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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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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.

Fins,

I'll pass your comment along to the manufacturer.

-Lynn

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

Thanks again,
Bethany

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

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

The best thing for cleaning my expander was a waterpik.