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flowerpower
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 Mon, Oct 10 2016, 4:00 pm
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My son's ortho sent me to an oral surgeon to have 2 expanders done in his mouth. I left the office a tad confused. I would like to hear from those that had experience with this issue. Thanks!
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imasinger
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Mon, Oct 10 2016, 4:47 pm
Yup. My DD had one.
It's not a big deal.
What are you confused about?
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flowerpower
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Mon, Oct 10 2016, 4:51 pm
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She needed surgery for it? They told me each tooth is $750 and he needs two of them. No one I know used the oral surgeon they recommended or had this done.
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momX4
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Mon, Oct 10 2016, 4:52 pm
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My dd had one placed on top and one on bottom. Each had a different schedule for turning. The orthodontist we used for braces placed them.
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momX4
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Mon, Oct 10 2016, 4:56 pm
| flowerpower wrote: | | She needed surgery for it? They told me each tooth is $750 and he needs two of them. No one I know used the oral surgeon they recommended or had this done. |
Is it maybe a space maintainer? Expanders make the pallet bigger. Space maintainers keeps the space after a tooth is pulled, so that the space is there for the adult tooth.
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flowerpower
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Mon, Oct 10 2016, 4:59 pm
| momX4 wrote: | | Is it maybe a space maintainer? Expanders make the pallet bigger. Space maintainers keeps the space after a tooth is pulled, so that the space is there for the adult tooth. |
They also call this expanders- where they put a chain inside the gums and connect it to the braces so the teeth grow in the right direction.
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momX4
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Mon, Oct 10 2016, 5:13 pm
| flowerpower wrote: | | They also call this expanders- where they put a chain inside the gums and connect it to the braces so the teeth grow in the right direction. |
One of my dc need a space maintainer due to overcrowding. No braces yet. They will cement something to both sides of the mouth and have a wire conncect them. This will stay in for a few years. I am paying $650 for this. It includes regular checkups.
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