How straight were your teeth prior to surgery?

[Guest guest]

All;

I'm just kinda curious, how close to being " perfect " were your teeth

prior to your surgery. I'm wondering how much work the ortho has to

do for the surgeon to be able to line up the jaws correctly.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

My ortho got my teeth " pretty darn perfect " which is amazing

considering how horribly messed up they were before I had braces.

My teeth were straight and level.

He said that most people are in braces 12-18 months before surgery,

in my case it worked out to 19 months. I'm still hoping to be out

of my braces by the end of the year.

Jay

> All;

>

> I'm just kinda curious, how close to being " perfect " were your

teeth

> prior to your surgery. I'm wondering how much work the ortho has

to

> do for the surgeon to be able to line up the jaws correctly.

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

I am about 2 weeks away from surgery and my bite is horrible! It is worse

than when I began braces 6 months ago, but you have to remember that your bite

wasn't " correct " in the first place. The jaws are so crooked, that a normal

and comfortable bite to me is actually the reason I have to have this

surgery. So, my teeth are straight, I have a gap between my two front teeth,

but my bite is not so perfect. Oh well, two weeks and that will all change!

So, in regards to your question, the teeth are straight, but the jaws and bite

are in position to be moved and re-positioned after surgery.

[Guest guest]

I am looking to have braces about 6 months post surgery. That's

what my ortho says...he has to " perfect " them afterwards....

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> All;

>

> I'm just kinda curious, how close to being " perfect " were your

teeth

> prior to your surgery. I'm wondering how much work the ortho has

to

> do for the surgeon to be able to line up the jaws correctly.

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone,

This post made me think of a problem I have. I met with my OS last

month with my teeth in pretty much the same position they're in now

and he still said he wanted to do the surgery in either July or

August (I'm guessing it'll be august because of a business meeting I

have to attend at the end of July). The problem is is that there are

still some pretty major gaps in my top teeth as of now. At most, I

will have time for only 2 more adjustments if we stay on this

schedule. Will that be enough time to straighten stuff out? Can

surgery be done with the gaps? I was under the impression things had

to be pretty much perfect in there before they would perform surgery.

Thanks

-Zoe

> I am about 2 weeks away from surgery and my bite is horrible! It

is worse

> than when I began braces 6 months ago, but you have to remember

that your bite

> wasn't " correct " in the first place. The jaws are so crooked, that

a normal

> and comfortable bite to me is actually the reason I have to have

this

> surgery. So, my teeth are straight, I have a gap between my two

front teeth,

> but my bite is not so perfect. Oh well, two weeks and that will

all change!

> So, in regards to your question, the teeth are straight, but the

jaws and bite

> are in position to be moved and re-positioned after surgery.

[Guest guest]

Well, I would ask your ortho that question. I got my surgery date,

then bugged my ortho about whether or not he'd be able to meet that

date (suggesting that we could delay if necessary). He said yes. Then

I asked how often I'd need to come to achieve that - he said every 4

weeks, and agreed to let me pre-book them all in advance (which the

receptionist didn't like at all!)

It may be that the gaps are ok, and that they'll close them post-op.

But you should definitely contact your ortho and confirm this.

> > I am about 2 weeks away from surgery and my bite is horrible! It

> is worse

> > than when I began braces 6 months ago, but you have to remember

> that your bite

> > wasn't " correct " in the first place. The jaws are so crooked,

that

> a normal

> > and comfortable bite to me is actually the reason I have to have

> this

> > surgery. So, my teeth are straight, I have a gap between my two

> front teeth,

> > but my bite is not so perfect. Oh well, two weeks and that will

> all change!

> > So, in regards to your question, the teeth are straight, but the

> jaws and bite

> > are in position to be moved and re-positioned after surgery.

