Happy New Year to my Palate Expander Friends!
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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
Hey Colin, great blog! My 7-year-old daughter will be getting a palate expander in the next month or so and reading your blog provided some much needed calming about the whole thing (for me!). She is a very intelligent young lady, but she is toward the shy side and tends to keep her emotions hidden (especially fear!). I'm worried about how she will handle it...and how other kids will treat her. Reading about your experiences has really helped me, and I hope it will help my daughter as well. She tried not to show it, but she seemed very interested when I told her about the brave young man who had written about his experiences on the Internet. Maybe once she gets her expander she'll stop be here to read and leave some comments too! At any rate, keep up the writing, it can take you far in life! Kind regards, Rich
ReplyDeleteHi Rich, Did your daughter get her palate expander yet?
ReplyDeleteI was like your daughter, very shy and so scared of getting it. I was supposed to get it when I was younger but my dentist didn't think I could handle it. Tell her that if I could do it, so can she and that it goes by really quick. Get her her favorite kind of ice cream when she gets it and it might make her feel better...
your friend, Colin
Hello Colin, I am an 11 year old girl and i am getting a Palate Expander in order to get braces. I have read a lot about it being hard to eat and talk and i got really nervous. Reading this blog has helped me so so much. I am going to the orthodontist tomorrow and i am getting bands or spacers in.( the orthodontist said it was step one in the process ).Do you know what these are? Then impressions :( Finally after that i am getting the actual expander.
ReplyDeleteAlso does it affect your speech a lot? And what letters/words are hard to say from your experience?
Thanks, CiCi