Re: average braces duration before the surgery?

[Guest guest]

Hey V........... same thing happened to me, my ortho said the braces

would be on for about a year to a year and a half pre-op and about 6-

8 months post-op. Here I am now, 3 years (minus 2 months) in braces

and having my surgery on Wednesday. I don't think my ortho put my

splint on soon enough, b/c I had to wear it for at least 5 months.

I kept bugging him asking when I would have the procedure, but he

said that it just takes time for everything to be in place - you

can't rush the movement of teeth.

Hope everything goes well for you!

-Kasey

> Hi All,

>

> Again - thanks a LOT for your advises, I'm going to meet the

surgeon at the

> end of June, and will hopefully have more info about the upcoming

surgery.

>

> There's one more thing I am curious about: what is the average

duration of

> pre-op braces? What is for post-op?

>

> In my case, at the very beginning the orthodontist told me I'd

have to have

> braces 9 moths before the surgery and 3 months after. Now, I guess

that was

> a little too optimistic (if not unrealistic) estimate, making me

to believe

> that I can get over it within a year (funny thing - at that time

it seemed

> to me sooo long!). Now, I am wearing braces since August 1st 2002

(10+

> months). The teeth are still not there, where they should be, and

surgeon

> keeps saying " let's wait another couple of moths " and hasn't even

sent my

> papers to the insurance. The orthodontist, in his turn, asks

me " when the

> surgeon says he wants to do the surgery? " , and I typically

reply " whenever

> the teeth are ready " . Besides last time he said the braces will

have to be

> on for at least 6 months post-op (shifting the estimate from 12 to

18

> months). Anyway, I am a little confused here, and wanted to ask

you - how

> long you were wearing the braces before and after the surgery? I

know it is

> on individual basis, but I guess some average exists...

>

> Good luck to you all!

>

> V

[Guest guest]

Hey V........... same thing happened to me, my ortho said the braces

would be on for about a year to a year and a half pre-op and about 6-

8 months post-op. Here I am now, 3 years (minus 2 months) in braces

and having my surgery on Wednesday. I don't think my ortho put my

splint on soon enough, b/c I had to wear it for at least 5 months.

I kept bugging him asking when I would have the procedure, but he

said that it just takes time for everything to be in place - you

can't rush the movement of teeth.

Hope everything goes well for you!

-Kasey

> Hi All,

>

> Again - thanks a LOT for your advises, I'm going to meet the

surgeon at the

> end of June, and will hopefully have more info about the upcoming

surgery.

>

> There's one more thing I am curious about: what is the average

duration of

> pre-op braces? What is for post-op?

>

> In my case, at the very beginning the orthodontist told me I'd

have to have

> braces 9 moths before the surgery and 3 months after. Now, I guess

that was

> a little too optimistic (if not unrealistic) estimate, making me

to believe

> that I can get over it within a year (funny thing - at that time

it seemed

> to me sooo long!). Now, I am wearing braces since August 1st 2002

(10+

> months). The teeth are still not there, where they should be, and

surgeon

> keeps saying " let's wait another couple of moths " and hasn't even

sent my

> papers to the insurance. The orthodontist, in his turn, asks

me " when the

> surgeon says he wants to do the surgery? " , and I typically

reply " whenever

> the teeth are ready " . Besides last time he said the braces will

have to be

> on for at least 6 months post-op (shifting the estimate from 12 to

18

> months). Anyway, I am a little confused here, and wanted to ask

you - how

> long you were wearing the braces before and after the surgery? I

know it is

> on individual basis, but I guess some average exists...

>

> Good luck to you all!

>

> V

[Guest guest]

Sorry, but I don't think averages apply here. It depends on how your

teeth move, and how much they need to move. Estimates give hope, but

they are not always accurate.

that said, my guy was on the money. He said 18-20 months. As it

turned out, I had surgery at month 16, got our of the braces at month

20, although I'd delayed things by a month by getting the shingles on

my face.

Don't count on estimates. Try to relax, and let it happen as it goes.

Best wishes,

Cammie

> Hi All,

>

> Again - thanks a LOT for your advises, I'm going to meet the

surgeon at the

> end of June, and will hopefully have more info about the upcoming

surgery.

>

> There's one more thing I am curious about: what is the average

duration of

> pre-op braces? What is for post-op?

