You just got your palate expander, now what? 

i want to rip mine out 😭 i can’t eat and it’s giving me a lisp

To everyone here suffering, it will get better! I got mine about 2 weeks ago and I thought it was hell. Honestly, just accept that it kinda sucks but realise it only gets better with time! Some of my recommendations (approved by my orthodontist) are Jello, smoothies, ice cream floats, and rice with soup! Wishing all luck with your expansion :D

I’ve had mine for almost 2 months now and it’s not that bad, the first 1-2 weeks I couldn’t eat and I hated it, also food ALWAYS got stuck up there and I panicked but now I can pretty much eat anything and my talking isn’t that bad, only a few vowels I can’t say like ‘eeh’ but other than that people don’t even notice it when I talk so it’s great! I also got a gap at the start but it closed itself.

This was so helpful! I wasn’t able to go to my son’s appointment when his expanded was placed so all these instructions make me feel so much more comfortable with caring for it. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video. My kiddo got her expander 3 days ago. We didn’t get any tips on how to care for the expanders.

i just got mine today and my top teeth are sore since i had gotten my top wires and it’s abit hard to swallow and talk kinda sucks but reading the comments is quite abit of comfort knowing it’ll get better soon

Hello, I want to say my experience at the moment with a pallet expander.When you get it in DO NOT SWALLOW, the glue doesn’t taste good, after they might twist it once at the ortho place then they send you off. There is honestly no pain when you turn the key it kinda feels like a headache in your nose and teeth. The worst part is eating, EVERYTHING gets stuck up there. That is my overall experience with it so far because I’ve had it for a day now. P.S you have a nasty lisp that goes away after some time

i just got these and im now having yogurt for dinner and struggling 😂😤

My almost 9 year old got hers on Tuesday and we are at Day 3. 1st and 2nd day she had trouble talking. Her gums were hurting from irritation. Used the wax given in the kit to relieve her. Today it’s not her gums but the tongue is getting irritated by the expander. Her speech has improved with it in today. Trying to keep her busy and active. Going in next week to see if they can adjust any of the metals. She has a wiggly tooth next to the piece. Take care everyone.

how long do they have to be in after 12 days of turning?

This was super helpful. My 7 year old is starting his ortho journey, and gets his in a few weeks.

My turning tool looks like a teeny wrench and I was given a little rubber string to attach to it so when I turned my expander I could grab the wrench out in case I dropped it in my mouth. It also made turning so easy compared to the one in the video since there wasn’t a hole to stick into, it would just click in place and I’d turn it towards my throat

This helped soooo much, thanks for the advice 😁

Omg thank you this will really help me

18h in my expander and God damn, what q hateful experience. The comments help a lot tough. Thank you 🙏

I’m 19, is there a chance for it to work at my age without needing screws? Also my blood sugar is a bit high, 5,6 with 139 000 blood platelets I think, is it fine if they are going to extract teeth out? + I have a wisdom teeth that needs a procedure to open the gum and extract it

I got them today but I didn’t get them tightened yet

Hey y’all I got my expander like 2-4 weeks ago and the first week my mouth was sore 😮 now o can eat literally everything including sticky candy (not gum). Just to let you know food will most likely always get stuck up there but it’s easy to remove it. The first 2 weeks I used a toothpick to get food out but now I don’t really need that. That’s just an lil experience for people who is going to get it soon.

I have to get one Wednesday!😤 I’m mad! Thank you for this thought. Edit: I got it yesterday the people who made it messed it up!!! Now I have to turn it from the back to the front! It’s horrible! I can’t eat because I can’t swallow! So I’m starving! And they turned it five times yesterday (yes I counted) and my mouth felt like it was going to explode!!!!!! They had to turn it a lot of times to make sure it would work. But it was so bad!

We didn't get NO KIT for this! 😬

Mine was glued on for some reason

What to do if at the top of my mouth Is pushing against the part that goes on side of my mouth

Question, I've had my quad expander for about 2 months now and I wake up every day with an imprint from the expander causing my tongue to be in tremendous amount of pain, yesterday I woke up with a bloody tongue. Do you recommend anything I can wear through the night for my quad expander, for it to stop pressing against the expander through out the night? I've tried rpe tongue guards but they wouldn't stay on and they would rip. Just ordered some orthodots (wax) to try and put on the expander for overnight use.

I’m getting one tomorrow

At tips on how to stop the salvia

How to use expander

Hey I got a expander and as I eat my teeth hit the Metal pieces towards my front teeth is that normal will it go away?

