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8 Year Old STILL Sucking Thumb!

The only thing that cured it was a trip to the orthodontist where he received a palet expander. Basically it is a metal contraption that went across the ...

Underbite

He was my orthodontist when I was a teen and young adult and he is now treating .... Orthodontics for 10 Year Old? ... Child Needing Orthodontic Expander ...

Stopping the Thumb-sucking

The orthodontic device will work. And it's not medieval. I think palate expanders and braces are more medieval than that, plus they cost a lot more, ...

Just Wondering

Most Important Quality to Look for in a Childcare Provider. Related Questions. Help with Marriage Issue · 38 · Child Needing Orthodontic Expander ...

Anyone Else's Child Have a Severe Underbite/breathing Problems/tonsillectomy?

Orthodontics will be required. Also, we'll have to do a lateral expander too eventually to correct the cross bite--as well as braces. It isn't boring! ...

Pulling Teeth

My daughter started treatment with an orthodontist when she was 7 years old because of UNBELIEVABLE overcrowding. He used progressive expanders which ...

Can Pacifier Cause "Buck" Teeth?

At 10 she has fine teeth, but had to have some sort of orthodontic thing that .... as most children require a palate expander that you have to crank at ...

Give Me Your Opinion on the Effect of Thumbsucking on Teeth for a 2 1/2 Yr Old

Aug 28, 2009 ... to the dentist an orthodontist's retirement plan Ive limited thumb .... did great It also worked as a paletal expander due to the damage ...

Son Needs Braces,so Many Questions!

First of all, I would get a second opinion from another orthodontist. .... Both of them needed a palate expander which is placed in the roof of the mouth ...

How Can I Get My 6 Year Old to Stop Sucking Her Thumb?

My son stopped at 8yo when he was about to start phase 1 orthodontics. He was to get the expander bar in, and if he had not stopped sucking his 2 fingers he ...

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get a second opinion from another orthodontist in 2 answers "Dear L., First of all, I would get a second opinion from another orthodontist."
had to wear head gear in 2 answers "She also had to wear head gear and your son doesn't have to sleep on his back."
fall asleep without my thumb in 2 answers "... I distinctly remember discovering that I could fall asleep without my thumb ..."
had 4 permenant teeth in 2 answers "I had 4 permenant teeth removed...but I think I was older...and this was many years ..."
yr old sucks her thumb in 2 answers "My 5 1/2 yr old sucks her thumb a lot too."

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