AimeeM Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Thanks to everyone who responded. It looks like I do have another option in my area. Edited October 25, 2016 by AimeeM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Do you mean spacers like the little rubberband things that go between two teeth to create space? It sounds like you're describing an appliance that fills the space for missing teeth. If it's the first, they take about 4 seconds each, from what I remember. My ds had them at 7, and had no issues. We were in and out of the ortho in 15 minutes. I'm not sure that's the spacers you mean though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Do you mean spacers like the little rubberband things that go between two teeth to create space? It sounds like you're describing an appliance that fills the space for missing teeth. If it's the first, they take about 4 seconds each, from what I remember. My ds had them at 7, and had no issues. We were in and out of the ortho in 15 minutes. I'm not sure that's the spacers you mean though. This would be to fill the space for missing teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgo95 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Putting the spacer in was quick (5 minutes?), but in order to make the spacer, I think they need an impression of the teeth affected, which may trigger your ds' gag reflex. I have heard of dental offices w/ equipment to take digital impressions...that might help... Edited to add- no numbing was required. Edited October 25, 2016 by sgo95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 My kid had a space holder - basically bands on the back two teeth and a thick wire around the back of the bottom teeth. All it did was hold the slave from baby teeth that fell out. I don't think it took long at all. If be worried about the gagging molds part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Are you still taking him to the same dentist? I'm taking him to the same dental office - with the understanding that only the actual main dentist (who was our original dentist) see him - not the other randomly appearing woman. This is the only ped's dental office in the area that I'm aware of that handles special needs. I tried transferring him to a family dental practice, but as soon as he needed a bit of work done, they said he would need to be transferred for that work to a ped's dentist. There IS a new ped's dental office in the area we recently moved to that looks promising. The reality, though, is that with the medical needs, I'm not sure any dentist would be comfortable doing anything outside of a hospital setting if it requires sedation. Well, not any dentist of quality. Knowing what I know now (and didn't know then), I'm not sure that I'm comfortable with the idea of it either, no matter their qualifications, so if we can get by without sedation, I'd like to try. For a short procedure like this that involves no actual "pain," I'd like to see if we could get by without. ETA: when I looked, the new ped's dentist office I mentioned appears to offer anesthesiologist-supervised anesthesia in their office, which would be a much better option, at least long-term if he needs anything else done. And they specifically do take special needs patients, so I'm going to call them in the morning. Edited October 25, 2016 by AimeeM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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