Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Experience depends on what type of surgery you need to have - upper and/or lower? It may help you to look through the archive of messages at this site as they contain the experience of many of the members here. Welcome to the group! > Hi Group, > I am a new member and I have been contemplating surgery for my > extreme open bite for 1 year. I have decided I'm gonna take the leap. > Can someone pls write me letting me know what to expect re: the > surgery, braces, and most importantly post operatively. I would > really appreciate it. Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 > Hi Group, > I am a new member and I have been contemplating surgery for my > extreme open bite for 1 year. I have decided I'm gonna take the leap. > Can someone pls write me letting me know what to expect re: the > surgery, braces, and most importantly post operatively. I would > really appreciate it. Candy Hi Candy and welcome, is right in that each experience is different depending on many variables. No matter what, you can expect to have braces for about one to two years pre-op, and 3 to 9 months postop. If your teeth are perfectly aligned you may get away with less time preop, but it is highly unusual. Postop usually involves swelling, numbness, congestion. I had upper jaw surgery for my open bite and did not have any real pain at all. If you are to be wired shut (usually lower jaw surgery) then you will have to deal with a blended diet for approximately 6 weeks. Try to read the archives of old posts and continue to ask any specific questions which arise. Best of luck to you, Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Hi Candy, I had upper and lower surgery in December for an open bite due to an accident. If you read my past posts you can follow my recovery. However, everyone is different in the way they recover and what they have done. Good luck to you and keep us posted on your decisions! Alix > > Hi Group, > > I am a new member and I have been contemplating surgery for my > > extreme open bite for 1 year. I have decided I'm gonna take the > leap. > > Can someone pls write me letting me know what to expect re: the > > surgery, braces, and most importantly post operatively. I would > > really appreciate it. Candy > > Hi Candy and welcome, > > is right in that each experience is different depending on many > variables. No matter what, you can expect to have braces for about > one to two years pre-op, and 3 to 9 months postop. If your teeth are > perfectly aligned you may get away with less time preop, but it is > highly unusual. > > Postop usually involves swelling, numbness, congestion. I had upper > jaw surgery for my open bite and did not have any real pain at all. > If you are to be wired shut (usually lower jaw surgery) then you will > have to deal with a blended diet for approximately 6 weeks. > > Try to read the archives of old posts and continue to ask any > specific questions which arise. > > Best of luck to you, > > Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I had upper and lower for an open bite. Id say all and all its a 2 year process. Im a little over 2 weeks post op now and starting to feel back to normal. The recovery isnt easy but Im really happy with the results Alix- How you doing. Im getting so sick of the Blender already!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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