Re: child dentistry questions -- tight spacing, snoring, and tongue thrust

[Guest guest]

<<<<naturally widen her palate but wondering if anyone

out there has been able to address these concerns this early with

dentistry or orthodontics.<<<<

I am on a list called < alternativekidsteeth >, which

have members that can help you with alternatives to mainstream

dentistry.

[Guest guest]

Look into myofunctional therapy. There may be one in your area and I

have spoken with a couple and it seems it's a profession that attracts

really cool people.

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> our 5 year old's new teeth are coming in very tight...she also snores

> quite a bit which confirms that she has sub-optimal breathing

> structures [only on WP since age 3 or so] and a tongue thrust...

>

> Hoping to have her WP diet with lots of CLO, Xfactor, broths, pastured

> meats etc will help naturally widen her palate but wondering if anyone

> out there has been apble to address these concerns this early with

> dentistry or orthodontics.

>

> I have an appointment with a holistic dentist in Groton Massachusetts

> in late August but looking to have as much information as possible

> going into the appointment as it is very expensive!

>

> Thanks all..

>

[Guest guest]

I'd just like to mention that I have taken my 2 girls (7 & 9 at the

time) to Groton to be evlauated for palate expansion. We saw Dr.

Carney because I was told that Dr. & Evens don't " do "

orthodontics. HOWEVER...Dr. Carney was not familiar with the ALF or

any sort of slow palate expansion and if I do say so myself... even

though I saw W.P. pamphlets in just about every room...DR. Carney

was not very knowledgable with Dr. Price's finding or any of the

information openly available through the foundation AT ALL. He also

didn't seem very interested in learning about the ALF appliance. I

mentioned all my findings in my research while mentioning my

specific concerns regarding rapid expansion. And he basically

responded to my concerns as unfounded saying that there was

no " proof " that there was anything wrong with rapid expansion and in

the end presented me with a final plan for rapid palate expansion

only.

I paid BIG money to have full evaluations done on my 2 children. I

DID and DO feel that Dr. Carney was arrogant with me, and I was

sorry to have found that in him.

Just wanted to give a heads up and my experience with him. And this

is not to say the Dr. & Evens are not great dentists.

I am currently seeking an orthodontist who WILL listen to my appeal

for slow expansion preferably using the ALF appliance. There's one

in Canada and one in Pennsylvania. These are 12 and 8 hour drives

for me But a parent does what a parent has to do.

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> our 5 year old's new teeth are coming in very tight...she also

snores

> quite a bit which confirms that she has sub-optimal breathing

> structures [only on WP since age 3 or so] and a tongue thrust...

>

> Hoping to have her WP diet with lots of CLO, Xfactor, broths,

pastured

> meats etc will help naturally widen her palate but wondering if

anyone

> out there has been apble to address these concerns this early with

> dentistry or orthodontics.

>

> I have an appointment with a holistic dentist in Groton

Massachusetts

> in late August but looking to have as much information as possible

> going into the appointment as it is very expensive!

>

> Thanks all..

>

[Guest guest]

I have been going to DR BONSON in Mclean, Virginia

for the past six months and I have seen a lessening of

my TMJ symtoms and dizziness... I am so happy !!!

He is really doing more research now but he takes

patients 3 times a week. I heard that he was working

on a six year old at presesent. I have the ALF but

he has brochures in his office for functional jaw

orthopedics and the myobrace myofunctional

orthodontic system. He is getting worked on

with an ALF himself as well as his receptionist !

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> > our 5 year old's new teeth are coming in very tight...she also

> snores

> > quite a bit which confirms that she has sub-optimal breathing

> > structures [only on WP since age 3 or so] and a tongue thrust...

> >

> > Hoping to have her WP diet with lots of CLO, Xfactor, broths,

> pastured

> > meats etc will help naturally widen her palate but wondering if

> anyone

> > out there has been apble to address these concerns this early with

> > dentistry or orthodontics.

> >

> > I have an appointment with a holistic dentist in Groton

> Massachusetts

> > in late August but looking to have as much information as possible

> > going into the appointment as it is very expensive!

> >

> > Thanks all..

> >

>

[Guest guest]

What is the ALF?

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> > > our 5 year old's new teeth are coming in very tight...she also

> > snores

> > > quite a bit which confirms that she has sub-optimal breathing

> > > structures [only on WP since age 3 or so] and a tongue thrust...

> > >

> > > Hoping to have her WP diet with lots of CLO, Xfactor, broths,

> > pastured

> > > meats etc will help naturally widen her palate but wondering if

> > anyone

> > > out there has been apble to address these concerns this early with

> > > dentistry or orthodontics.

> > >

> > > I have an appointment with a holistic dentist in Groton

> > Massachusetts

> > > in late August but looking to have as much information as possible

> > > going into the appointment as it is very expensive!

> > >

> > > Thanks all..

> > >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

http://www.icnr.com/alf/alfanatomy.html

http://www.drfarid.com/alternative.html

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> > > > our 5 year old's new teeth are coming in very tight...she

also

> > > snores

> > > > quite a bit which confirms that she has sub-optimal breathing

> > > > structures [only on WP since age 3 or so] and a tongue

thrust...

> > > >

> > > > Hoping to have her WP diet with lots of CLO, Xfactor, broths,

> > > pastured

> > > > meats etc will help naturally widen her palate but wondering

if

> > > anyone

> > > > out there has been apble to address these concerns this

early with

> > > > dentistry or orthodontics.

> > > >

> > > > I have an appointment with a holistic dentist in Groton

> > > Massachusetts

> > > > in late August but looking to have as much information as

possible

> > > > going into the appointment as it is very expensive!

> > > >

> > > > Thanks all..

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