>

> In my case, at the very beginning the orthodontist told me I'd have

to have

> braces 9 moths before the surgery and 3 months after. Now, I guess

that was

> a little too optimistic (if not unrealistic) estimate, making me to

believe

> that I can get over it within a year (funny thing - at that time it

seemed

> to me sooo long!). Now, I am wearing braces since August 1st 2002

(10+

> months). The teeth are still not there, where they should be, and

surgeon

> keeps saying " let's wait another couple of moths " and hasn't even

sent my

> papers to the insurance. The orthodontist, in his turn, asks

me " when the

> surgeon says he wants to do the surgery? " , and I typically

reply " whenever

> the teeth are ready " . Besides last time he said the braces will

have to be

> on for at least 6 months post-op (shifting the estimate from 12 to

18

> months). Anyway, I am a little confused here, and wanted to ask

you - how

> long you were wearing the braces before and after the surgery? I

know it is

> on individual basis, but I guess some average exists...

>

> Good luck to you all!

>

> V

[Guest guest]

Hi,

i will have had my braces exactly 3 months to the day on the day on

my surgery (20th JUne)- obviously there wasnt much wrong with my

teeth- just a couple of gaps. And i am having them off 3 months after

surgery.

I had an exact schedule i had to stick to, because im final year

university, and it had to be done the first week of my mid-year

holidays so i had enough recovery time before next semester- so there

was no way the ortho could say, lets wait 2 weeks or a month- or even

a day!

I think if there is a deadline the ortho will make it!

good luck

jaimi

[Guest guest]

Hi,

i will have had my braces exactly 3 months to the day on the day on

my surgery (20th JUne)- obviously there wasnt much wrong with my

teeth- just a couple of gaps. And i am having them off 3 months after

surgery.

I had an exact schedule i had to stick to, because im final year

university, and it had to be done the first week of my mid-year

holidays so i had enough recovery time before next semester- so there

was no way the ortho could say, lets wait 2 weeks or a month- or even

a day!

I think if there is a deadline the ortho will make it!

good luck

jaimi

[Guest guest]

Hi,

i will have had my braces exactly 3 months to the day on the day on

my surgery (20th JUne)- obviously there wasnt much wrong with my

teeth- just a couple of gaps. And i am having them off 3 months after

surgery.

I had an exact schedule i had to stick to, because im final year

university, and it had to be done the first week of my mid-year

holidays so i had enough recovery time before next semester- so there

was no way the ortho could say, lets wait 2 weeks or a month- or even

a day!

I think if there is a deadline the ortho will make it!

good luck

jaimi

[Guest guest]

Ohhh, honey. That kind of ortho and surgeon, I wouldn't want. I

wanted them to take as much time as they needed, to get everything

exactly right!!

Believe me, no pressure from me about time. But then I'm older, and

maybe not wiser.

Cammie

> Hi,

>

> i will have had my braces exactly 3 months to the day on the day on

> my surgery (20th JUne)- obviously there wasnt much wrong with my

> teeth- just a couple of gaps. And i am having them off 3 months

after

> surgery.

> I had an exact schedule i had to stick to, because im final year

> university, and it had to be done the first week of my mid-year

> holidays so i had enough recovery time before next semester- so

there

> was no way the ortho could say, lets wait 2 weeks or a month- or

even

> a day!

> I think if there is a deadline the ortho will make it!

>

> good luck

>

> jaimi

[Guest guest]

Ohhh, honey. That kind of ortho and surgeon, I wouldn't want. I

wanted them to take as much time as they needed, to get everything

exactly right!!

Believe me, no pressure from me about time. But then I'm older, and

maybe not wiser.

Cammie

> Hi,

>

> i will have had my braces exactly 3 months to the day on the day on

> my surgery (20th JUne)- obviously there wasnt much wrong with my

> teeth- just a couple of gaps. And i am having them off 3 months

after

> surgery.

> I had an exact schedule i had to stick to, because im final year

> university, and it had to be done the first week of my mid-year

> holidays so i had enough recovery time before next semester- so

there

> was no way the ortho could say, lets wait 2 weeks or a month- or

even

> a day!

> I think if there is a deadline the ortho will make it!

>

> good luck

>

> jaimi

[Guest guest]

Ohhh, honey. That kind of ortho and surgeon, I wouldn't want. I

wanted them to take as much time as they needed, to get everything

exactly right!!

Believe me, no pressure from me about time. But then I'm older, and

maybe not wiser.

Cammie

> Hi,

>

> i will have had my braces exactly 3 months to the day on the day on

> my surgery (20th JUne)- obviously there wasnt much wrong with my

> teeth- just a couple of gaps. And i am having them off 3 months

after

> surgery.

> I had an exact schedule i had to stick to, because im final year

> university, and it had to be done the first week of my mid-year

> holidays so i had enough recovery time before next semester- so

there

> was no way the ortho could say, lets wait 2 weeks or a month- or

even

> a day!

> I think if there is a deadline the ortho will make it!

>

> good luck

>

> jaimi