Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi, I was wondering if anyone new if it was possible to have lingual braces(the ones of the back of the teeth) if your having Orthognathic surgery? Are the braces used to move the jaw during surgery or are hooks attached to teeth prior to the op, Thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi, I was wondering if anyone new if it was possible to have lingual braces(the ones of the back of the teeth) if your having Orthognathic surgery? Are the braces used to move the jaw during surgery or are hooks attached to teeth prior to the op, Thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 It is possible. There has been at least one member of this group who did it that way, and was truly pleased with the braces and the surgery. Warning: I have heard that the lingual ones are more expensive, move the teeth more slowly -- and are more difficult to adjust to. (Myself, I can't imagine having all that hardware next to my tongue for several years.) But possible? Yep, if that's what you really want. I don't know that it's possible with all orthos and surgeons, but it can be done. And I believe that the braces are there during surgery mainly to stabilize things and give the surgeon places to attach whatever wires or elastics. Sometimes they even cut the archwires in the process of surgery. Do remember, though, that most of us have a real bugabear about how other folks are going to see us in braces. Surprisingly enough, most other folks don't even notice, and if they do mention it, it's usually because they want to have something done themselves, but are struggling to get up the nerve to undertake it. Cammie > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone new if it was possible to have lingual > braces(the ones of the back of the teeth) if your having Orthognathic > surgery? Are the braces used to move the jaw during surgery or are > hooks attached to teeth prior to the op, Thanks alot. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 It is possible. There has been at least one member of this group who did it that way, and was truly pleased with the braces and the surgery. Warning: I have heard that the lingual ones are more expensive, move the teeth more slowly -- and are more difficult to adjust to. (Myself, I can't imagine having all that hardware next to my tongue for several years.) But possible? Yep, if that's what you really want. I don't know that it's possible with all orthos and surgeons, but it can be done. And I believe that the braces are there during surgery mainly to stabilize things and give the surgeon places to attach whatever wires or elastics. Sometimes they even cut the archwires in the process of surgery. Do remember, though, that most of us have a real bugabear about how other folks are going to see us in braces. Surprisingly enough, most other folks don't even notice, and if they do mention it, it's usually because they want to have something done themselves, but are struggling to get up the nerve to undertake it. Cammie > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone new if it was possible to have lingual > braces(the ones of the back of the teeth) if your having Orthognathic > surgery? Are the braces used to move the jaw during surgery or are > hooks attached to teeth prior to the op, Thanks alot. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote: It is possible. There has been at least one member of this group who did it that way, and was truly pleased with the braces and the surgery. Warning: I have heard that the lingual ones are more expensive, move the teeth more slowly -- and are more difficult to adjust to. (Myself, I can't imagine having all that hardware next to my tongue for several years.) But possible? Yep, if that's what you really want. I don't know that it's possible with all orthos and surgeons, but it can be done. And I believe that the braces are there during surgery mainly to stabilize things and give the surgeon places to attach whatever wires or elastics. Sometimes they even cut the archwires in the process of surgery. Do remember, though, that most of us have a real bugabear about how other folks are going to see us in braces. Surprisingly enough, most other folks don't even notice, and if they do mention it, it's usually because they want to have something done themselves, but are struggling to get up the nerve to undertake it. Cammie > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone new if it was possible to have lingual > braces(the ones of the back of the teeth) if your having Orthognathic > surgery? Are the braces used to move the jaw during surgery or are > hooks attached to teeth prior to the op, Thanks alot. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 ceast36532 <no_reply > wrote: It is possible. There has been at least one member of this group who did it that way, and was truly pleased with the braces and the surgery. Warning: I have heard that the lingual ones are more expensive, move the teeth more slowly -- and are more difficult to adjust to. (Myself, I can't imagine having all that hardware next to my tongue for several years.) But possible? Yep, if that's what you really want. I don't know that it's possible with all orthos and surgeons, but it can be done. And I believe that the braces are there during surgery mainly to stabilize things and give the surgeon places to attach whatever wires or elastics. Sometimes they even cut the archwires in the process of surgery. Do remember, though, that most of us have a real bugabear about how other folks are going to see us in braces. Surprisingly enough, most other folks don't even notice, and if they do mention it, it's usually because they want to have something done themselves, but are struggling to get up the nerve to undertake it. Cammie > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone new if it was possible to have lingual > braces(the ones of the back of the teeth) if your having Orthognathic > surgery? Are the braces used to move the jaw during surgery or are > hooks attached to teeth prior to the op, Thanks alot. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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