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My 6 yr old just started treatment for his crossbite. He will be getting the quad helix applicance on Mar 28th. He has the blue spacers in now. And we have the same cost as well, ~2500 dor Phase I after insurance. We're waiting to put in the quad till after his SAT tests. Hes nervous about them as i...

Thanks for the reply. We too decided that either treatment would probably work due to his age. We talked it over with him and let him feel he got to help make the decision. He (We) decided on the quad. He went in for his spacers the other day. Will post back as we get further along.

Hello all, My son, Age 6 (almost 7), has a crossbite with some of the typical jaw alignment issues. We have just had our initial consult with an ortho and did a 2nd opinon at another ortho. They pretty much agreed on everything except the type of expander to use. One wants to use an RPE and another ...