My Tooth Adventure Goes On and On....

Happy New Year to my Palate Expander Friends!

Well, my friends, my teeth adventure is far from over. The last few months I have been going to the dentist and well not really, but I went a couple of months ago and then I got sick with a bad cough and since I have off from 4th grade this week for holiday vacation I had my appointment this morning and I was not happy. My dentist said that I have a "single tooth crossbite." which means 1 of my teeth is causing a big problem. So he had given me these popsicle sticks last time to push against my tooth but I guess it didn't work because he said today that I dont have an underbite but I have this crossbite with the one tooth. So my dentist is cool because I was getting really, really, nervous. My Mom said later on that my feet were shaking. So my dentist is smart and he said he wouldn't do an impression( thank goodness) but he needed to make up an appliance of some kind right then and there that would push this tooth out. This is my front tooth. 

So, he washed the tooth and took this brush thing and brushed it and then squirt some white stuff on it - the same stuff that they use to do fillings and then they attached a wire to my molar and then to my front tooth and this should push the tooth out.  My mom told me later that what was happening is that my bottom tooth was wearing down because of the way that I was biting. I have to go back on january 24th. That is 2 days before my birthday party.

The dentist had to take some pictures and they were nice enough to send them so I could put them on the blog. You can see in the picture how that front top tooth is going behind the bottom tooth when I bite down and now you can see the wire they put on. 

Happy New Year! Good luck with your palate expanders! I am so proud of you!

Your FriendColin

To My Palate Expander Friends...A Big Hello

Hi Palate Expander Friends,
I'm sorry it has taken me awhile to post again...I am now on a new dental adventure. My teeth are coming in kind of funny. One of my top two teeth is really far in and my bottom teeth are sticking out. I look kind of funny I think. Now my dentist does not want to put braces on me now so we have a new plan...I have to take a popsicle stick and push the top tooth out with it. I have to hold it in place for 30 minutes and then the bottom tooth that is really sticking out, I have to push it in with my thumb. It is painful. While I am doing it, I get a really bad pain in my jaw on my right side and in my ear. Its kind of weird.

I am so proud of all o fyou when I read all of your comments and that you are going through this palate expander adventure....my dentist told me that if I hadn't done it, my teeth now would be a lot worse so I am grateful that I had it. Do you know sometimes I kind of miss it because I miss writing on here every day.

"You can do this!" Its uncomfortable and not really fun because you talk funny and it hurts to eat, and oh, your poor Moms having to turn it. My Mom still reminds me about that how she felt so bad about turning the key.

So while you are on your palate expander adventure, I am working on my popsicle adventure. Sounds funny.

You are all amazing.

Your Friend
Colin

You will soon have "independence" from your palate expander..joke for the day..

Happy 4th of July!

Hi Palate Expander Friends,

Happy 4th of July, Happy Summer, Happy Winter...I am saying this because we have people from so many different parts of the world reading this and I am so glad to once again say how happy I am to be helping everyone and giving everyone a nice place to write about what they are going through.

Today my Mom and I checked to see which countries are reading this blog this week and they are....USA, Canada, Qatar, South Korea, Ireland, Sweden, Australia, and Egypt. It is amazing to see how one little piece of metal can bring so many people together.

Remember to scroll down and read all the posts from the beginning so you can check out the palate expander adventure I had.

Enjoy the day and thank you for reading! Good luck to all of you!

Your Friend

Colin

Say thank you to Your Mom's

Say thank you to your Mom, because she is probably like how mine was, the one who was with you to turn the key for your palate expander everyday. Wish her the best Mother's day, because you know it couldn't have been easy for her or can't be easy for her to turn that key knowing she is going to do something that will help you in the long run but hurt you as she is doing it now. Mom's are great!

We got some new comments that I want to mention...congrautlations to Samantha, Alexa and Brandon for getting their palate expanders off! Job well done!

I am always getting private comments or emails asking what to eat...someone sent in the idea of smoothies which all you have to do is slurp up! Smart! Here is a recipe for a smoothie that is yum! It is dairy free in case there is someone out there who can't have milk.