[Guest guest]

I think the surgeon can work with some imperfection. I had a

crown/bridge/crown combo in my lower right side that was designed for

my old crummy bite. My ortho gave me a bit of a bite splint during

early treatment with removeable ALF appliances, then built this up

with acrylic when I moved on to fixed braces. The surgeon did his

thing, and this left me with a big gap on the right side. It wasn't

until my braces finally came off (about 8 months post-op) that I was

able to get the new crown/bridge/combo made and installed. My ortho

fiddled around with the acrylic to try to compensate.

> All;

>

> I'm just kinda curious, how close to being " perfect " were your

teeth

> prior to your surgery. I'm wondering how much work the ortho has to

> do for the surgeon to be able to line up the jaws correctly.

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

I know it doesn't sound like a long time, but my orthodontist closed up about

95% of my gaps in two months using a power chain. It hurt like crazy, and my

teeth were very sore, but it can be done!

[Guest guest]

Sounds like good fun....

The ortho does love those power chains (I swear he's a sadist), but

he also seems to love working on his own schedule. I'm a little

worried about his lack of cooperation with the surgeon. I'm always

the go-between, delivering messages between the two in some adult

form of the game telephone.

I do plan on talking to him at the next visit in early July to make

sure I'm ready by August. Has anyone gone in more often then once

every four weeks? It'll suck but if thats what has to be done...

Thanks again,

-Zoe

> I know it doesn't sound like a long time, but my orthodontist

closed up about

> 95% of my gaps in two months using a power chain. It hurt like

crazy, and my

> teeth were very sore, but it can be done!

[Guest guest]

Well I guess I am the exception to the rule: I had only been in

braces for 1 month before I went into surgery (one week ago, lower

advancement, genio and SARPE). I asked my surgeon since I thought it

was rather strange, but he said he preferred it this way in my case

because of the SARPE and said it was no problem whatsoever to do

both together (that is in my case! I know normally you get a SARPE

first and the lower advancement after a year). In one month of

braces my 2 front teeth had already been set back pretty far. The

rest of my teeth and molars were pretty much the same, bottom ones

tilted in to match the upper. Of course now after the surgery,

nothing matches at all, especially since my palate is being expanded

still every day until friday. My ortho has a lot of work cut out for

him!

Nathalie

> All;

>

> I'm just kinda curious, how close to being " perfect " were your

teeth

> prior to your surgery. I'm wondering how much work the ortho has

to

> do for the surgeon to be able to line up the jaws correctly.

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

My teeth were a disaster upon commencment of ortho. Severe crowding

and turned inwards due to my open bite. It took me 1yr and 4months

to be ready for surgery.

I had my surgery 9 days ago. There's still some work to do

orthodontically. My midline is slightly off. I have a cross bite.

And I have some small spaces to close. Probably another 6 months

till it's ALL OVER.

[Guest guest]

Well...I've had braces for 14 months. It's important for the teeth to be as

straight and in the proper placement as they can be because the surgeon uses the

teeth as landmarks during surgery.At least thats what I was told. Mitzi

How straight were your teeth prior to

surgery?

All;

I'm just kinda curious, how close to being " perfect " were your teeth

prior to your surgery. I'm wondering how much work the ortho has to

do for the surgeon to be able to line up the jaws correctly.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

Zoe, Oh yes... every 2 weeks now. Wire laces, power chain, and elastic thread

all woven in my lower braces. It's a killer for about 2-3 days then its pretty

tolerable. Just keep looking toward the final result! Mitzi

Re: How straight were your teeth

prior to surgery?

Sounds like good fun....

The ortho does love those power chains (I swear he's a sadist), but

he also seems to love working on his own schedule. I'm a little

worried about his lack of cooperation with the surgeon. I'm always

the go-between, delivering messages between the two in some adult

form of the game telephone.

I do plan on talking to him at the next visit in early July to make

sure I'm ready by August. Has anyone gone in more often then once

every four weeks? It'll suck but if thats what has to be done...

Thanks again,

-Zoe

> I know it doesn't sound like a long time, but my orthodontist

closed up about

> 95% of my gaps in two months using a power chain. It hurt like

crazy, and my

> teeth were very sore, but it can be done!