Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 I just had surgery on tuesday and everything seemed to go fine. I am now going crazy because i can't stand not opening my mouth. When do they take the bands of the brackets after a advancement with rigid fixation on just the lower jaw? Thanks, Brittany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi Brittany, Please be patient. Although your surgeon fixed your jaw in place with plates & screws, it's not entirely stable yet. That's why the bands are there, to keep you relatively immobile until the bones heal. It's really important that you follow your surgeon's orders, especially in the early days and weeks of recovery. The bone heals in about 6-8 weeks, just like any other break or fracture (leg, arm). After a week, I was allowed to take my rubber bands off to eat and clean, but then they had to go back on again. That was hard, when you can't open your lips or mouth enough to see inside, it's hard to see the hooks to put them back on again. Consider yourself fortunate, that your surgeon didn't wire your jaws shut. That would be far more difficult to deal with, in my opinion! Hang in there, > I just had surgery on tuesday and everything seemed to go fine. I am > now going crazy because i can't stand not opening my mouth. When do > they take the bands of the brackets after a advancement with rigid > fixation on just the lower jaw? > Thanks, > Brittany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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