: how to start

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Do you have a general practice dentist? Or a family doctor? Ask for a

referral to a dentist, first, if you haven't. Or ask your dentist for

a referral to an orthodontist and/or oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

Or to several of both.

Remember that even though your major objective at the moment may be

cosmetic, you may have major skeletal and structural problems in your

body that are causing the troubles. And that you do not now know what

those troubles may develop to be in 10, 20, 30 or more years, if your

TMJs are destroyed by difficult balances and pressures. Not saying

that the surgery will fix them preventively -- but it will be a lot

easier on you, and your insurance company, to take preventive action

now than to play catch=up later.

Ask the dental/medical surgical jaw specialists for help with your

insurance plan. My Blue Cross did not require that the repairs were

necessary to save my life, but they did cover it because my body had

not sorted itself out the right way -- meaning that my lower jaw

turned out too small and off to one side for it to work, long-term,

with my upper.

You may or may not have a struggle ahead of you, but at least if you

have the advantage of experts and their knowledge of the technology

and the way the systems work, you can have the benefit of their help.

Good wishes,

Cammie

> how did you pay for the surgery if it was only mostly cosmetic?

I'm sure the

> insurance wouldn't have covered it. I want to my process started

soon, but I

> doubt my Blue Cross would cover a procedure of this magnitude,

esepcially

> since it's not even close to life-threatening. I do, however, keep

crunching on

> my enamel, and I've noticed some neck pain and jaw tightness

especially

> recently.

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> By the way, where do I start looking for an

orthognathic/genioplastic surgeon?

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