Re: underbite

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice. I have appointments for all 4 of my kids in

July and I will ask my dentist then. In the meantime my oldest (7)

has an evaluation for braces on the 13th of Feb and I am going to ask

the orthodontist what their experience is with plagio etc. First a

head brace for Maggie at $3,000 and now braces for at $5,000.

OUCH!!!!!!! Kaycee in Albany

> > > Hello everyone, I haven't posted in quite a while,

> > vacations,

> > sickness etc

> > > etc . but have kept uptodate with posts.

> > >

> > > My son (17 months) graduated from his 2nd band

> > Christmas

> > 2000. He had

> > > severe plagio plus mod/severe tort when we started

> > treatment back

> > in April

> > > 2000. He's achieved perhaps 65 - 70% correction of his

> > skull, still

> > very

> > > noticeable to us but he doesn't look obviously

> > " disfigured "

> > anymore,

> > > thankfully.

> > >

> > > Unfortunately i'm writing with news of future dental

> > problems,

> > seemingly

> > > caused by the plagio/tort. When we saw our craniofacial

> > surgeon

> > this week to

> > > have him check up on ' progress without the band

> > and

> > hopefully sign us

> > > off his books, we mentioned that we were concerned with

> > '

> > lower jaw

> > > and teeth alignment. His bottom jaw sticks out further

> > than the

> > top, to the

> > > point where his bottom teeth come up in front of the top

> > ones when

> > he grins

> > > with his jaws together. Also, it's noticeable that the

> > middle of

> > top and

> > > bottom jaws are not centralised, his bottom jaw slants to

> > the side

> > .

> > >

> > > We were fortunate enough to be able to see an orthodontist

> > whilst

> > we were

> > > there. She was familiar with the effects of tort/plagio

> > and had

> > seen other

> > > tort/plagio children with dental problems . She

> > recommended that

> > have

> > > photos taken for records and that they would like to see

> > him at age

> > 3 when

> > > they would investigate methods to hold the bottom jaw

> > back, whilst

> > > encouraging the top jaw forward. She described a type of

> > head brace

> > which

> > > would be attached to his jaw, it would be worn 10-14 hous

> > a day,

> > usually at

> > > night plus a little more. They can also do things to

> > realign the

> > jaw

> > > apparently.

> > >

> > > Poor , we thought he'd been through enough and was

> > clear of

> > all this.

> > > We're obviously hoping that things might start to grow

> > normally as

> > his head

> > > and jaw grow. But as you all know, the advice " lets wait

> > and see "

> > sends

> > > shivers down my spine.

> > >

> > > Sorry to be the bearer or bad news, but I thought i'd

> > share this as

> > I know

> > > possible dental problems have been mentioned when the

> > 'medical'

> > affects of

> > > plagio/tort have been discussed. That some

> > insurance/doctors can

> > say that the

> > > conditions are purely 'cosmetic' defies belief.

> > >

> > > This is a great site for information and support, i'll

> > continue to

> > read

> > > posts.

> > > Best wishes to everyone still in treatment,

> > > and (9.1.99)

> >

> >

> >

> >