upper jaw numb and mouth open only 22mm after 10 weeks

[Guest guest]

hi.

wednesday i will make 10 weeks after my upper and lower jaw surgery.

i'm worried because i fill my upper jaw very numb and i can only

opem my mouth about 22 mm.

my upper jaw surgery was made by cutting the jaw in three pieces,

and my centre piece is the one that feels a lot numb.

the lower jaw recovery was very fast and now i almost fill

everything, at this jaw.

my mouth is getting open very slowly and it's hard to force then to

open a little bit more every day, cause it makes me a sensation of

discomfort when i do that, at my lower muscles.

anybody can help me to understand this or has the same problem?

thanks

paul

[Guest guest]

Im about 10 weeks too. And I can only open about 22mm--maybe a tad

more. I only had upper surgery and I still have numbness on top.

I went to the surgeon and the ortho last week and neither one was

concered enough to measure. It wasnt ever mentioned. Oh, the ortho

DID say, " Is that ALL you can open? " But thats a complaint Ive heard

from dentists for years and years, since shortly after I got braces

on many years ago as a teenager.

I also wonder about people on this board saying they open 35-40 mm.

Its true before surgery I could open my mouth wider than currently,

but I dont think I could ever open my mouth 35-40mm. Not ever. If

you had to estimate, what would you say was normal for you previously?

I dont actually feel discomfort. I dont really have a word for it.

If I try to gently 'force' myself to open wider I feel a pulling in

the behind my back teeth and at the top of my mouth where there used

to be swelling.

I was not given exercises or anything so Im just making stuff up as I

go along. I try to move my face and jaw and tongue around a bit

every so often. (It was only a week or two ago that I was able to

eat an ice cream cone. P.S.-it was WONDERFUL!)

And right now Im working on chewing more challenging thigns,

particularly with my back teeth. That seems to loosen things up a

bit. But there has not been much noticeable change from day to day.

> hi.

>

> wednesday i will make 10 weeks after my upper and lower jaw surgery.

> i'm worried because i fill my upper jaw very numb and i can only

> opem my mouth about 22 mm.

> my upper jaw surgery was made by cutting the jaw in three pieces,

> and my centre piece is the one that feels a lot numb.

> the lower jaw recovery was very fast and now i almost fill

> everything, at this jaw.

> my mouth is getting open very slowly and it's hard to force then to

> open a little bit more every day, cause it makes me a sensation of

> discomfort when i do that, at my lower muscles.

>

> anybody can help me to understand this or has the same problem?

>

> thanks

> paul

[Guest guest]

well anae3333, i fill a little bit less worried after i read your

message, so i know now that i'm not the only person with this

problems i told you.

i think my mouth will open slowly, but it's hard when we try to eat

something in this situation.

my ortho has told me to eat some real meat, and soft solids to make

my muscles work, and then my mouth will open. now i eat almost

everything i eat before surgery, unless realy hard solids, but my

mouth still open only the measure i told you.

> > hi.

> >

> > wednesday i will make 10 weeks after my upper and lower jaw

surgery.

> > i'm worried because i fill my upper jaw very numb and i can only

> > opem my mouth about 22 mm.

> > my upper jaw surgery was made by cutting the jaw in three

pieces,

> > and my centre piece is the one that feels a lot numb.

> > the lower jaw recovery was very fast and now i almost fill

> > everything, at this jaw.

> > my mouth is getting open very slowly and it's hard to force then

to

> > open a little bit more every day, cause it makes me a sensation

of

> > discomfort when i do that, at my lower muscles.

> >

> > anybody can help me to understand this or has the same problem?

> >

> > thanks

> > paul

[Guest guest]

Hi

I am 13 weeks post surgery (upper/lower/palatal split)

My opening is about the same as you and I feel pretty depressed about

it as, although it does not stop me eating, unless the forkful of food

is small, it is quite painful to stretch just those few extra

millimetres to accommodate it.

I have tongue depressor exercises to do which have helped but I do

find them very painful on my teeth which then sets up pain in my jaw

and temple, and also the roof of my mouth where I had the palatal

split. There has been a little improvement and the surgeon and ortho

do not seem worried. I see the surgeon again tomorrow so I will bring

it up with him.

My chin and lower lip still have altered sensation - not totally numb

but very prickly to touch and feeling stiff. I sincerely hope I get

normal feeling back.

Ihad my braces removed a few days ago so have been a bit worried about

the tongue depressor exercises on my newly released teeth but so far

they don't seem to have come to any harm. I get my retainer fitted in

two days.

Best wishes

Sue (UK)