Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hello! I'm 24 years old, in braces for the second time, and considering having orthognastic surgery to correct my open bite. However, I'm also fighting to correct my tongue thrust habit and I'm worried that I'll go through the trauma of surgery and then my tongue thrust will push my bite open again. Has anyone out there with a tongue thrust had surgery? Would love to hear your story. Thank so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 , I had a tongue thrust before surgery, that I worked on correcting by putting a piece of candy at that top of my mouth and holding it there while swallowing. But after surgery, my mouth is in a completely different position and my tongue does not thrust at all.My os said he figured the tongue thrusting would pretty much be cleared up by surgery and it was. He also said that an open bite and tongue thrust kind of go hand in hand since you don't want to be drooling all over yourself and the tongue jumps in to compensate. I had an open bite, and now, I have this wonderful bite that I can't stop staring at!!! Good luck, Alix > Hello! I'm 24 years old, in braces for the second time, and > considering having orthognastic surgery to correct my open bite. > However, I'm also fighting to correct my tongue thrust habit and I'm > worried that I'll go through the trauma of surgery and then my > tongue thrust will push my bite open again. Has anyone out there > with a tongue thrust had surgery? Would love to hear your story. > Thank so much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 , I had a tongue thrust before surgery, that I worked on correcting by putting a piece of candy at that top of my mouth and holding it there while swallowing. But after surgery, my mouth is in a completely different position and my tongue does not thrust at all.My os said he figured the tongue thrusting would pretty much be cleared up by surgery and it was. He also said that an open bite and tongue thrust kind of go hand in hand since you don't want to be drooling all over yourself and the tongue jumps in to compensate. I had an open bite, and now, I have this wonderful bite that I can't stop staring at!!! Good luck, Alix > Hello! I'm 24 years old, in braces for the second time, and > considering having orthognastic surgery to correct my open bite. > However, I'm also fighting to correct my tongue thrust habit and I'm > worried that I'll go through the trauma of surgery and then my > tongue thrust will push my bite open again. Has anyone out there > with a tongue thrust had surgery? Would love to hear your story. > Thank so much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 , I had a tongue thrust before surgery, that I worked on correcting by putting a piece of candy at that top of my mouth and holding it there while swallowing. But after surgery, my mouth is in a completely different position and my tongue does not thrust at all.My os said he figured the tongue thrusting would pretty much be cleared up by surgery and it was. He also said that an open bite and tongue thrust kind of go hand in hand since you don't want to be drooling all over yourself and the tongue jumps in to compensate. I had an open bite, and now, I have this wonderful bite that I can't stop staring at!!! Good luck, Alix > Hello! I'm 24 years old, in braces for the second time, and > considering having orthognastic surgery to correct my open bite. > However, I'm also fighting to correct my tongue thrust habit and I'm > worried that I'll go through the trauma of surgery and then my > tongue thrust will push my bite open again. Has anyone out there > with a tongue thrust had surgery? Would love to hear your story. > Thank so much! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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