braces before surgery?

[Guest guest]

Hello everybody out there!

I am so happy to have found this support group. I feel very nervous

and worried about my surgery. I am scheduled for July 20, 2004. I hope

that there is somebody out there that can relate to my situation. My

surgeon says that I can have the surgery without having to get the

braces first. I feel really confused about this because both my

regular dentist and an orthodontist that I consulted say that I must

get the braces before I have the surgery. I should mention that I

already had braces about 15 years ago I am now 31 and my teeth look

pretty nice and straight but it is still noticeable that I have a

cross bite. Is there anybody out there that has had the surgery first

and got the braces after? Please let me hear about your experience.

Thanks,

mickey

[Guest guest]

> Hello everybody out there!

> I am so happy to have found this support group. I feel very nervous

> and worried about my surgery. I am scheduled for July 20, 2004. I

hope

> that there is somebody out there that can relate to my situation. My

> surgeon says that I can have the surgery without having to get the

> braces first. I feel really confused about this because both my

> regular dentist and an orthodontist that I consulted say that I must

> get the braces before I have the surgery. I should mention that I

> already had braces about 15 years ago I am now 31 and my teeth look

> pretty nice and straight but it is still noticeable that I have a

> cross bite. Is there anybody out there that has had the surgery

first

> and got the braces after? Please let me hear about your experience.

> Thanks,

> mickey

[Guest guest]

Sorry about the empty post guys.........I have a bandage on my finger

and messed up a bit.

Hello Mickey,

I did have the surgery before the surgery. But my surgery was done

for sleep apnea. The doc put on some temporary braces for the

surgery and used them to wire me shut. After healing from the

surgery, I now have braces to " fine tune " the bite.

Is it the best way to do it?? I guess you have to decide who you

trust and go with what they say. I didn't have the time to do the

braces first, so I didn't really have a choice.

Good Luck with your decision and your surgery.

a

> Hello everybody out there!

> I am so happy to have found this support group. I feel very nervous

> and worried about my surgery. I am scheduled for July 20, 2004. I

hope

> that there is somebody out there that can relate to my situation. My

> surgeon says that I can have the surgery without having to get the

> braces first. I feel really confused about this because both my

> regular dentist and an orthodontist that I consulted say that I must

> get the braces before I have the surgery. I should mention that I

> already had braces about 15 years ago I am now 31 and my teeth look

> pretty nice and straight but it is still noticeable that I have a

> cross bite. Is there anybody out there that has had the surgery

first

> and got the braces after? Please let me hear about your experience.

> Thanks,

> mickey