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Re:Why Are Human Teeth So Messed Up? (2017) by rbavocadotree on Sunday March 17, 2019 @10:38PM (#19418310)
Enlarging the jaw is still very much under the scope of orthodontics. Palate expanders are fairly common, and are used to expand the adolescent jaw. I had one as a kid. It absolutely works. Their are devices for lower jaw expansion as well.

The pseudoscience-y orthotropics part is where adults are told they can expand their fully developed jaws.

Re:Why Are Human Teeth So Messed Up? (2017) by Empact on Monday March 18, 2019 @12:07AM (#19418622)
I had a palate expander in my youth. It did not change the forces I applied to my jaw, so it didn't solve my problem, instead they emerged and re-emerged, first in my teens, then after I stopped wearing a retainer in my 20s.

What's the basis for your eager dismissal of an alternative?