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>Dr Perry, please forgive me if I geek out a little bit >but I'm trying to envision how a mouth spreader could >keep the child from making a loud noise. I mean I can >certainly understand how it would allow for >examination of the tonsils and the mouth and tongue >and such. The child can't close his or her mouth. But >how would it quiet the child down? Just curious. > >I like the idea of the festive and brightly colored >balls because they could sort of look like a child's >toy even though they would be very effective to muffle >the child. Kind of in the same vein of the colorful >and cartoonish band-aids. > >>@Jack >>This varies and depends entirely on the child and the >>parents. >>If children are known to be unruly and the parents >>agree, then I have a special treatment room. >>In this case, the patients are generally completely >>fixed in the examination chair and always have a mouth >>spreader inserted. >>This means that the mouth is accessible for >>examinations and they still cannot make a loud noise.

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