Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Oh..that sounds JUST LIKE MAV! When he was 6 he had 6 baby teeth removed and then he got the expander. He had that for a while. It was absolutely no problem. I can't tell you if it worked, but the dentist seemed to think so. He worked alot with kids with down syndrome. Now, my 9 yr old nephew (nda) is having the same thing done. The PROBLEM occurred AFTER the expander was removed and Mav had to wear the retainer..to bed only. It was a clear plastic retainer that simply fit in the roof of his mouth. Well, do you know how easy it is to loose a piece of clear plastice in a BOYS BEDROOM? He would remove it as soon as we left the room...and we had massive searches to find his hiding place. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 The Palatal Expander sounds like a good idea and I feel pretty comfortable with both professional opinions. It WILL create room. Not sure which type they are recommending but the 'fixed' type is probably best in this case (hard to know without meeting . These are unable to be removed (cemented in) and you will help him turn the key every 3-4 days which will expand his bite. This depends on the type. Some need to be turned every day. Not hard to do and better than the type that you take out and turn. Because kids have been known to take them out in the middle of the night and drop them on the floor etc... then the dog chews them up or whatever the story. Yes Hygiene will be more of a challenge. I recommend a rotary brush/ like Brawn that you can help him with. Take a small amount of paste and use an hour glass 2 min. timer or a brush that automatically turns off in 2 min. Then brush right up near the gum line. Spend most of your time there. This is where the problem lies. Plaque at the gum line is what causes the bleeding/gingivitis. If you can floss at least his molar area every day this will help a lot. But when a fixed sagital appliance is in the mouth it might help to pick up some proxabrushes at the drug store. This is a small pointed brush that can slip in under and between the metal areas. Don't worry about putting paste on it. The brush should slip in and out of these interproximal areas 5-10 times to sufficiently remove plaque. Sounds like you are on the right track. RDH/registered dental hygienist mom to 4 including Cassie Joy 7ds Quoting kym mac <mymacfamily@...>: > Has anyone had any experience with a palate expander or known anyone who has > had one. The dentist and orthodontist are recommending one for . He > has a VERY small mouth and his teeth are all coming in sideways. They took > a panoramic x-ray and had to pull 5 of his baby teeth to make room for the > permanent ones, because they are all moving under the gums to the wrong > places and most of his baby teeth were not even NEAR loose. It makes sense > the way they explained how it would help create more room in there because > they said that even with the extractions, there will still not be enough > room. The dentist is a pediatric specialist and treats lots and lots of > kids with DS. He said that for , he would definitely recommend it. > As for the orthodontist, I said I wanted him to look at and tell me > what he would do if he were a typical kid with the same mouth issues. He > said flat out, he would put in a palate expander, but wanted to get the > opinion of a ped dentist. Neither one knew about the other's > recommendation. What do you all think? I am REALLY curious. is > just starting to do better with speech and I am nervous about this slowing > down his speech, but with sideways teeth and not even being able to brush > well or floss, this is also a serious hygiene issue as well as a social one! > Now add to this the fact that hw is mostly bald with small patches of dark > hair threatening to come in...you get the picture...sigh > TIA, > Kym...mom to 5 including (8 with DS) > > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for > messages to go to the sender of the message. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 In a message dated 12/5/2007 6:11:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lizlaw@... writes: Anyone have a child in need of this? I have heard of improvements after getting it. yes-- I've had my child have to get this prior to her getting her pre-braces retainer. She wore it for approx. 7 mos. It worked QUITE well, and without it, she wouldn't have been able to speak as well, eat as well, or have her teeth straightened. It worked well for us Becky **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Anyone have a child in need of this? I have heard of improvements after getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 My daughter had this, but she's not one of my targets. While you have it, it does alter speech a bit. We had some difficulty with it -- she somehow managed to break it three times, which our orthodontist said is unheard of -- so now we have a special kind of retainer that works in a similar way. Luckily, the palatal expander had done it's job before we had to give up on it. FYI for those considering orthodonture (sp?): choose an excellent orthodontist, but choose one close to school! You cannot " demand " after school hours every time, since most of their patients are school- age kids, and you will have more appointments than you think you will. We love our orthodontist, but she's 20 minutes from 's school. Every five minute adjustment takes her out of school for about an hour. That said, we love our orthodontist (Dr. DeSimone in Pennington, for those in the area), so I'm seeing her myself for Invisalign. The stress of these children has me grinding and clenching my teeth so much that I have created spaces between teeth that never existed before. Grrrrr. in NJ > > Anyone have a child in need of this? I have heard of improvements after > getting it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Funny, the kid who needs it is also not my target. Thanks also for the referral:) > > > > Anyone have a child in need of this? I have heard of improvements > after > > getting it. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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