Anyone had upper surgery that went TOO FAR?

[Guest guest]

I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now that

I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You can

see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and lower

teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of the

lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the operation

and both said the bite looks " great. "

[Guest guest]

2 weeks is way too early to see what you bite will be like. you still

have healing to do and your ortho still has a lot of work to do.

Trust your OS and OD they really do know best. You still have

swelling which could be distorting things, there are a lot of

factors.

I think you need to give it a least 6-8 weeks before getting too

upset.

> I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

> underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now

that

> I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You can

> see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and

lower

> teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of

the

> lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

>

> WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the

operation

> and both said the bite looks " great. "

[Guest guest]

Trust your OS. We've spent our lives worrying about our overbites

and underbites, and never really knew what a correct bite really

feels like, or potentially looks like. We only see these perfect

smiles and say, gee, I'd like mine to look like that. What we may

not realize is a perfect bite doesn't mean the uppper teeth come down

directly on top of the lower. They actually come down slightly

behind, just like a scissor. If they came down directly on top, the

teeth would trash one another, and the pressure of biting wouldn't be

dissapated properly over the remaining teeth.

One thing my OD told me last week is the perfect profile an OD tries

to achieve is to be able to draw a straight edge from the tip of the

nose, to the tip of the chin, including the edges of both lips.

Dammit

> I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

> underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now

that

> I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You can

> see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and

lower

> teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of

the

> lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

>

> WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the

operation

> and both said the bite looks " great. "

[Guest guest]

I totally understand. I thought my bite was ok until I went to the

ortho. He said my midline was off then changed my rubberbands and

with in a few days, that was corrected. However, now the teeth on

my left side do not match up. I bite down and can feel with my

toungue the entire length of my bottom teeth. I am trying not to

worry as I know I have atleast 6 more months of braces.

> I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

> underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now

that

> I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You can

> see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and

lower

> teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of

the

> lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

>

> WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the

operation

> and both said the bite looks " great. "

[Guest guest]

In many cases, the surgeon will overcorrect, as there is always

slight chance of relapse, I think particularly so in underbite cases.

I believe that your upper teeth should be slightly in front of your

lower teeth when they are at rest, and yes, they can even cover the

lower a bit. That's how mine ended up post-op (I had enough of an

overbite/overjet that I could stick my baby finger in and touch the

upper gums behind my front teeth with my mouth closed).

I would ask your surgeon and ortho about your concerns - they are

there to answer your questions and will probably give better answers

than we can. Your ortho will be doing a lot of finetuning now that

the jaws are correctly adjusted, so be prepared for even more change

to come.

> I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

> underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now

that

> I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You can

> see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and

lower

> teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of

the

> lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

>

> WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the

operation

> and both said the bite looks " great. "

[Guest guest]

I hope you're a lot less afraid, Stagerjr02, after hearing the

reassurances.

It takes some finishing work to get things in the right places, as

many folks have advised. But just in case, ask your surgeon, for

sure, again.

And may I gently remind that there are some folks here to whom

language can really be offensive? I can understand lapsing in a

moment of fear and frustration, and probably have done so too often

myself, but I really do try to avoid strong words in respect for the

sensibilities of others. Sorry if that makes me sound like a prude...

Best,

Cammie

[Guest guest]

Yes, the OP's results sound perfect. The upper front teeth should

overlap the bottom teeth when the rear molars touch. When you put

your front teeth edge-on, the rear molars shouldn't touch. It's

called occlusion. Welcome to a normal bite!

Take a look at some magazine photos of models and actors/actresses

with big smiles. You'll notice the front teeth overlapping the lower -

that's how you get a nice big toothy smile. It has to be this way

because the front teeth are so much larger (longer) than the molars.

--Neil

> > I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

> > underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now

> that

> > I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You

can

> > see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and

> lower

> > teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of

> the

> > lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

> >

> > WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the

> operation

> > and both said the bite looks " great. "

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your comments. I think I was just freaking out.

> I'm very afraid. I had upper surgery 2 weeks ago to correct an

> underite. They moved my upper jaw forward about 5 mm. But now

that

> I look at my bite, it seems that I know have an OVERBITE. You can

> see SO much of my upper teeth when I smile, too. The upper and

lower

> teeth don't hit each other - the upper teeth are out in front of

the

> lower and even cover the lower somewhat.

>

> WHAT THE FUCK? I've been to the OS and my ortho since the

operation

> and both said the bite looks " great. "