• 1 cup strawberries
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 ice cubes
• 1 Tbsp honey

Instructions

1. Add the water and strawberries to the blender first.
2. Then pour in the honey and lastly add the ice cubers.
3. Blend on low and gradually move to high until everything is a red fruity liquid.
4. Then blend on high for another 30 seconds to aerate.
5. Enjoy your non-dairy strawberry smoothie.

Your Friend,

Colin

Congratulations to Samantha for getting her palate expander off! Yey! Job well done! I bet you are so excited about it!

And...much luck to Verity (I hope thats right!) who just got their palate expander put on, but guess what? Its a removable palate expander put on WITH braces! Verity is using Tylenol and eating soft foods to get through the beginning of all of this. Good luck...everything will be great and like Samantha, you will be so proud of yourself when you get through this! This removable palate expander makes me wonder...

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF A REMOVABLE PALATE EXPANDER ???? so I looked it up on the web...and these are the answers I found. Remember, I am only 9 years old...I'm passing on information anybody can find on the web though I will try to remember to ask my dentist when I go there.

"The obvious advantages of removable palate expanders are the ability to change as the patients need change. Permanent palate expanders are better for long term use that does not require many changes. Better for long term."
"Permanent palatal expanders are very difficult to clean around and can possibly cause difficulty in other dental treatment that might need to be done. The removable ones give you the opportunity to clean your entire mouth thoroughly, as well as let your palate rest, especially if any sores occur. Your dentist will also prefer the removable type"
 -  http://snippets.com/what-are-the-advantages-of-removable-palatal-expanders-vs-perman.htm

I also found this site which was interesting.

http://www.veryniceteeth.com/appliances.asp

I have another dentist appointment for my checkup in a couple of weeks. I am looking forward to it. I am a little nervous for them to see my teeth. I have lost so many teeth now. My mom says I am holey because now I have the big spot in between my two front teeth from the palate expander and I also have so many spaces in the front of my mouth where the teeth came out but my bottom teeth have no room and they are so crooked.

Keep writing and keep reading. I am so glad I am able to help so many of you with your palate expanders.

Happy Birthday To Me! Thanks for your comments!

Today is my 9th Birthday! One of the things I told my Mom that I wanted is that I can help even more people with my blog so I hope my wish comes true. Already we have over 12,000 hits and remember, I always check every so often to answer your comments.

Sarah, who recently got her palate expander wrote in to ask if the turns get any easier. Well I think I can say that they do because it is something you kind of get used to but it still hurts. Remember, every day that you turn it, is one less day. That is what I kept thinking or at least my mother kept sayiing to me.

Another comment came from Caroline who said she has a peanut stuck in her palate expander and can't get it out. It was written a couple of weeks ago and I am sorry I haven't written sooner. But, I think by now you know that now you know you cannot eat ALL foods, an dmaybe peanuts are somethin gyou should avoid. My dentist had told me to stay away from nuts and popcorn and hard candy and of course gum.

I am proud of all of you for going through this with your palate expander. You are doing an awesome job and you should be proud of yourself.

Please tell your friends who have palate expanders abou tmy blog. I would love to be able to help them too.

have a good day.

yoru friend

colin



IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS SITE, REMEMBER TO GO TO OLDER POSTS FROM WHEN I HAD MY PALATE EXPANDER ON

Happy New Year 2012! It is a new year. I am looking at my teeth and wondering when will I now get braces? I still have the big space in between my two front teeth from when I had the palate expander. The dentist says it will stay that way until I get my braces but I really need them I think and I would like tow rite about that too so I can help more kids like I am doing now. But I only have like 6 teeth that have come out so I have to wait but my bottom teeth really need braces I think.
Back to the palate expander stuff...


Linda from San Antonio wrote in and asked about the talking and the extra saliva because her son just got th epalate expander last week. How are you doing???
The talking gets better in time and remember, this is not on for a long time, less than a year so don't worry. With me I don't really think a lot of people even noticed I was talking different. The saliva was a big deal in the bginning when I first got my palate expander but then it got better and I wasn't drooling so much.

Happy new year!
Your Friend
Colin