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FAQ: Orthodontist Palate Expanders

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Expander on a Child: Do you think it's best for a child to be wearing an expander when she still has her baby teeth? I feel it's a waste until her real teeth come in. ... Visitor from IL (answer)
How come my expander expands my jaw but my two front teeth are spacing out. It's really ugly. When does it stop? I am very concerned looking like this for awhile. I hope it doesn't last long. ... Visitor from MI (answer)
Expander or Retainer? My daughter is almost 8 years old. One of her canine teeth fell out almost 18 months ago. We have taken her to an orthodontist who suggests a partial retainer to pull back one of her front teeth and move the other one over to allow for the canine to come down. He also states she may need a pallet expander later and definitely braces at a later time. Can expanding her pallet cause TMJ? ... Visitor from MA (answer)
Palate Expander in 4 year old: My daughter is 4 1/2. Her dentist wants to insert a palate expander to correct a crossbite. He said her bones are growing crooked and need to be corrected now before her permanent teeth come in. Everyone is telling me this is wrong, that it's too early and painful and won't do any good on baby teeth. I don't know what is right. Should I let the dentist do this? ... Visitor from LA (answer)
Effects of wearing a palate expander: Does it hurt to get a pallet expander on? What does it do? I'm worried that I won't be able to go to basketball practice or play in my game because of the pain. Does it affect how you talk? I am singing in an audition next week and I want to actually be able to sing. ... Visitor from TN (answer)
Palet expander average length of time to turn key: My 12 year old son had a palet expander put in 2 weeks ago. Yesterday at the visit the Orthodontist said to keep turning the key once a day for the next month. How long is too long to stretch the palet? Is this a normal time span? ... Visitor from PA (answer)
Avoid using Palet expander? My daughter is 7 years 3 months old. She sucked her thumb vigorously until she was 6 years 9 months and stopped, thanks to a thumb sucking appliance. She has moderate crowding, moderate to severe overbite, crossbite on the right side, upper and lower midlines don't match up. To initiate treatement: Dr's #1 & #2 recommend a palate expander. Dr #3 recommends serial extractions and is against palate expanders for many reasons but the one that concerns me is that he said new reports from ENT's discourage the use of expanders. I think the expander is the best option for my daughter. Have you heard of any ENT's discouraging the use? ... Visitor from TN (answer)
Expander changes face shape? My daughter is 10 years old and just had an expander put in her mouth. She models part-time and I am concerned that expanding her palet 8mm will change the look of her face. Does the expander have a noticable change to a childs face? ... Visitor from NH (answer)
Palate Expansion: My son has very little room for his permanent teeth to come in on the top and bottom. We have been using serial extraction for the last couple of years (about 8 teeth). Are palate expanders less painful? Do they yield better results? Is this something I should suggest to his dentist? ... Visitor from AR (answer)
Palate Expanders only for kids? Is there an age when palate expanders stop working? Are they only effective for children? ... Visitor from PA (answer)
I had one when I was a kid. Worked well. Now all my kids have the same thing and I'm in a new city. A new ortho we visited said expanders don't work as well as this new face mask. I took a brochure home and it looks like it does the same thing, only this ugly contraption is on the outside of the face as well as the inside (made by StayWell in San Bruno CA). It really scares me that I'll be doing something that's way too weird and invasive to my kids when they could just wear an expander and be done with it. ... Visitor from CA (answer)
My daughter had expanders put in 4 weeks ago. She is still in pain, it cuts her tongue, and she doesn't eat much. I have contacted the orthodontist several times and they always say "that's normal". I am very concerned for her and it has definately changed her life in a negative way. She cries most of the time at home and sometimes at school. Her teacher has even said something about it 2-3 times. Is this normal and if so when should we see some improvement? ... Visitor from TN (answer)

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