Re: Braces for how long before surgery?

[Guest guest]

I had braces for 16 months before surgery, lower advancement only.

It depends on what you need to have done.

I don't think taking the slower approach is done so much because of

comfort issues as it is to prevent root resorption. Which is

important. As my ortho put it, " Teeth actually move better when

you're kinder to them, " and that's particularly true for adults.

Best,

Cammie

> Hello all,

>

> I was wondering how long you guys had braces before your surgery. I

> have had my uppers on for 5 months and I just got my lowers on

three

> days ago. I've told my ortho that I really need to get the surgery

> done before the end of the year because my insurance will be

changing

> for the worse and that I won't be able to use the surgeon I have

> picked out. So, I'm just looking for an average of how long most

> people have braces before their surgery. I know it's not good to

ruch

> things, but I also know that sometimes orthos take more time than

> they really need to make things more comfortable, etc.

>

> Thanks!

> Nautas

[Guest guest]

I was told initially that I need 16-20 months of braces to get my

teeth ready for surgery. They had to open two " tooth-sized " spaces

on either side of my middle 4 teeth on the bottom to put implants

where I had teeth pulled when I was a kid (they pulled them to make

more room on my then-tiny lower jaw). I think opening the spaces was

the reason for the long round of braces. As it turned out,

everything was in place by 9 months after I got the braces on, and I

had the surgery 10 months after I started braces (had to wait a month

for a surgery date). I think some people's teeth move faster than

others. My surgeon still marvels at how quickly mine moved.

> Hello all,

>

> I was wondering how long you guys had braces before your surgery. I

> have had my uppers on for 5 months and I just got my lowers on

three

> days ago. I've told my ortho that I really need to get the surgery

> done before the end of the year because my insurance will be

changing

> for the worse and that I won't be able to use the surgeon I have

> picked out. So, I'm just looking for an average of how long most

> people have braces before their surgery. I know it's not good to

ruch

> things, but I also know that sometimes orthos take more time than

> they really need to make things more comfortable, etc.

>

> Thanks!

> Nautas

[Guest guest]

I got my braces on in November, and I am scheduled for both upper and lower jaw

surgery this July. Initially my ortho thought it would be at least 18 months,

but my teeth have moved very quickly. He said that best thing I did for myself

was cut down to only two Vioxx a week. I used to take one every day for the

pain, but I heard that the less anti-inflammatory medication you take, the

faster your teeth move. So, listen to the ortho, he knows what he's talking

about!! And good luck!

[Guest guest]

I had my braces put on in early April 2002 and just have surgery in

May 2004. My teeth moved really slowly...I am sure I'll be in the

braces for quite awhile even now that the surgery has been done. (I

also wore braces for 5 years as a teenager).

> Hello all,

>

> I was wondering how long you guys had braces before your surgery.

I

> have had my uppers on for 5 months and I just got my lowers on

three

> days ago. I've told my ortho that I really need to get the surgery

> done before the end of the year because my insurance will be

changing

> for the worse and that I won't be able to use the surgeon I have

> picked out. So, I'm just looking for an average of how long most

> people have braces before their surgery. I know it's not good to

ruch

> things, but I also know that sometimes orthos take more time than

> they really need to make things more comfortable, etc.

>

> Thanks!

> Nautas