Re: Re: Jaw treatment in young children?

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Thanks everyone for your positive replies,

My mother always told me (with a sense of humor) to make sure the guy I

married had a good strong bottom jaw to balance the genes...and I did.

Unfortunately genes are a little more erratic than that. I'll take my son to

see an expert as soon as I can. Let's face it, at least it's not life

threatening, so I suppose I'm real lucky.

I'm feeling a bit emotional at the moment....my grandmother died. At 90

years of age she had a long life, so we have nothing to complain about...

but she was the one who sat beside me in the hospital when I was a child and

told me " it's OK to cry " . I'll never forget her for that...it was the most

liberating thing anybody had ever said to me. She allowed me to express my

pain. It was a priceless gift.

This support group is such a wonderful thing,

You are all fantastic!

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-- Re: Jaw treatment in young

children?

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I so feel for you. On July 22nd of this year I had lower jaw

surgery, something I have known for 14 years I needed done. My

oldest daughter is starting to show similar assymetry to what I

had. I asked my OS about a consultation, and was told to first take

her to my ortho. My ortho did several x-rays and took measurements

and agreed it seemed she was developing a similar problem. He said

that he had heard of situations where retainers could be made and

worn, normally at night, to help realign the jaw. This is because

children are constantly growing, and if they catch it early enough,

they can sometimes diagnose the cause of the misalignment and

correct. We are in the process of getting ready to do this. I

don't know if this can help in your situation, but hopefully it

may. Let me know. I know how it feels to be a mom and never want

your kids to go through the pain you have. I'm keeping you in my

thoughts.

Connie

> Hi everyone,

> I don't submit much to this group, but I read your mail often. I

had surgery

> 25 years ago and I have been trying to get up the courage to do it

again.

> Other health problems have also detoured me.

> I have four children. I have prayed many times that my children

would never

> have to go through what I went through and up until now I have

been blessed.

> My three older children have perfect jaws.

>

> Yesturday I had a good look at my youngest son's teeth (something

I have

> been avoiding) , to be confronted with what I didn't want to see.

He is only

> four years old and his upper and lower jaws are severely malformed

(much

> worse than mine ever were). He has always been a very poor eater

and now I

> can see why.

> Has anyone ever come across any non-surgical techniques which can

be used in

> young children to help correct the jaw? Braces, in this case would

be

> useless.

>

> Thanks,

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