So Jess is now two weeks in to her new expander. We had one visit to take 3D panoramic x-rays, another two visits to make molds, and then presto-chango, Jess has a cool retainer looking thing that will expand her upper pallet to make more room for teeth - and fix the cross bite she currently has. Every night we have a special screwdriver that we use to 'turn' the expander. 16 turns this month should do the trick. Once the upper pallet is wide enough, we then get braces on the bottom for about three months to straighten the teeth that have already caved inward a bit to compensate for the cross-bite. This will all be done in six months time and we'll then re-evaluate her teeth in the early teen years to see if she needs more work. We're hoping this work now will prevent heavy duty work when she's older.
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