How necessary is getting a palette expander now if my son will definitely be getting braces in the future? He is 8 years old. I understand it will be very uncomfortable for him and don't want to cause any undue stress to h... Tag: palette expander in adults , palette expander for adults
I had one as a kid and I can only describe it as a crude torture device. There was a "key" thing that you had to insert into a slot and use it to tighten the thing thereby expanding the palate. It's a real pain in th... Tag: palette expander , palette expander eat
My Boston terrier is 12 years old and has very labored breathing with little exertion and can't tolerate being overheated at all. He even has trouble swallowing. The vet said he has a possible collapsed vocal cord. Any hel... Tag: palette expander key , loose palette expander
I seriously can not swollow my food. Is this normal? Do I get used to the expander before I can swollow my food without it getting stuck to the roof of my mouth? Thanks! Ugh. Expanders are really hard to get used to. It's h... Tag: palette expander pain , palette expander chin , palette expander tighten
I have to get signed out of school on Wednesday to get an upper expander. I already have my braces but i have a crossbite, whatever that is, so i need an expander. For all of you who have one, i have some questions. Will it hur... Tag: Tighten palette expander , food stuck palette expander , expander adults
Like I said in the other post,my sister has those rubber bands in her mouth. Today she got umm..expanders? Something like that but it's this metal thing with a weird curv. Her tongue always touches it and food gets stuck to i... Tag: arch expander adults , pallet expander in adults , palette expanders
Hi, I just got an expander about a week and a half ago and I'm already starting to form a decent size gap. =[ How much bigger will it get if im visiting them in a month and may have to wear it for 6 months, o and i turn it 2... Tag: holes in hard palette , soft palette and GERD , mouth herpes in palette
okay, so what happens if your exander adjust key gets stuck in your expander and you can't get it out? and i can't phone the office or anything cause it's, like, ten at night. EEEK please help! >.... Tag: lump on palette mouth , gerd soft palette , eating with palette expnader
I'll be going to the orthodontist soon and I'll have to get an expander. And I was wondering... 1.Do expanders hurt? 2.How long do you normally have to wear them? 1) Expanders don't hurt. They work by gently movi... Tag: lump on palette mouth , gerd soft palette , eating with palette expnader
i have had my expander (and braces) on for about 2 days now, and eating is such a problem. i cant even chew, and to top it off, all i food i am able to chew just gets caught up in my expanders! how do i get the food out? i have he... Tag: lump on palette mouth , gerd soft palette , eating with palette expnader
Okay so I got an expander in my mouth to separate my teeth so I can get braces. But this expander made a huge dent in my tongue because it presses against it! and now on the side of my tongue, it hurts to it because of it. ... Tag: lump on palette mouth , gerd soft palette , eating with palette expnader
I have a top and bottom expander in my mouth and the bottom one broke. At first it just came up off the tooth sort of where it was loose, so we made an orthodontist appointment (Monday). Just now it broke. It's still on my t... Tag: lump on palette mouth , gerd soft palette , eating with palette expnader
I jsut got my braces and expander on and yes i know that it isn't recomended for people older than 14 to get it because it probably won't work. My ortho said that he wants to try because if I dont get the expander im goi... Tag: lump on palette mouth , gerd soft palette , eating with palette expnader
