I got a consultation and they said that I would need a rapid palatal expander, but there is a chance that it will not work and I might need that surgery to seperate my upper jaw sutures, could someone explain that too me? He said about 10-15% chance. I am 22, how do I know if they have fused or not? And is $500 a reasonable price for the expander? And how much pain/cost associated with that surgery?
2007-03-14 13:42:33 · 6 answers · asked by Hank H 1 in Health ➔ Dental
The upper jaw suture is the midline of your palate where there was a problem with the palatal shelves growing together during embryonic development. It sounds like you have an 85-90% chance of the expander to work, and yes, $500 for a rapid expander is quite reasonable.
You can tell if the palatal sutures have closed by looking at the palate. If there is a blue line down the middle, they haven't fused.
2007-03-14 14:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never saw a case that the expander didn't work on, but it is possible. The surgery on the jaws is a bit more involved than one thinks. The oral surgeon office can explain it better to you. They deal with the surgery all the time. Just call an office. As far as I remember, you are in the hospital for a day or two. You can get extremely swollen, and they want to monitor your ability to swallow and such. Most people said they were glad they did it, but knowing after what it felt like they would not opt to do it again. I know that doesn't relieve any fears, but I hate when people aren't honest about the amount of discomfort or aggravation. It seems like anyrhing in life, if you and I went out the track and ran a mile, I'd be dieing and you mght be able to go another round. Sometimes it is what you expect that gets you, instead of what it is. Will you be sore - certainly. Will you have to change you diet til lit heals - certainly The rapid palital expander is going to give you a huge split between your front teeth - that means it worked! don't worry they fix it.They are hard to eat in, don't let them kid you, you onlly hit on the appliance in the way back , and they are a mess. But I'd opt for an expander over surgery any day. Sometimes they work extremely quickly. They don't tell you how fast it can go in case it doesn't. Plan on at least several weeks , up to 3 months if I remember correctly.
2007-03-14 15:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Oneria2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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