Show laws Th That Thai t Are Narrow Can Be Stretched Stretched I I- I Ig subjecting a child to an g BEFORE operation for adenoids or for iff II r the nasal passages the conI con- con I Ion of the palate and jaws should E be examined according to the e Medical ecord Record It is quite common mon for the theof Sones nes of both jaws to be too narrow ving the palate an unduly arched or faulted form The effect of this is to larrow all the upper breathing a ay- ay t y watus and of course this will not remedied extent tent 5 to an any great e by ere adenoid removal good can insert apparatus rt ft win will stretch an upper or lower d j more ore than halt half an nn Inch It Is a tedious and expensive pensive process for tor the tho apparatus has to be bo worn for many months and most of it is made of gold but the younger the tho child chUd the quicker and less painful the cure for once the bones harden they yield only onty to great and long continued pressure while I when they ther arc are still cartilaginous the they stretch with ease The Medical Record regrets hat that the cost of this treatment puts it out of ot reach of or poor children and urges that dental clinics be extended so as to include it in their free treatment For Forit it Is too often the cause of a retardation retardation retardation tion of the development not only olly physical but mental of the child |