Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 How long should I expect to wear braces before surgey will even be considered? I went to the Oral surgeon yesterday he was great discussed with me all the procedures I need (upper, lower and possible rapid expansion of the roof of my mouth)i've had braces before about 12 years ago so I am thinking maybe I won't be required to wear them that long I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 For me, I had never had braces. My issues were..very narrow palate and my front teeth were too far foward. I was told over and over for many years that braces alone would not fix my problem. Yes, I could have lived like that but I wanted nice looking teeth and my teeth were wearing down prematurely. So, I was to have braces for 2 1/2 years. At first my surgery was scheduled about 7 months after I got braces but so much progress was going on that my ortho had me postpone it. I waited a year (I wanted it done during summer because of my kids). I had my upper moved up and widened and a genio. I have had my braces now for 1 year and 8 months. I believe that I will be in them until probably next April but I do have my hopes up that it will be sooner. > How long should I expect to wear braces before surgey will even be > considered? I went to the Oral surgeon yesterday he was great > discussed with me all the procedures I need (upper, lower and > possible rapid expansion of the roof of my mouth)i've had braces > before about 12 years ago so I am thinking maybe I won't be required > to wear them that long I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I had braces once before, for eight years, so I was in your same position. I did not want to wear them that long! I had them put on in November, and had oral surgery two weeks ago on July 20th. So, the pre-op braces wasn't that long...and my ortho said he wants them off in six months tops. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I had braces on for a year in high school just to straighten my teeth. Going into college, I was bummed to have to put them back on, and I was told I would have braces on for about a year before and after surgery. However, my surgeon had no available appointments for a whole year when I was ready for surgery, so I had to wait. I had my braces on for 2 1/2 years when 1 1/2 would have been fine. Post- op is looking to be about 4-6 months. Everyone is different though depending on what they have to do. > How long should I expect to wear braces before surgey will even be > considered? I went to the Oral surgeon yesterday he was great > discussed with me all the procedures I need (upper, lower and > possible rapid expansion of the roof of my mouth)i've had braces > before about 12 years ago so I am thinking maybe I won't be required > to wear them that long I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 It really depends how much pre-work your Ortho has to do to get you ready for surgery. For me that was considerable and it has been over 2 years but surgery is less than two weeks away! Also you will have braces through your surgery as thats how they band you together after surgery. My Ortho told me the average after surgery to have braces is another 6-9 months to adjust things back into place, straighten things out, close gaps, etc. It is a long process but worth it! Take care. Tom > How long should I expect to wear braces before surgey will even be > considered? I went to the Oral surgeon yesterday he was great > discussed with me all the procedures I need (upper, lower and > possible rapid expansion of the roof of my mouth)i've had braces > before about 12 years ago so I am thinking maybe I won't be required > to wear them that long I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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