My teeth still don't touch!!!

[Guest guest]

I'm now 9 days post op (upper and lower) and I'm removing the rubber

bands on my own now... The stitching is disolving away... and my

teeth still aren't touching! I'm worried, concerned, and frightened

that maybe my doctor didn't do what I asked him to do! I keep trying

to rationalize it- maybe I just can't feel my teeth in some places

yet, but I know thats not it.

Do othrodontics after surgery really do that much in terms of up and

down movement of teeth? They line up on top of eachother with a

slight overbite, but they aren't meeting. Anyone else experience this?

P.S. Thanks for your responses to " Pinched Nerves " They aren't

hurting any more, and my lips are moving a lot more.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Everyone's situation is a little bit different - in my case, I had an

old crown/bridge/crown combo that was designed for my old crummy

bite, so I definitely had places where things didn't meet.

Your ortho will finetune your bite post-op. They can do some pretty

amazing things with elastics to close the bite. Usually they can only

go so far pre-op and have to wait for the surgical fix before

finishing the job.

But do keep a close eye on things when you do go back to your ortho

in case things start to move in the wrong direction. Relapse does

happen, although I'm NOT suggesting in any way that this is your

current problem.

Have you thought about making an appointment with your ortho just to

have a peek (not to do anything)? You might call and see. He/she is

probably curious too.

And definitely ask these questions at your next visit with the

surgeon.

Hope that helps,

> I'm now 9 days post op (upper and lower) and I'm removing the

rubber

> bands on my own now... The stitching is disolving away... and my

> teeth still aren't touching! I'm worried, concerned, and frightened

> that maybe my doctor didn't do what I asked him to do! I keep

trying

> to rationalize it- maybe I just can't feel my teeth in some places

> yet, but I know thats not it.

> Do othrodontics after surgery really do that much in terms of up

and

> down movement of teeth? They line up on top of eachother with a

> slight overbite, but they aren't meeting. Anyone else experience

this?

>

>

>

> P.S. Thanks for your responses to " Pinched Nerves " They aren't

> hurting any more, and my lips are moving a lot more.

[Guest guest]

, i just posted a response to something else and mentioned

that my teeth don't meet on one side of my jaw. when i look at my

teeth, as best i can 2 weeks post op, the two front look at good

height the tooth on either side, one is good, one is way up, and it

is THAT SIDE that is not touching. i know what you mean about the up

and down movement. i have my 2 week check up tomorrow so i will be

asking about that.

> > I'm now 9 days post op (upper and lower) and I'm removing the

> rubber

> > bands on my own now... The stitching is disolving away... and my

> > teeth still aren't touching! I'm worried, concerned, and

frightened

> > that maybe my doctor didn't do what I asked him to do! I keep

> trying

> > to rationalize it- maybe I just can't feel my teeth in some

places

> > yet, but I know thats not it.

> > Do othrodontics after surgery really do that much in terms of up

> and

> > down movement of teeth? They line up on top of eachother with a

> > slight overbite, but they aren't meeting. Anyone else experience

> this?

> >

> >

> >

> > P.S. Thanks for your responses to " Pinched Nerves " They aren't

> > hurting any more, and my lips are moving a lot more.