The ortho we've seen wants to start my son on the hyrax rapid palatal expander in the next few months as he believes that will help his airway. Another dentist said I should possibly get a second opinion as there are more gradual ways to expand that create more natural bone where the midline splits (she claims the rapid expander forces the maxilla apart super quick which causes scar tissue to form and that is not very stable). She suggested a quad helix expander instead.
My brother had rapid palatal expansion as a child and that gave him room for all his teeth but it did nothing to help his apnea. This makes me think maybe the quad helix would be better?
Does anyone have any insight into this? Thanks so much
