boysrlove24 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hi everyone, My DS9 has had 5 strep infections on 6 months...all have been treated with abx and within a month or two back again. We have decided to move forward with T&A in two weeks. I mentioned this to his orthodontist and she said that we should remove his palate expander before his procedure. I inquired why and she said that the dental expanders carry a lot of bacteria that would not be good with a tonsillectomy. It got me thinking...my son has had 3 strep infections since getting the expander installed...I think the expander is carrying bacteria that is reinfecting him. I mentioned this on another forum and several families mentioned that their child has had similar problems...I'm so mad that this hadn't occurred to me until now. Just a warning...beware of palate expanders if you can!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan251 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) I guess it makes a little sense, if there's food that's not getting fully cleaned off the expander. I wonder if bacteria stick to the metal itself. FWIW, we had the opposite experience with the palate expander, in that ds seemed happier with the palate expander. In his case, I wonder if it had something to do with the structure of his head and the lymph vessels that connect to the brain behind the mouth someplace. I recently found some dental probiotics that I like that supposedly work against strep, though it's hard to say how effective they are. Edited October 31, 2016 by jan251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boysrlove24 Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I guess it makes a little sense, if there's food that's not getting fully cleaned off the expander. I wonder if bacteria stick to the metal itself. FWIW, we had the opposite experience with the palate expander, in that ds seemed happier with the palate expander. In his case, I wonder if it had something to do with the structure of his head and the lymph vessels that connect to the brain behind the mouth someplace. I recently found some dental probiotics that I like that supposedly work against strep, though it's hard to say how effective they are. Which probiotics do you like that work against strep? That would be interesting to me to look into... Also, I've been told that there are antibiotic mouthwashes that could be made at a compounding pharmacy. I'm looking into that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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