On January 31, I took Emmeline to Great Smiles for her consultation. That day, we saw Dr. Savage. She looked at her smile and the shape of her mouth. It was immediately apparent that Dr. Savage saw the need for a palate expander. She showed me and Emmeline how "off" her bite was, and also explained that she saw evidence of her grinding her molars and that she was pushing her front teeth out with her tongue because of her tongue thrust. Basically, nothing fit together right in Emmeline's mouth, so she was grinding around and pushing her tongue forward to make it more comfortable.
Dr. Savage took her time explaining, to me and to Emmeline, what our next steps would be. We would have an appointment for them to take measurements, photographs and x-rays of Emmeline's mouth. At that appointment, they would place spacers between her molars to give room for her palate expander. Gina explained the financial plans to me, which gave options on paying the remaining balance after our insurance coverage.
We left feeling good about Emmeline's care and the plans moving forward.
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