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Subject: Re: TPA question

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Cap'n Nemo

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Date Posted: 07:50:55 07/24/04 Sat
In reply to: Igor 's message, "Re: TPA question" on 23:56:59 07/23/04 Fri

I hear you, Igor! I hate the slurring that goes along with the expander territory. As it turns out, I asked my ortho yesterday at an appointment how long my expander will likely stay on. She still says 3 months and then will put a retainer of some sort in to hold the new position achieved. I've had my expander in for 5 weeks and have noticed the teeth have moved. I notice on the board here that some folks get an expander in before braces. I got braces on, then the expander. Go figure. Hang in there, Igor!

>I mentioned to my ortho that an average time to wear
>expander is 4 months. She told me that keeping it on
>until the end of treatment will insure that my bite
>will not change. I slurr all the time. I hate
>expander and spacer, they virtually leave no room in
>my mouth for anything else. I don't even care about
>straight teeth anymore, I just want my speech back.
>Fortunately spacer should come out in a month or two.
>
>>Why do you have to wear it so long? How is your
>>speech? Slurring my words noticeably is the worst part
>>for me, although as one poster here described it, it
>>also feels sometimes as though my "tongue is in jail"
>>
>>
>>>I have expander for 9 months now and according to my
>>>dentist, I will have it until the end of treatment
>(24
>>>months). Sucks to be me.
>>>
>>>>What is the average length of time that one wears
>the
>>>>TPA?
>>>>
>>>>I've had mine for about 5 months now and even though
>>I
>>>>am used to it now I can't wait until its's gone. I
>>had
>>>>extractions and my gaps are not even close to begin
>>>>closing. Does this have anything to do with how long
>>>>one keeps the TPA?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks

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Subject	Author	Date
Isn't the "retainer of some sort" known as a TPA? :-) (NT)	Marta	02:06:36 07/25/04 Sun