How long will treatment with a quad-helix take? A quad-helix usually forms the first stage of fixed brace treatment. You will usually have only the quad-helix in your mouth for the first 6 months or so. The quad-helix can be in place for about half of the treatment time. Total treatment duration varies from between 18 months and 24 months. Some treatments can be quicker and other may take longer depending on the correction needed.
Search this site. Quad-Helix Arch Expanders. What is a quad-helix? If needed you can take a pain reliever such as Advil. After the initial week or so less pressure is usually noted. Your email address and your phone will not be published.
The website may not display properly because your browser does not support Javascript. Life with Quad Helix Share this page on. Caring for your Quad Helix. Contact the orthodontist if excessive pain or swelling occurs Avoid hard, sticky and sweet foods which can damage the appliance It is critical to keep the quad helix clean. A water-pik and frequent mouth rinsing can be helpful in addition to regular brushing Common Concerns It can take some time to get used to a quad helix. The tongue may get irritated or feel swollen at first You may feel as though they cannot swallow.
With some practice, you will get used to swallowing without any issues Your teeth may feel uncomfortable. This can be especially noticeable on the outside of the back teeth Speech may be challenging and you may have a slight lisp during your first few days with the appliance.
With practice, you will learn to articulate around the appliance. Meet Dr. Pan Orthodontics Philosophy To treat our patients as our families and to treat others as how we want to be treated.
Yu Pan. Latest Technology. Patient Information. The first thing that you need to know relates to talking. But that honestly does get better. Words with these types of sounds are really hard to say. And they will continue to be. Talking you can likely work around words, but singing you cannot. I think that experience cannot be explained. It is so very hard to explain that experience.
That video was more towards people who more recently had an expander put in. For the very first day, and second day, have tomato soup or soup with nothing in it. Even eating pudding is difficult, even eating yogurt is a challenge. Just like the talking, it gets so much easier. Just during that week you have to tough it out. My palatal expander is a lot bigger than most. Mine takes up the entirety of my mouth.
It would be comparable to having a giant piece of plastic in your mouth, but instead it is a big chunk of metal. That said, it gets so much easier. Swallowing is not a problem whatsoever anymore. Not at all. Starting the second week everything was fine.
Know that you have to tough it out for the first week. I can promise you that. After I had my braces in I have to be turning it for another two weeks. Most of the moving happens within the first couple months. You have to keep it on for the final adjustments and for everything to stay in place. Retainers are there to hold it in place.
Number four — it does get better. Number five. Something you also need to be prepared for is, it will probably make your tongue sore. For me, I have a two lines scar, because of the fact that my tongue sets at the roof of my mouth. I very likely have the indentation of the expander on my tongue. Number six.
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