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Sigh. Confused more than ever about orthodontics.
Well, then. It is possible to have a big gap but yet end up with overcrowding of adult teeth. I very much want to prevent having any extractions of adult teeth if at all possible and that is what the pediatric dentist said the palate expander will help prevent. This might be a dumb question, but it's not one I've seen asked or answered, which is, if you expand the palate, what happens to the jaw, does that expand to or is it just the palate with everything else staying the same and in which case, is changing the size of one body part in relation to another a good idea? and are there any long term studies on it? sometimes when you get the long term studies there are some unexpected effects. Cheers Anne |
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Sigh. Confused more than ever about orthodontics.
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
This might be a dumb question, but it's not one I've seen asked or answered, which is, if you expand the palate, what happens to the jaw, does that expand to or is it just the palate with everything else staying the same and in which case, is changing the size of one body part in relation to another a good idea? and are there any long term studies on it? sometimes when you get the long term studies there are some unexpected effects. It is a good idea if there is a severe overbite, as in why DD2's palate had to be expanded. She has had the palate done for over five years now, and there has been nothing negative to happen except her overbite is corrected now. I am not sure that anything happened to the jaw, but it moved the upper palate. -- Sue (mom to three girls) |
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Sigh. Confused more than ever about orthodontics.
Anne Rogers wrote:
This might be a dumb question, but it's not one I've seen asked or answered, which is, if you expand the palate, what happens to the jaw, does that expand to or is it just the palate with everything else staying the same and in which case, is changing the size of one body part in relation to another a good idea? and are there any long term studies on it? sometimes when you get the long term studies there are some unexpected effects. They use the palate expander when the palate is out of proportion with the lower jaw, such as when there's a cross-bite and the whole *point* is to get the top teeth fitting properly on top of the lower teeth (i.e., the outside edge of the top teeth should be outside the outside edge of the lower teeth). Best wishes, Ericka |
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Sigh. Confused more than ever about orthodontics.
Anne Rogers wrote:
Well, then. It is possible to have a big gap but yet end up with overcrowding of adult teeth. I very much want to prevent having any extractions of adult teeth if at all possible and that is what the pediatric dentist said the palate expander will help prevent. This might be a dumb question, but it's not one I've seen asked or answered, which is, if you expand the palate, what happens to the jaw, does that expand to or is it just the palate with everything else staying the same and in which case, is changing the size of one body part in relation to another a good idea? and are there any long term studies on it? sometimes when you get the long term studies there are some unexpected effects. Cheers Anne My son had the same problem as Toypup's DS. The ortho wanted to expand his palate when young to avoid extractions. He had the palate expander for awhile, starting at age 8. I can't recall how long that took, but I know he also wore head gear at night to make the jaw larger as well. That was actually kind of comical, and it helped that his good friend also was wearing head gear at night... After that was completed, he just wore a retainer of some sort for a few years, then needed the "second phase" of braces. He was able to avoid extractions. Unfortunately his first orthodontist retired in between the two treatments, so we ended up paying a pretty much "normal" ortho bill twice... the original ortho had told us that doing the expansion thing would decrease later costs... but it didn't work out that way... Good luck! Shel |
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Sigh. Confused more than ever about orthodontics.
"abbyspeople" wrote in message ... My son had the same problem as Toypup's DS. The ortho wanted to expand his palate when young to avoid extractions. He had the palate expander for awhile, starting at age 8. I can't recall how long that took, but I know he also wore head gear at night to make the jaw larger as well. That was actually kind of comical, and it helped that his good friend also was wearing head gear at night... After that was completed, he just wore a retainer of some sort for a few years, then needed the "second phase" of braces. He was able to avoid extractions. Unfortunately his first orthodontist retired in between the two treatments, so we ended up paying a pretty much "normal" ortho bill twice... the original ortho had told us that doing the expansion thing would decrease later costs... but it didn't work out that way... Thanks for the input. They also explained cost as a reason for expanders, but I don't buy that part. It doesn't matter to me anyway. I just want to make sure we don't do anything unnecessary and also avoid pulling adult teeth. |
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Sigh. Confused more than ever about orthodontics.
"toypup" wrote in
: If the baby tooth gets pulled, he'll need orthodontic work to help hold the other teeth in position. not necessarily. Boo had all his baby molars out at age 4 (soft teeth, cavities). they did attempt a spacer, but it would not stay on & was tearing up the inside of his mouth. after 2 replacements & an emergency removal while on vacation (over $1500 for all), the dentist admitted that the spacers weren't *really* needed. his 6 year molars are now in & they're not shifting... so, we'll see. but the spacers are not a very useful expense, IMO. lee |
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