Dental discussion.....ugh.

sryrstress
Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:58:03 +0000

I’m currently in braces (time #2) and have had 3 expanders during adult braces to widen my palate. Ortho has been able to gain almost as much room as when my bicuspids were pulled.

I’m now waiting for expander #4 to come in, which will push back my upper molars a bit to gain the rest of the space. I am dreading another expander far more than the implant procedure! They make very unclear speech and food constantly gets stuck in them. Don’t know yet if I’ll need the bone graft, but would definitely not be surprised. I’ve had a lot of bone loss due to the bicuspid extractions.

PSA–parents, please explore all your options thoroughly and do diligent research before you agree to pull your child’s teeth for ortho. I’ve had a lifetime of complications from my childhood ortho pulling those bicuspids.