Thank you for making this video, I'm on day 4 of trying to turn my sons key and I just found out that I have been doing it wrong.

Omg, I just got an expander a week ago, at first I couldn’t drink I couldn’t even swallow my own spit! Ugh

Bro when you try to eat or drink it just gets stuck up there and it’s the most annoying thing

so um when i got my expander two days ago i had the urge to bite down so i did and i think i might've pushed my bracket things closer to my gum so now my two back teeth are really sensitive when i eat. what do i do?

I got mine today and they didint give me a kit or anything so am I not supposed to turn it daily?

I have this thing

Hi im writing from Turkey. This is the best explaination i have come across. If we dont turn it properly do we have to see the dr each time. Or can we fix it ourselves.

Is it supposed to be turned every night or every second night ???

In cleft palate individual there is a little gap in the palate through which liquid moves to the nose sometimes, does using an expander increase the size of the gap.

dr which brand water pick do u recommend? also do the floss , water-pick , last brush teeth ? my daughters has 6 cavity’s ….. i wasn’t aware of her needing to use the special tooth paste at night , and not to rinse her mouth… i feel awful . so i appreciate all the tips .. my younger kid need a expander , so that will be 3 kids in braces

Any tips of taking the food out that is stuck between expander?

I can swallow saliva, just not chew anything. Food keeps getting stuck in the expander 😠

Do I have to brush my teeth after eating a snack at school (sometimes cookies/a sandwich...)?

I’m getting mine out tomorrow!!

I just got mine and it’s actually not that bad, it is hard to talk and pronounce words it’s also hard to swallow but it doesn’t hurt at all. I haven’t tried eating with it yet since I’m scared that I’ll choke since I can’t even swallow water.

i have the first one

Day 3 with the Palatal Expender I hate this! FOR me i cry everyday because i cant eat nothing, i only eat one meal and its soup everytime i tired to eat something else it will get stuck up there! I just want to get it off, but iam not sure how long iam going to keep i hope not a long time. If you have really bad teeth how long do you keep it on? Or even if you dont have bad teeth how long can you still keep it on? Please i want an answer! And my dentist said i have to turn it with the key for 14 days and then stop idk if after iam going to take it off or just stop turning it with the key?

When I got mine it was odd at first but after a week or so you get used to it… I never used any of the wax or any of the little extras… eventually it was all worthed when I got it out and eventually got the braces out

Is it weird that my ortho told me to do it twice a week (Wednesday and Sunday )

My orthodontist told me to turn twice in alternate days. Can I turn once everyday. It hurts so bad to turn twice at once.

I’ve had mine for over a year at this point and quite frankly it’s getting to the point that I would rather have awful teeth than leave it in. It has caused me to choke on food on one occasion and the wire is constantly digging into my tongue. This thing sucks so bad that I would classify it as a torture device rather than a dental appliance.

i got mine put in today , is it normal to feel like your going to gage all the time , i just keep gagging 😫😫

Hey man question. The wires on one side of my expander are so far up that they are pushing into the roof of my mouth and actually like going into the roof of my mouth. Should I be concerned about this?

My teeth is really sore. My Ortho placed rubber separators and since then my teeth have been really sore. Any tips for that

Do you have patients that got it on and just couldn’t do it so they got it off? Does every orthodontist have the option for removable ones for kids who can’t stop choking?

Is it also normal for one of your rods to ache when you stretch it? Whenever I yawn or open my mouth wide, it starts to ache.

I had mine yesterday night they made me have a pain killer after the procedure so it's kinda not painful but in morning it's too painful and I feel like to not eat anything😭

If you want slower expansion, could you do half turns instead of full turns.

May I ask how long this treatment gonna be? Is it 3-4 years? After expanding process, it has to be the phase II ( braces) or it can be an option? My boy is 10 years who is looking for the orthodontist. Please give advice!!!!

how much time does it take to get it put on?

I’m getting them at the end of March and wanna know how log it takes to get them

I'm in day 3 and food keeps getting stuck between the roof of my mouth and the expander top, what do I do? I've even tried drinking lots of water after each bite but it's still stuck. (Thank you so much for answering all of the comments(

THANK YOU 🙏 I HAD FOOD STUCK AND IT WAS SO ANNOYING!!

