Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi All, Just wanted to see how you all handled negative responses when you tell someone that you're going to have orthognathic surgery. I told my aunt about it the other night and she about had a fit. She also has an overbite and in her words, " has managed to live with it for 65 years " and doesn't understand why I would want to do this. I think the key word there is " managed " . I don't want this hanging over my head forever and I'm tired of my mouth feeling uncomfortable all of the time. And I want a smile that I'm proud to show, not one that I hide all of the time. I have my first appointment with an oral surgeon tomorrow and also an appointment with my ortho to get the models done for my splint. I'm a little worried about the fact that no one here seems to have any experience with my oral surgeon, Newton Gordon, but he is the Chief of Dentistry at UC San Francisco so that should be a pretty good recomendation right? Thanks for listening! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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