! Re: Irish! Re: Maxillary advancement - how does it work?

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Hi !

You are useful here, but more than once in a while, I can assure you

of that.

Yes, I'm surrounded by cool-winter-loving folks and sometimes wonder

what my problem is, not enjoying the cold season. Must have to do

with the fact that I'm always cold, all year round. Always. Big

Daddy Irish and I are always fighting about temperature control, in

the house, in the car, you name it! I remember both surgeries ...

one in the dead of summer mid-July and one in the dead of winter end

of January and both times freezing in the hospital with those danged

thin hospital gowns. I'm always cold. Desperately waiting for

spring.

So sorry to hear that you flunked Retainers 101! And here I thought

you were a pro at this stuff I remember way back in the day how a

bunch of us used to mentioned " stubborn and offending teeth " . Sounds

like you have one, now. Best of luck with that.

Irish!

> > > The cut is actually a fracture called a Leforte 1 (that's the

> most

> > > common procedure, there are also Leforte 2 and Leforte 3), it's

> > > basically a break in the face below the nose, above the

> > gumline/roots

> > > of the teeth. Then the jaw itself can be cut further if it's

too

> > long

> > > (in my case, typical gummy smile) or added onto with bone

either

> > > grafted from another site (typically hip) or cadaver bone or

> other

> > > sources, the added bone is only if the surgeon needs to add to

> the

> > > jawbone, for example to increase the height.

> > >

> > > Then the bone is either fixed with plates and screws (I think

> mine

> > > are on either side of the nose but I can't feel them) or the

> > > patient's two jaws are wired together until the bone heals.

> > >

> > > Over 25 years ago, my family dentist wanted to pull four teeth

> and

> > > put me in braces, I chickened out. No mention was made of a

need

> > for

> > > orthognathic surgery. When I had my lower wisdoms out 8 years

ago

> > > (have no upper wisdom apparently), the surgeon said my case was

> not

> > > too severe, I didn't look too bad, again no mention of

> orthognathic

> > > surgery. It was only with my new family dentist about 4 years

> ago,

> > he

> > > was monitoring my clicking & popping jaws, that I finally got

> > > referred to a TMJ specialist for my pain, and that's when I was

> > > introduced to all of this. And even at that, my TMJ/ortho

> > specialist

> > > says he avoids surgery where possible. So I would be careful

with

> > the

> > > malpractice thoughts!

> > >

> > > I eventually had upper/lower/genio in August of 2002.

> > >

> > > If you check out the links on the geocities info website,

you'll

> > > probably find some that show the actual cuts (illustrations, of

> > > course) at http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/ My own

> > personal

> > > surgery tale is there as well.

> > >

> > > Hope that helps,

> > >