Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Kirsten: I almost five weeks post-op and the rubber bands my OS gave me were slightly larger then the ones from the ortho. I assume you will be wearing your bands as long your " recovery " is scheduled for. I have another seven weeks of recovery ahead for myself. I had a bone graft and upper and lower done, that's why mine was so long, though others may experience longer recovery periods. If were you able to speak and eat normally with the bands from the ortho, then you should have no problems with the ones from OS. But that all depends on where the OS places the bands, it will probably different then where the ortho places them. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 hi im 5 days post op and i get my wires off in a week! i have to have rubberbands on after i get the wires off but i was just wondering what are the rubberbands are they on like all of ur teeth or kind of just like the ones you get from your orthodontist? is it hard to talk with them on? also i will probably find this all out when i go see my OS but how long do you usually have to keep the rubberbands on. after i get my wires off will it be hard to eat? Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 It varies from one doc (and one patient) to another. I was neither wired nor banded at first. But when I developed some pain in the jaw, a couple of weeks or so post op, my surgeon put on some extra wires and popped two little elastics (just like the ones my ortho uses, except littler and more powerful) in place, right up front, and the pain went away in 15 minutes. I wore one configuration or another, of lighter or stronger, and of bigger or smaller elastics for the rest of my time in wires and brackets, which was from July to October or so. but never so tightly that I could not speak. That is not everyone's experience... Cammie > hi im 5 days post op and i get my wires off in a week! i have to have > rubberbands on after i get the wires off but i was just wondering > what are the rubberbands are they on like all of ur teeth or kind of > just like the ones you get from your orthodontist? is it hard to talk > with them on? also i will probably find this all out when i go see my > OS but how long do you usually have to keep the rubberbands on. after > i get my wires off will it be hard to eat? > Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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