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Yes, Noah is the one with the "cheerleaders syndrome." We found a dentist in colorado who is trying to treat him starting with a palate expander. it was removable, but it broke this week and nobody local can fix it so we have to travel out there this weekend and stay 5 days. It is about 9 ...

I just wanted to say, AMAZING!! I wanted to send a picture of Noah's mouth and sorry it took me forever. We are in treatment in Denver but things are not moving. Going back out there tomorrow. The travel is killing us financially. Where did you have your treatment done? What appliances did they use?...

Has anyone used the Alf appliance for an open bite?

oh geez. Poor guy. Ouch!!! However, I stand amazed by your progress! Beautiful. Slower might be better. Hugs from Missouri.

Woo hoo!! Looking good! So happy for you!!!!!!

Well, I will say a prayer for that too. I am sorry for the setback. Dr. Lauer is all about slow and steady change too. The first few days with the palate expander sucked, but he is doing so much better now. I have never heard of an acceledent. I will have to google that one. Noah's treatment will be...

My son is 16 and wearing a Schwartz expander for his constricted upper jaw. They are doing slow palatal expansion over 9 months then will treat his tongue thrust with a myobrace and he will wear standard braces for his open bite. We may have to use tads at some point or even surgery. Wish us luck.

If you go to realself you have to make an account and then if you go to my username rebecca121760 or search can my son's open bite be helped with just orthodontics you can see his pictures. I tried to load it here but it was saying my file was to large. I will have to figure that out. Be blessed.

Have you ever seen the u tube video by park avenue dentists about closing an open bite with orthodontics? It is amazing and I don't think she used tads.

Wow! They are looking great! Yes, I love this forum too. Noah is 16 and if I can figure it out, I will post a picture. Yes, our orthodontist is 9 hours away. :( I just needed someone who had done this before and was willing to try. We have a really young orthodontist at our dentist office. I think s...

Read Dr. Lauson's book!!

kpw818 wrote: I don't know if this helps, but I have seen several orthodontists over the years, and they have all said that I need surgery. I have a skeletal classIII malocclusion that has resulted in mostly an open bite and crossbite. If someone is saying you don't need it, I would opt for braces o...

oh and also, we have been told since he was a little guy that he needs surgery. He still might, but giving it a shot that he wont while still preparing his teeth for if he does.

Our new orthodontist uses a Swartz appliance for palate expansion and is trying to close my sons severe, wide, open anterior bite. He will use this combined with myofunctional therapy to correct his tongue thrust. He has a speech person/ myofunctional therapist there in the office who will work with...

By the way we are seeing Kent Lauson out in Denver. He is going to do his best to do this without surgery, but said he cannot 100% guarantee it. Noah will be in a palate expander for 9 months. He will be turning the key every three days which is a little slower than some, but if it helps with his pa...