I've slightly assymetric jaw but would like treated, any1 similar succeed?

[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry was

too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a greater

margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt warrant

the inherent risks.

This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of any

advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

margin of error.

Any comments gratefully received.

Faithfully,

JOn

[Guest guest]

Jon

I am in the UK also and have had surgery albeit it not on the NHS as

they would not operate on my in my area.(bear in mind these things

vary from NHS trusts in the UK)

This surgery is getting more common in the UK now so things will

definitey havre moved on the the last 5 years

Have you spoken to an orthidontist regarding this recently to see if

the have any recomendations

If you need to know more feel free to ask as part of my surgery was

to correcty assemetry ( as well as an overbite)

Joanne In London

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

> late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry

was

> too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a

greater

> margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt

warrant

> the inherent risks.

>

> This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

> seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

> treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

> technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of

any

> advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

> margin of error.

>

> Any comments gratefully received.

>

> Faithfully,

>

> JOn

[Guest guest]

Jon

I am in the UK also and have had surgery albeit it not on the NHS as

they would not operate on my in my area.(bear in mind these things

vary from NHS trusts in the UK)

This surgery is getting more common in the UK now so things will

definitey havre moved on the the last 5 years

Have you spoken to an orthidontist regarding this recently to see if

the have any recomendations

If you need to know more feel free to ask as part of my surgery was

to correcty assemetry ( as well as an overbite)

Joanne In London

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

> late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry

was

> too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a

greater

> margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt

warrant

> the inherent risks.

>

> This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

> seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

> treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

> technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of

any

> advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

> margin of error.

>

> Any comments gratefully received.

>

> Faithfully,

>

> JOn

[Guest guest]

Jon

I am in the UK also and have had surgery albeit it not on the NHS as

they would not operate on my in my area.(bear in mind these things

vary from NHS trusts in the UK)

This surgery is getting more common in the UK now so things will

definitey havre moved on the the last 5 years

Have you spoken to an orthidontist regarding this recently to see if

the have any recomendations

If you need to know more feel free to ask as part of my surgery was

to correcty assemetry ( as well as an overbite)

Joanne In London

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

> late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry

was

> too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a

greater

> margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt

warrant

> the inherent risks.

>

> This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

> seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

> treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

> technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of

any

> advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

> margin of error.

>

> Any comments gratefully received.

>

> Faithfully,

>

> JOn

[Guest guest]

I think you probably need to ask that question of an orthodontist,

and/or of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and see what they

suggest. I might actually start with a surgeon who does a lot of

these procedures (mine had done 1,700+ by the time he got to me in

2002).

I do think the technologies are constantly improving. A colleague of

mine had surgery about 15 years ago, and was wired tightly shut for a

couple of months. When I had surgery, my surgeon told me that he has

not wired anybody shut in the past ten years. (That is not true of

all surgeons. Happily for me, he believes he gets better results in

most cases, anyhow, without wiring folks shut.)

Actually, I have heard of more UK folks who had their fixation done

with material that dissolves or is absorbed into the bone, which is

still considered experimental here, I think, in most places. We here

in the U.S. aren't always the hotshots we sometimes think we are!

Cammie

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

> late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry

was

> too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a

greater

> margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt

warrant

> the inherent risks.

>

> This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

> seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

> treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

> technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of

any

> advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

> margin of error.

>

> Any comments gratefully received.

>

> Faithfully,

>

> JOn

[Guest guest]

I think you probably need to ask that question of an orthodontist,

and/or of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and see what they

suggest. I might actually start with a surgeon who does a lot of

these procedures (mine had done 1,700+ by the time he got to me in

2002).

I do think the technologies are constantly improving. A colleague of

mine had surgery about 15 years ago, and was wired tightly shut for a

couple of months. When I had surgery, my surgeon told me that he has

not wired anybody shut in the past ten years. (That is not true of

all surgeons. Happily for me, he believes he gets better results in

most cases, anyhow, without wiring folks shut.)

Actually, I have heard of more UK folks who had their fixation done

with material that dissolves or is absorbed into the bone, which is

still considered experimental here, I think, in most places. We here

in the U.S. aren't always the hotshots we sometimes think we are!

Cammie

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

> late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry

was

> too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a

greater

> margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt

warrant

> the inherent risks.

>

> This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

> seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

> treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

> technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of

any

> advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

> margin of error.

>

> Any comments gratefully received.

>

> Faithfully,

>

> JOn

[Guest guest]

I think you probably need to ask that question of an orthodontist,

and/or of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and see what they

suggest. I might actually start with a surgeon who does a lot of

these procedures (mine had done 1,700+ by the time he got to me in

2002).

I do think the technologies are constantly improving. A colleague of

mine had surgery about 15 years ago, and was wired tightly shut for a

couple of months. When I had surgery, my surgeon told me that he has

not wired anybody shut in the past ten years. (That is not true of

all surgeons. Happily for me, he believes he gets better results in

most cases, anyhow, without wiring folks shut.)

Actually, I have heard of more UK folks who had their fixation done

with material that dissolves or is absorbed into the bone, which is

still considered experimental here, I think, in most places. We here

in the U.S. aren't always the hotshots we sometimes think we are!

Cammie

> Hi guys,

>

> I'm in the UK. After years of measuring and monitoring through my

> late teens and early twenties, the state decided my jaw assymetry

was

> too slight to be operable, i.e that the surgery itself had a

greater

> margin of error than the degree of my assymetry and so didnt

warrant

> the inherent risks.

>

> This was a few years ago, 1999, and I wondered, seeing as the U.S.

> seem to be pioneers in all things orthodontic, and that the UK

> treatments available to me were unlikely to have represented latest

> technologies in this field even then, whether anyone was aware of

any

> advances in orthodontics and/or surgey that may have reduced this

> margin of error.

>

> Any comments gratefully received.

>

> Faithfully,

>

> JOn