience.
The analogy I’ve heard is it’s basically sucking in your gut but with your face. Over time you may just stop thinking you’re doing it but it’s not physically changing any bone or jaw structure.
Well it depends on what you are after.
I knew nothing about mewing.
Sick of my blocked nose all the time especially at night.
Sick of walking around with mouth open.
I pushed my tongue to the roof of my mouth now held by suction.
Now i breath by my nose constantly, very happy.
Not looking to change my face by mewing or your plastic surgery
Thank yo
Same with me, my mouth closed and relaxed. No more mouth breathing.
I've seen some of these exercises fly past my timeline and they scream TMJ to me! Thanks for covering this.
Thank you ❤ that's a great explanation to help one understand what in reality can mewing do.
in summary, no. No need to drag this out for 10 minutes.
Reason?
Well yes it possible because how do you explain over saturated chin, genetics?
Hahaha what? Is this how you like your information ? Short and unjustified? You probably believe everything you read
@eleannakritikaki4811 slow down kiddo, don't get emotional.
FUCKING THANK YOU!
Very interesting. At the age of 5, i would always suck on gum. The gum would be flat to the roof of my mouth from my tongue, staying pressed to it. (I know, it's strange), but I did it for the longest time..I believe since I was a teenager (I'm 29 now) . No one noticed cause you really couldn't tell I was doing it. But I have a jaw line similar to Angelina Jolie, and my teeth are straight, I never needed braces. Makes me wonder if all that is related to the gum sucking or if it's just genetics.
Whatever it was I wish I'd done it. 😟
perfectly covered, thanks
I haven't watched yet, but I believe it can help teeth as my young dog had his teeth alignment checked at his check-up and the vet said to try getting a Kong rubber toy not too small to go in his mouth and choke, but not too big(curve of the ball had to line up with his canines) and try to have him chew on it on the front teeth for 10-15 minutes a day to push his teeth for a better alignment.
This whole looksmaxxing trend is complete bunk -- it's just basic hygiene and personal care. Then you got some others going to extreme lengths like using massage guns to try and re-shape the jaw bone (bone-smashing). Thankfully, I saw actual doctors chime in on this, and tell of the dangers that can result, like malunion. Either you have the genetics -- or you don't.
the JAW is not gentic
@@Autism_moment_of_all_timeit is
Nah bro I bonesmashed everyday 7 days a week no days off for years best idea the internet has ever produced 10-10 guaranteed results just give your face a lil smash won’t regret
There are people smashing their orbital bone for a masculine brow ridge and pulling their upper eyelids to get hooded eyes because the “hunter” eye is what male models have. People like Brett Maverick are convincing young men this technique including mewing works since he was once was (or still is?) a male model.
WRONG. Facial harmony is not genetic.
I started this at about 19 and I'm 35 now. It helped me for sure
any proof?
As someone who has TMJ and giant masseters because of it I definitely don't want to work those masseters more than they already over work. Would love a lift on the neck. Trying natural methods. Which has included a dietary change. I wonder where my hyoid bone is positioned. Inquiring minds want to know. I'm 63 so I wonder how much I could accomplish naturally. Did notice that Dr Mike also has a video that I'm going to check out about orthotropics. Thanks for covering it, because I've been quite curious.
Good Information❤Thanks Doc