I Have A Few Questions About Expander?
Question:
Does it hurt to have the expander put on?
Is that the thing that you turn the key on?
How long does it take to put in?
Thanks!(Please if you have ANY more info please share!I need to know anything possible about the palatal expander!Much appreciated!)
Answers:
it does not hurt when you put on the expander. its a removable appliance just like a retainer which is divided into half and joint together by a series of locks in the middle where you put the key to adjust it. it does not take a lot of time to put it in --i guess around 2 to 3 minutes the most its really easy.
by the way it hurts a bit when you adjust the key...your teeth feels very sensitive...but it comes out by 2 to 3 days the most... good luck...
hey. yeah i had an expander a few years ago, right before i got my braces put on. it doesn't really hurt to put it on, i mean the one i had looked a lot like a retainer. the problem is that it starts to hurt as you use the keys (so yeah its the one you need to turn the key on) to make the expander a little bit wider every other day. your teeth kind of ache as your palate is widened and it become really hard to eat food but after a couple of weeks the pain goes away. Also, like i said, the one i had was like a retainer so all i had to do was pop it into my palate so if thats what ur getting then it takes a couple of seconds to put it on. if it isn't then i dont know what advice i can give you. i hope this helps...
I do not know how long it takes to put on but yes you are going to be uncomfortable. Anytime you have a foreign object in your mouth you will experience some type of discomfort.
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