So i have braces and I’m getting this in a week, will i still get a tooth gap even if i have braces? I’ve already had a small gap because my braces are just shifting my teeth but its closed already.

i’m getting a plalte explander tomorrow i’m legit scared hopefully it fits

Almost drowned in my own saliva when they were putting it in :/

I ve my expander for 6 months, they would remove it my next visit which is in about a month. My tongue hurts when i try to eat some certain food. And i have a wound on my tongue. Is there a way to make the wound heal, while having the expander?

Anyone here whose expander kinda break i mean when you turn the key, it's loose .....it didn't apply any kinda pressure in your gums......i happened to me right now and I'm so worried about it.....I'll visit my dentist tomorrow or most probably the day after tomorrow.......can the process of expansion reverse in this kind of a situation??????? Please tell me I'm so worried, it's my 3rd month with this expander on.

I’m getting mine today

My little one got his about 2 wks ago and it’s fallen out twice. No answers of what to do differently or how we can keep it from falling out.

How do you eat with them? Someone please answer! I got mines today and I don’t know I’m going to get use to them. Does it get better over time?

I js got mine yesterday and will my speech get better? I'm really insecure about how I sound I can't say stuff with the letter y or r and its hard to eat, sense I'm at school it's really hard atm

How bad does it hurt when you turn the key? I’m getting these soon and I am nervous

Is the expander appliance normally included on dental brace or separate fee? Thanks

A little bit late here but I just got my expander. Is it normal to feel like you gonna throw up? When I say some letters or when I eat I feel like I wanna throw up

I was just wondering how long does it usually take to bring the front teeth back together with braces after you are done expanding?

How long u gotta live with the gap? 3 weeks? Or like couple of months?

I just got mine in, I just want to know how to swallow, how do you swallow

I can barely eat anything what should I eat for the first week without chocking. And will I ever be able to normal with them?

I just got expanders 2 days ago and I cannot bite into anything bc my molars feel like they are about to come out. What should I do?? My dentist says it’s normal but I can only drink and make my food liquid. Will this pain go away?

I’m getting mine in 7 days do they affect how you talk? cause I have school and I’m gonna have to talk

I got my expander 7 months ago and my braces 4 months ago they still haven’t took the expander out

I m 22 .... How much time will it take to make a gap probably?

Hello, I’m mostly worried about the pain and if it is a pain when you get it put in, im getting one tomorrow and I hope you have some advice

i wish i had that, now it like i cant even eat anymore. the jaw expander then looked actually good and you could chew/eat and stuff but now i got mine and they totally changed the style and now i cant eat

I’m getting mine tomorrow, with braces! Any tips to try so it doesn’t hurt as much?

Doc can I have smooth chocolates or completely no chocolate?

For me I’m having trouble eating without getting food stuck between the top of my mouth, any tips?

I got top and bottom and oh boy just wow wow it hurts but you will get used to it but when you first get it try to eat like apple sauce or something soft and be prepared with pain killer and ibuprofen! Good luck 🍀

I’m getting mine tomorrow does it hurt to get put in?

this is kind of a big problem I basically was eating with my expander and braces and my inside of my mouth got stuck on my braces on my expander what do I do?!

What age is too early to put a expander on? My son will be 6 in 3 months and his orthodontist is recommending to get the expander now. I feel my son is no mature enough to deal with all this😔. Just brushing his teeth alone is a struggle

I have marks on my tongue because of the expander any way to remove these marks?

I’ve had mine for around 9 months and I’m 16. Is that too long?

My 8 year old son got this two days ago Since day one only his tongue is hurting by expander Doctor doesn't gave any wax to us So should I put wax in mouth or it will stop hurting by itself As it is inside the mouth at roof of maxilla where he will going to continuously solow his saliva not on the gum And our doctor told us to turn the screw once every three days

I got used to mine in a day literly yesterday I got mine I am getting better at talking and I choose to eat not everything but strictly yogart smoothies weet box ice cream to lick ice cream and I am feeling a little bit better

Can adults get this too?

i got mine about an hour ago and i am in SO much pain, but only on one side. Idk why but the right side of my mouth it’s extremely in pain

I got mine like 4 days ago and we had a little trouble turning it. My mom called and they said to turn to the back. We got it and I’m trying my best not to touch it too much with my tongue for fear that it might undo the turn. I’m also sticking to jello and yogurt.

My palette expander is ripping up my young and giving me sores any tips

PLZ HOW DO I TALK WITH THEM ON

Hi I’ll be getting this in a few weeks. I’m autistic and struggle very much with sensory issues. Will this be especially hard for me and how can I make it easier??

i didnt get a key , what should i do ? 😟