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skowjams
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Date Posted: 08:56:49 08/25/04 Wed
In reply to:
joplin
's message, "Expander anxiety, help!" on 03:01:33 08/25/04 Wed
Hi Cathie. I was REALLY freaked out and terrified of getting my braces put on a couple of weeks ago. I let the assistant know how terrified I was, and she was great about it all. She talked me through everything, and put me at ease. I had bad experiences with dentists too, but she really helped me relax. Anyway, my point is, be honest about how you feel when you go in to get the expander installed. If they know about your gag reflex, and how uncomfortable you are, then they will no doubt be understanding and try to help you feel more at ease. When ar you getting the expander installed? Please keep us posted on how it goes. :)
>Hi, I've been reading the archives of this message
>board and found quite some info of wearing a palatal
>expander, but I'm still terribly nervous about getting
>one myself.
>How did you, former or current expander wearers, make
>yourselves accept the less than thrilling idea of
>having the lisp and the gap and a mouth full of metal
>for so many months? I'm facing a 6 months engagement
>with the appliance.
>
>How did you get accustumed to the appliance once you
>had it put in? I mean first of all I have a terrible
>gag reflex - can't even brush without gagging - and
>I'm afraid the expander may put me in panic, if they
>will be able to put it in my mouth in the first place!
>Last time my dentist couldn't take those little w-rays
>of my back teeth because I simply gagged out the
>tools, tears falling down my face! Does the expander
>make you gag???
>
>History: my ortho wants to have my maxilla widened
>because of my unerupted upper canines + a cross bite.
>Those canines can neither be removed nor pulled down
>in line until more space is made up there for the
>ortho to work in. In fact my upper #2's and #3's are
>completely messed up and stuck together up there now
>and trying to get those canines out of there could be
>harmful to my #2's in that crowded space. So the
>expansion seems something that can not be avoided if
>I'm going to get anything done. My ortho keeps telling
>me my case is a challenging one out of ordinary, which
>does not make me feel at ease at all!
>
>I definately want my teeth fixed. Not because of how
>they look but because they are wearing out on me
>little by little due to bad bite. So initial
>motivation is not a problem, I'm just very scared of
>the expander appliance and living with it. Actually
>looking forward to getting those braces maybe 6 months
>after the expansion is over, though!
>Any words of encouregement will be greatly appreceated!
>I'm sorry to be such a baby about this at the age of
>35, but as a former patient with an untolerable fear
>of dentists I think I've come a long way ;)
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