Re: Jaw treatment in young children?

[Guest guest]

- - Sorry to hear about your youngest child and his jaws. Maybe

it is time to take him to an OD for a consult. I think there are

things that can be done. My OD's website has some information about

something called " Phase I (Interceptive Treatment) " , which might me

helpful. Here's his address: www.slatteryortho.com . Click on the

folder entitled " Frequently Asked Questions " - I seem to recall

something about ortho care for young children. Hope this helps; keep

your chin up and don't worry, okay? ~~~~~ Diane-- In

orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Pouye "

<karenp@e...> wrote:

> 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,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I understand how you feel. I took my kids to the ortho at age 6 just

to make sure that we did everything we could to prevent them from

ever needing this surgery. (they both needed braces, but no surgery)

Anyways, there are many things that they can do now to help these

problems. Look up the web site that they other person mentioned in

their post. Also look up " bionator " and " palate expander " . Most of

all, get you child to a dentist/ortho for an evaluation.

a

> 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,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My older daughter inherited my jaw. My parents say she looks exactly

like I did at her age, teeth, jaws and all. At her dental check-up

when she was three years old, the pediatric dentist measured her

overbite to be 10 mm already which will only get worse as she gets

older. They recommended that she get braces when she is 7 or 8 when

her adult teeth start to come in. Then she will have braces off and

on until she is fully grown.

She has also been seen by my ortho and oral surgeon and they concur.

My ortho showed me the devices they use in children like her. The

braces in her case aren't necessarily to straighten her teeth. They

use the braces to attach devices to encourage the jaws to grow in

one way or another. To make the lower jaw grow, they attach a device

to the molars in back that looked like it had springs in it to push

the lower jaw forward.

One of my neighbors said her son had the opposite problem and had a

severe underbite. He had braces and some kind of device to make his

upper jaw grow more. Now he is sixteen and has a perfect bite.

They have told us may still need surgery when she is fully

grown because the braces may not correct her bite completely. If she

does, her surgery won't be as extensive as mine was since her bite

will have been at least partially corrected. Hopefully, we can avoid

all the joint problems I had. So far, her joints seem to be fine.

I also had braces from the ages of 7 to 15 but back then they

couldn't do much to correct my bite. Braces have come a long way

from the days of headgear and all. Has your son seen a pediatric

dentist yet? If he hasn't, then that's where I would start.

I hope this helps. Let us know what you find out.

> 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,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

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,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 14 and his jaw is just like mine. He has braces on now and

will have a permanent retainer when they are off. The OD says that

hopefully this will prevent the need for any future surgery. We will

keep our fingers crossed.

> > 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,

> >

> >

> >

> >