Re: Consequences of uncorrected jaws discrepancy??

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Wow, three times in braces! You're tough!

I am on my second time. I was advised that my braces didn't stick the first

time

because my upper/lower discrepancy was just too big. If I wanted to go without

surgery I MIGHT be able to retain my bite long term if I always wore my retainer

forever and ever. Although I will probably be cautious and wear my retainer

extra

long, I do hope not to have to wear it for the rest of my life, which will

hopefully be at

least another 40 years (I'm 35).

I'm too soon postop to tell you if I've decided this whole thing was worth it,

but so far

I am doing well and am optimistic. And it definitely seems that most of the

people

here think the surgery was the right thing for them. But I certainly would not

suggest

this for purely cosmetic reasons. Hope this helps!

christine

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I have got a question here... Will uncorrected jaws discrepancy

> > cause a relapse after one has completed orthodontic treatment,

> i.e.

> > a person has jaws discrepancy such as an

> > underbite/overbite/crossbite, had orthodontics to align teeth and

> to

> > make the bite fits as much as possible, but did not got for

> > orthognathic surgery to correct the jaws? Will the teeth slowly

> > move back to the original position?

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Cheers,

> >

> > Casssandra