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Post by barge on Nov 4, 2013 21:03:54 GMT
Yacht has a first time appointment with an orthodontist shortly. No idea whether records will show she is adopted. Has anyone had experience or knowledge of orthodontic problems being related to drug/alcohol abuse in the womb.
Is it worth me saying anything in advance, or just be prepared to suffer black looks?
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Post by kstar on Nov 4, 2013 21:41:50 GMT
Starlet has huge dental and orthodontic issues, they are not so much relating to alcohol/ drug use as far as I know, but to poor nutrition as an infant (she was weaned on pot noodles and tinned spaghetti). Her records have been transferred to the local dental hospital as a LAC file so they will know she is adopted anyway, I don't know what to advise really :-(
In Starlet's case, with the problems being so clearly caused by poor care, I wouldn't want any professionals thinking I was that incompetent!!
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Post by barge on Nov 4, 2013 21:58:01 GMT
yacht's teeth seem generally good and "normal" so far, it's just the position of her incisors are a bit further back than they should be. Yacht loves the idea of a brace (we'll see if reality changes that view!) Just remembered she sometimes has a white edge to her front teeth. Googled it and found this: www.pediatricdentistsf.com/faqs_dd_hypocalcification.php
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Post by jollymummy on Nov 4, 2013 22:21:38 GMT
I had extensive orthodontic treatment as a child and I did not suffer any deprivation or exposure to drugs and/or alcohol. All my children have had orthodontic treatment and I have never been asked about their history or whether their parents (who were presumed to be us) had orthodontic treatment. (Bizarrely, my son has similar orthodontic problems to those (unusual ones) that I had!!). so I don't think you need to worry about this.
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Post by littlemisscheerful on Nov 5, 2013 11:22:42 GMT
I read an article from an FAS adoptee who talked anecdotedly about teeth issues being associated with FAS and have just found the below. www.knowyourteeth.com/infobites/abc/article/?abc=d&iid=296&aid=8232. This correlates to my ED (dx fas) who has a substantial overbite, and is a mouth breather (which can also cause gum inflammations). I didn't mention it to the orthodontist - we are a long way off ED being ready to have any form of brace due to anxiety. Had we been going to be seeing them regularly then I may have so that she would know the issues weren't from my treatment of DD.
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Post by jazz31 on Nov 5, 2013 11:50:12 GMT
One of my ads needed orthodonist treatment, on our first visit I was asked if missing teeth ran in the family, yes, I replied, my eldest daughter has two teeth missing. Completely forgot that eldest daughter is birth child and younger one adopted!
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Post by badwolf on Nov 5, 2013 17:47:21 GMT
I wrote it on a 'post it note' and handed it to the dentist when my son wasn't looking (I do the same at the opticians). I thought tooth enammel could be affected by alcohol.
Badwolf
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Post by haze on Nov 5, 2013 18:32:47 GMT
I have always been open with our dentist as youngest has substantial issues surrounding her teeth. He even wrote a supporting letter to the LA pre adoption order indicating that she would need extensive corrective work as a teen which she is now undergoing. At the time it was suggested that it could be invetro alcohol/drug use related. The orthodontist seems to think it is congenital and graded it as a class 4 deformation.
She has 5 missing adult teeth and her teeth, which are all perfectly healthy are malformed and conical. All of her adult teeth have had to be 'smoothed' from a sharp point. She has an asymmetric bite had retained baby teeth which had to be removed. She will need implants to replace the missing adult teeth and 'cosmetic enhancements' for her front teeth as an adult. She may yet need jaw surgery.
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Post by damson on Nov 5, 2013 20:44:22 GMT
I just remember our dentist (who knew both kids were adopted) giving a small, sharp, almost inaudible intake of breath when he saw my son's teeth at age 5. They looked fine to me, but what the dentist could see was apparently a classic symptom of traumatic times in utero. Teeth are a touchy issue in our family because tooth shape seems very heritable. When they look at their lovely big teeth, they are reminded that they come from a different birth family. I stick to admiring their expensive, brace-produced smiles.
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