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Hi, I have a serious overbite and have to have surgery for it... I was wondering if anyone has had overbite surgery and whether anyone could tell me what happens during the surgery? And whether the surgery was worth it. I'm fifteen and quite nervous about it. It will be the first time I've ever had surgery. I'd just like some reassurance.
Hi wonderfull everyone! Hows your braces world? Mine is very quiet! I actualy had a question and need some advise if people already had same problem than me? Im actualy treating an severe open bite with braces, following with an orthognatic surgery. The problem is I always push my tong on my front theet when Im relax, or swallow. Anyways, wirh my ortho we foxed the problem with some exercices, so on day time, I have no problems clutching my tong in the right position. But the PROBLEM ...
top jaw is too small and I have to get surgery soon to break my top jaw in half, its called SARPE which stands for Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion. i have my expander and braces in right now, they have been on for 4 days, but there aint wires on the top until after surgery Just wondering if anyone has been through the same thing, and if they could tell me their experience thankyouuuuuuuuu
Updated 11-07-2009 at 06:19 PM by amberlauren (updated)
So my appointment for braces to be put on was yesterday (Sept. 16/09) morning at 9:10 AM. Everything went by pretty quick it seemed, though it was 11 AM before I left the Ortho's office. I came in a few minutes early, but they were prepared and have everything ready to go. So I went in and sat down and they polished my teeth off first. Then the cheek expander went in..which was uncomfortable for me, cause it rubbed on the top of my gum line. My brackets were already ...
Updated 09-18-2009 at 07:53 PM by Trigger08
Does anyone else ever feel like their mouth is just one big science expirement? I went in for a routine cleaning yesterday - complete with all the flying water works. These used to be so much dryer pre-braces I somehow managed to chip a back bottom filling since my last cleaning - heavens knows how. My gums are also pretty swollen on the side where I have chains. I really hate the chains and wish they would come off at next week's appointment but I doubt it. The ...
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