7 yr. old has just had an appliance installed that will spread her upper level of teeth apart, and stop tongue thrusting and thumb sucking. Everything gets stuck and gooey in the appliance. She's not a happy camper!!
2007-02-07 10:31:25 · 3 answers · asked by Mark 1 in Health ➔ Dental
If she just got it today or yesterday she's probably having some pain with it as well as trying to get used to it. The dentist probably told you she could have children's Motrin to ease the pain and it really does help. Also cold things have a numbing effect and tend to ease the pain. It won't become an everyday thing, but for now, ice cream, popsicles, smoothies all seem to help with the discomfort. She can probably have hearty soups that don't need a lot of chewing. Also scrambled eggs, pasta's (over cooked for less chewing) stuffed baked potato's, macaroni and cheese. There are a lot of foods I'm sure she likes that will be easier for her to eat. But for a few days I would advise the colder foods for the extra numbing comfort for her mouth. Later when she's back to normal, remember to cut her foods up in bite size pieces rather than trying to take bites from pizza and sandwiches. The tongue thrust appliance is a little harder to get used to, but she will given time. Hope I've given you some ideas to help her through this time. Good luck and keep reminding her how beautiful she will look when it's all over with!
2007-02-07 11:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I had braces on and then a retainer--I know that feeling very well. You want soft foods like rice, and grapes, and jello.
2007-02-07 18:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by Monkey Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happened with my daughter a lot too with her palate expander.
have her eat soups and such. she'll get used to it and learn how to deal with it.
2007-02-07 18:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by island3girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