Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Hi -- I had my surgery (low jaw setback) on July 15th and I am still wearing 1 rubber band around my front teeth (except for eating) to pull my bite together too! I will be 12 weeks on Thursday. I was totally banded (like 20-30 rubber bands) for 6 weeks and then I had 3 rubber bands for two weeks, then none for 2 days, then my OS said that my bite was slipping so he put one (the one in front) on September 21st and I'm still wearing it. My issue is my bite aligning. Basically, when I wear the rubber band in front I notice that my teeth meet more evenly and that they touch all the way up to my front teeth but when I don't wear the rubber band after about 1 hour or so I notice that my molars are hitting harder and then as you go forward in my mouth my teeth hit less and less evenly. Lately, though I have been breaking my one rubber band because I am continuously playing with it with my tongue and opening my mouth wide. I also see my OS tomorrow so we'll see if he says another week or two of the one rubber band. I guess I shouldn't complain about 1 when I had about 25! Helen > > Does it seem unusual to anyone else that i am over 3 months post > surgery and still wearing bands to pull bite together all day except > for eating? I think part of the issues i am having with tmj like > symptoms (seeing surgeon tomorrow about this), lack of full range of > opening, etc are somewhat a result of always being banded. i have > had my bands off for over an hour now as i have been grazing on > pumpking bread, brownies and now icecream and i feel as though i can > stretch really well. i put those bands back on and i am tight, > stifling yawns, etc. Muscle confusion? The initial thing i saw the > day i looked in the mirror after surgery was my tilted upper jaw, no > wonder i have had bands on for so long trying to bring that one side > down. it seems to be going pretty well from a teeth, straighter > looking smile, but has anyone else remained banded for so long? I > know this has nothing to do with sharp ear pains, locking and sharp > pains in muscle, i will find out more about that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Hi -- I had my surgery (low jaw setback) on July 15th and I am still wearing 1 rubber band around my front teeth (except for eating) to pull my bite together too! I will be 12 weeks on Thursday. I was totally banded (like 20-30 rubber bands) for 6 weeks and then I had 3 rubber bands for two weeks, then none for 2 days, then my OS said that my bite was slipping so he put one (the one in front) on September 21st and I'm still wearing it. My issue is my bite aligning. Basically, when I wear the rubber band in front I notice that my teeth meet more evenly and that they touch all the way up to my front teeth but when I don't wear the rubber band after about 1 hour or so I notice that my molars are hitting harder and then as you go forward in my mouth my teeth hit less and less evenly. Lately, though I have been breaking my one rubber band because I am continuously playing with it with my tongue and opening my mouth wide. I also see my OS tomorrow so we'll see if he says another week or two of the one rubber band. I guess I shouldn't complain about 1 when I had about 25! Helen > > Does it seem unusual to anyone else that i am over 3 months post > surgery and still wearing bands to pull bite together all day except > for eating? I think part of the issues i am having with tmj like > symptoms (seeing surgeon tomorrow about this), lack of full range of > opening, etc are somewhat a result of always being banded. i have > had my bands off for over an hour now as i have been grazing on > pumpking bread, brownies and now icecream and i feel as though i can > stretch really well. i put those bands back on and i am tight, > stifling yawns, etc. Muscle confusion? The initial thing i saw the > day i looked in the mirror after surgery was my tilted upper jaw, no > wonder i have had bands on for so long trying to bring that one side > down. it seems to be going pretty well from a teeth, straighter > looking smile, but has anyone else remained banded for so long? I > know this has nothing to do with sharp ear pains, locking and sharp > pains in muscle, i will find out more about that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hey , I'm 3 months post op and I'm expecting to wear bands until the day I get my braces off. Hopefully that's within another 3-4 months.. Dammit > > Does it seem unusual to anyone else that i am over 3 months post > surgery and still wearing bands to pull bite together all day except > for eating? I think part of the issues i am having with tmj like > symptoms (seeing surgeon tomorrow about this), lack of full range of > opening, etc are somewhat a result of always being banded. i have > had my bands off for over an hour now as i have been grazing on > pumpking bread, brownies and now icecream and i feel as though i can > stretch really well. i put those bands back on and i am tight, > stifling yawns, etc. Muscle confusion? The initial thing i saw the > day i looked in the mirror after surgery was my tilted upper jaw, no > wonder i have had bands on for so long trying to bring that one side > down. it seems to be going pretty well from a teeth, straighter > looking smile, but has anyone else remained banded for so long? I > know this has nothing to do with sharp ear pains, locking and sharp > pains in muscle, i will find out more about that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hey , I'm 3 months post op and I'm expecting to wear bands until the day I get my braces off. Hopefully that's within another 3-4 months.. Dammit > > Does it seem unusual to anyone else that i am over 3 months post > surgery and still wearing bands to pull bite together all day except > for eating? I think part of the issues i am having with tmj like > symptoms (seeing surgeon tomorrow about this), lack of full range of > opening, etc are somewhat a result of always being banded. i have > had my bands off for over an hour now as i have been grazing on > pumpking bread, brownies and now icecream and i feel as though i can > stretch really well. i put those bands back on and i am tight, > stifling yawns, etc. Muscle confusion? The initial thing i saw the > day i looked in the mirror after surgery was my tilted upper jaw, no > wonder i have had bands on for so long trying to bring that one side > down. it seems to be going pretty well from a teeth, straighter > looking smile, but has anyone else remained banded for so long? I > know this has nothing to do with sharp ear pains, locking and sharp > pains in muscle, i will find out more about that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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