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Palate Expander and Braces
Asked by P.:. from Phoenix
on January 10, 2011
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My son will be 8 in March. The orthodontist wants to put a palate expander in now and is already talking braces around 11/12 years old. I'm not sure how they can tell ...
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- early intervention usually works best!
- Our little son is 8yo. The dentist (a popular children's dentist, whose husband is an orthodontist) said that he needed a palate expander and some braces also. (Hi...
- My friends whose children that have had extenders started at the ages of 7-8 because the bones are growing to their adult sizes in the nose, teeth, jaw bone, ears, han...
Child Needing Orthodontic Expander
Asked by A.B. from Nashville
on April 17, 2008
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I have been told by more that one dentist that my 6 yr. old daughter has a posterior cross bite and will have to have an orthodontic expander to correct it. I have be...
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- I had an expander put in when I was 6 I remember it not being to big a deal. I just hated that I couldnt chew gum anymore. I suggest seeing a couple orthodontists be...
- I'd advise getting an actual exam and evaluation done by TWO (or more) orthodontists (they're usually free, but ask before setting an appointment). I wouldn't go with...
- My daughter had an expander put in when she was six. She had a small amount of discomfort after having the extender put in, but that was more about having to keep her...
8 Year Old Needing Orthodontics
Asked by J.S. from Los Angeles
on August 7, 2008
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Hi Ladies. I'm interested to see if any of your children started orthodontic work as early as age 8. The orthodontist said that she is ready to start correcting a cr...
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- My 15 year old started the same thing around age 8 or so. Never had to have braces but did wear a head gear at night only for some time. Her teeth are gorgeous now! ...
- Hi J., I don't know who your kids ortho is, but I have a 21 year old that now has perfect teeth and one that just turned 11. I used to live over that side of the v...
- My daughter was 11 when she got her braces. She also had a crossbite and needed an expander. The orthodontist we originally started with told me I should have brough...
Order of Losing Teeth
Asked by C.P. from Boston
on November 30, 2008
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Hello,
My 6.5 year old daughter has lost her four middle bottom teeth but none on top at all. Also, only two teeth have come in on the bottom to fll the space left b...
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- Hi Krissey, I can't answer your questions about the order teeth come in, but I do have a daughter who had both top and bottom palate expanders. Her mouth was also ti...
- Kids will loose their teeth all in very strange orders. Not necessarily how they got them. No need to worry about that. And as far as making room for the other teet...
- They lose them when they lose them. My 7 yr old lost the 4 middle on the bottom and at the beginning of the school year lost both top front teeth. As her new big tee...
6 Year Old and the Orthodontist?
Asked by B.M. from Boston
on March 26, 2008
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My daughter who just turned 6 had her cleaning today, and the dentist referred me to an orthodontist to fix her bite. I find this odd... she is in the process of losin...
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- It may not be her teeth that are the problem... it may be her palate (the roof of the mouth) that needs fixing. My daughter had a narrow palate which caused her bite ...
- There may not be room for the adult teeth to come in. I'd take the dentists advice and see the specialist and then decide where to go from there.
- HI I asked my sister (shes a dental assistant) about this and heres what she said "Orthodontic appliances can be applied at any age. It depends on the childs bite and...
Need Some Advice
Asked by D.C. from San Antonio
on July 19, 2007
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My son is only 8 and has seen 2 different orthodontist in the last 2 years for consultations about his under-bite, and narrow pallet. Both are saying that he needs to...
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- The severity of the underbite and narrow pallet will determine the treament. Just remember that when reading some of the responses. Dental care is not so standardize...
- D., is your son's underbite so dramatic that it interferes with his speech? Eating? Causes taunting at school? If any of these apply, I think you should seriously cons...
- You might consider getting another opinion from another orthodontist and let them know you are paying with cash and not through insurance. I think you will quickly fi...
Expanders on a 6 Yr Old
Asked by C. from Dallas
on January 15, 2007
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My daughter's pediatric dentist referred us to an orthodontist. We knew this was in her future, but were a little surprised at how early the referral came.
Well, t...
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- I have worked for a Pedi DDS for 15 yrs. It is better to expand at an early age while the bone is still soft. If she has a crossbite upper teeth behind lower teeth w...
- C., I wouldn't do it yet. My husband works for one of the best dentists in the world. The dentist he works for travels around the world giving courses to other dent...
- My daughter just got her's out last month. She was 8 when she got it in, last May. She only had to have the top expander, not both. They put that in and we turned t...
Orthodontist Visit for 7-Year-old?
Asked by S.B. from Omaha
on February 10, 2010
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My son went for his 6 month dental check-up yesterday and while his teeth are still cavity-free, he does have 2 crooked top front teeth AND an underbite. The dentist ...
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- They will watch them and possibly put them in retainers. If they are already crooked there will not be enough room for big teeth and more will become crooked.
- Yes, get him evaluated by an orthodontist. It is actually recommended now that they get their first evaluation at about that age. Just getting evaluated doesn't mean...
- Our dentist suggested my daughter (age 8) see an orthodontist also due to a cross bite and small mouth with very crowded teeth. We sought the opinion of two orthodont...
Soothie Pacifiers
Asked by P.B. from Davenport
on June 29, 2010
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My daughter is 16 months and is still using a soothie pacifier. I didn’t think anything of it until the doctor said that the bottle can mis-shape her upper gums now ...
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- My daughter has dealt with this. Its not so much the Soothie brand or any particular bottle brand. Its the fact that the sucking collapses the upper jaw, causing the...
- I don't have any experience with pacifiers because both of my kids refused them, I just wanted to let you know what my neighbor has done. Her daughter is 2 (3 in Oct) ...
- Try to use the pacifier fairy (tip from Super Nanny). You and her take all the pacifiers (and bottles) and put them into a container so the pacifier fairy can take th...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by T.I. from Pittsburgh
on July 25, 2009
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and ha always sucked her thumb. She would use a stuffed animal and rub the nap above her upper lip while sucking but now she pulls her hair acros...
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- My one son was a thumb sucker, He even sucked a whole into his nail. We have him know who is 10 pretty much without his thumb, but sometimes we catch him. My brother o...
- Although I haven't dealth with this issue personally, I felt compelled to write you that my husband's twin sister sucked her thumb until she was 5 or 6 years old. She...
- Hi T., No real experience here with a thumb-sucker, but she seems near the age for dental visits. See what they say. Mostly I just wanted to comment (and commend yo...
