Re: Requesting info

[Guest guest]

Your teeth may be sraight now, but once your jaw is moved they may

not fit together, that is why you need braces, I'm sure many people

on this site can tell you that the closer you get to surgury the

worse your bite seems to get from the movements the ortho makes. this

is so that when surgury is complete your teeth will come together

reasonably well.

Marsha

> Hi Everyone,

> I'm new to this site and would appreciate any information anyone

has

> to offer =) Just a little background on my situation...I've had

> braces 2x in my life, my jaw alignment was normal up until about 3

> years after my braces were removed, I was about 20 at the time. My

> lower jaw started to shift a little to the right and forward. My

> ortho told me at the time that it was quite rare at that age for

any

> more jaw growth but it happened. Long story short, I know that

> orthognathic surgery is normally accompanied with braces but I'm

> quite adament about not getting braces a 3rd time, plus my teeth

have

> stayed pretty straight. Has anyone had surgery w/o braces, is this

> an option? I also live in the lower mainland in BC, any referrals

of

> good surgeons in the area and what should I be asking during a

> consultation?

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I had my surgery without getting regular braces on. The doc put on

temporary ones for the surgery. They do need to be there for the

banding or wiring after the surgery. And I agree with Cammie, they

were worse then regular braces. My surgery was primarily done to

correct my sleep apnea, so the doc did not want to wait the year or

so to do the regular braces before surgery.

But I DO have them now. I guess I did things sort of backwards.

(BTW--this is the third time in braces for me now--so you wouldn't be

the only one to have ever done that) Even though the doc moved both

my upper and lower, there was work to be done on my bite still.

Good Luck with your decision.

a

> Hi Everyone,

> I'm new to this site and would appreciate any information anyone

has

> to offer =) Just a little background on my situation...I've had

> braces 2x in my life, my jaw alignment was normal up until about 3

> years after my braces were removed, I was about 20 at the time. My

> lower jaw started to shift a little to the right and forward. My

> ortho told me at the time that it was quite rare at that age for

any

> more jaw growth but it happened. Long story short, I know that

> orthognathic surgery is normally accompanied with braces but I'm

> quite adament about not getting braces a 3rd time, plus my teeth

have

> stayed pretty straight. Has anyone had surgery w/o braces, is this

> an option? I also live in the lower mainland in BC, any referrals

of

> good surgeons in the area and what should I be asking during a

> consultation?

>

>