How to Turn a Palatal Expander
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after the palatal expander is cemented
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who orthodontist will give you
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instructions on how often to turn the
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screw that will activate the palatal
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expander your orthodontist will also
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give you a key to turn the screw you
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will need to turn the expander yourself
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or have somebody else turn it for you to
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turn the screw insert the key into the
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hole of the screw next turn the screw by
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pushing towards the back of the mouth
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until you see the next hole in the screw
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then remove the key from the screw
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without turning the screw backwards the
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most common mistake in activating
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palatable expanders is on the removal of
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the key most people will correctly
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insert the key correctly turn the screw
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by pushing the key towards the back of
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the mouth but will then unwind the screw
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before removing the key this action
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results in not activating the palatal
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expander at all another mistake commonly
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made in activating the palatal expander
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is not turning the screw a full turn
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before removing it if you do not turn
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the screw a full turn before removing
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it.you will not be able to access the
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second hole to activate the expander
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next time if you accidentally remove the
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key before completing the full turn
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simply place the key back in the first
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hole turn the screw until you can see
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the second hole then remove the key so
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to repeat to activate the palatal
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expander correctly first insert the key
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into the hole of the screw next turn the
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screw by pushing towards the back of the
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mouth until you see the next hole in
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this group then we
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of the key without turning the screw
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backwards if you are activating the
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expander correctly over time you may see
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a gap open up between the front teeth