Has anyone ever heard of a dental procedure where they widen the archway in ur mouth to make room for ur teeth

Question

They do this procedure if ur mouth is narrow and there isn't enough room for ur teeth. If anyone has heard of this or has had it done is it worth getting it done.

Answer 1

no but why not try getting your wisdom teeth pull to make room first. Id imagine surgery like that would be costly and painful

Answer 2

Yes, our son had this done with braces to allow his adult teeth to come in.

For Him it was definitely worth doing. He had a small mouth with not nearly enough room for his adult teeth to come in.
Two actually developed in the gum sideways and they had to pull 6 or 7 baby teeth to work on bringing the adult teeth down into position.

The expansion is done by using a Rapid palatal expander.
RPE. A mechanism is attached to the upper molars,across the roof of the mouth and it has a couple of tiny screws in it that are turned about a quarter of a turn daily (I think, he is grown now so this could have changed somewhat). This very
very slowly expands the upper palate to allow room for the large molars.

For the bottom he had a mouth piece to pull and expand the bottom palate.

His teeth are beautiful now. His took 6 years but he was not a great patient. His sister only took 18 months and less problems. But she did what she was supposed to do.

Good Luck, it was difinitely worth it.

Answer 3

Yes, it is VERY common. On the upper teeth it is called palatal expansion. It has been used for probably close to 30 years. It is done over time with a little key you put in the appliance and turn. The palate widens 1 mm each turn. It is painless. \
It is easy, common and WELL worth having it done.

Answer 4

the orthodontist knows best. There are expantion screws to widen the arch or arch wires to do that.

Answer 5

I have not