What Happens to Your Tongue After MARPE Expansion?
In this personal vlog excerpt, Hallie Bulkin recounts her experience with a miniscrew‑assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) appliance. While the device was in place, the screws’ composite ends pressed against her tongue, creating uncomfortable indentations and preventing the tongue from resting against the palate. Once the MARPE was removed, her tongue spontaneously migrated back to the roof of her mouth and has remained there habitually. She attributes this shift to her involvement in the myofunctional (Myo) community, noting that her tongue “knows” its proper resting position. She also mentions that during illness or mouth‑breathing episodes, the tongue drops low like in typical breathing patterns, but otherwise it prefers the palate, giving her a sense of relief and enthusiasm about the natural repositioning.
