L'il Palates Cleaning Tool ??

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#1 Post by **CelestialVoices** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:17 pm

I was checking around the Dentakit site (that will probably be a future purchase) but also since I'll be having an upper expander, I might check out one of these L'il Palates Cleaning Tools too. Anyone have any experience using this? Any feedback would be appreciated!
CV aka Jill

#2 Post by **ricardo2** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:03 pm

Jill - Thanks for mentioning this tool...... I've got a nance/TPA (or whatever the hell they're called!) and find it a pain in the bum to clean....

I didn't realise such a thing existed for cleaning them, so thanks for pointing that out.... Might have to buy some myself!

Take care

LUCY xxx

#3 Post by **missy** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:05 am

I just looked at that. It looks really interesting. I had an expander in until just yesterday. (Yay!) I have always used the Waterpik to clean mine. But the benefit of the L'il Palates is that it's a lot more portable.

Might have been nice to have.

~Missy

#4 Post by **CelestialVoices** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:52 pm

Congrats on getting it out! My kind of expander isn't a palate expander thankfully and I just brush the roof of my mouth with my electric toothbrush, but I'm sure this would be helpful to others.

#5 Post by **fins** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:02 am

Sorry to report I had no luck with this at all. Maybe someone else had a better experience.

#6 Post by **CelestialVoices** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:02 pm

Aww sorry fins, it's not my intentions to recommend (?) a bad product!

#7 Post by **fins** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:35 am

Oh it's just my experience and someone else might have luck with it. I wouldn't discourage anyone from trying it.

#8 Post by **bbsadmin** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:43 am

fins wrote:Sorry to report I had no luck with this at all. Maybe someone else had a better experience.

Fins,

Just wondering why it didn't work for you?

#9 Post by **fins** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:39 am

I just couldn't get it under the nance at all. I can only get under from the back which is difficult to do. Someone with perhaps room in the front or sides of an appliance may be able to use it though. It's certainly worth a try if you can get it to work. I think it really depends on how your appliance fits in your mouth.

#10 Post by **bbsadmin** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:10 pm

Fins,

I'll pass your comment along to the manufacturer.

-Lynn

#11 Post by **bethne3** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:04 pm

Thank you so much for this post! I was checking out this product myself and was contemplating purchasing it.

Thanks again,
Bethany

#12 Post by **Brandyleigh35** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:25 pm

I purchased one of these also. I will be getting a palate expander installed on Feb 28th. Mine is an RPE (x) type expander that has to be keyed for each turn. I will post after I have had a chance to try this out and let y'all know how it works for me.

My son had a pendulum appliance that he recently got taken out, and he saw it and said "man I wish I would've had this when I had my appliance in" He seemed to think it would've worked really well.

So....I will post after I've given it a try.

Brandy

#13 Post by **CelestialVoices** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:23 pm

Wow, I'm glad my post for something I thought I would need (but didn't) has helped so many others

#14 Post by **tinny teacher** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:28 pm

The best thing for cleaning my expander was a waterpik.