Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 does anyone know if and how i can appeal against the orthodontics decision not to do my overbite operation. He decided this because of my gum recession and says i run a risk of my recession worsening. I feel this should be my decision!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 I am a bit confused by your post. Is your orthodontist refusing you treatment due to gum recession or is your oral surgeon refusing to perform the jaw surgery due to your recession? Or have yo0u been denied by your health insurance? Do you have braces already? Whoever is telling you " NO " due to the gum recession, are they not explaining to you how to correct this problem? It is fairly simple (but costly). In my initial consultation stage with my ortho and my surgeon, they both agreed that before I could have braces put on, that I would need " gum grafting " . This was to prevent all kinds of problems that could have come from teeth being moved without healthy and strong gums. My gums were a bit receded in two areas as well as thinning. So you see, you need to ask your doctors some questions. If they are telling you " No " it is for very good reasions I would bet. They have been through years of medical school and know things about your mouth that you may not fully understand. Gum grafting is not too awful but once you have the grafts done, you will still not be able to have braces or surgery until your tissue is fully healed. For me I had my grafting done at the end of December (2002) and the rest done in January (2003). I was cleared to have the braces put on in March of 2003. So I would say it is about 2.5 to 3 months to fully heal from the gum grafting. I had my jaw surgery this past Oct. 27. Everything went fine and hopefully I will get the braces off by summer. I urge you to ask your doctors many more questions and what your options are. ~ > does anyone know if and how i can appeal against the orthodontics > decision not to do my overbite operation. He decided this because of > my gum recession and says i run a risk of my recession worsening. I > feel this should be my decision!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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