Re: New and reading everything! Need some braces questions answered!

[Guest guest]

I would guess that your TMJ started giving you grief because your

bite and/or the pressures on the joints are out of kilter, and that

your bite is off. But I'm just a lay person.

Fair warning: The surgery helps with TMJ troubles for many people,

but for some, the TMJ trouble gets worse. Be sure to discuss this

with any putative surgeon, and ask your dentist/ortho/whoever whether

there are TMJ specialists in your area. Sometimes folks need other

things in addition to the orthognathic surgery.

I would guess that yes, you will need braces both before and after.

But I haven't even seen your mouth, and if I had, I probably wouldn't

know any more. Usually the ortho has to put the teeth in a particular

relationship so that the surgeon can do his work. Often there is some

overcorrection -- and often bad bites get worse during the

preparation for surgery.

A few people have had only arch bars, but they are few and far

between, and to be honest, what they have said about the arch bars

made me downright grateful for the plain old braces.

You will need something, I would wager, to keep those teeth stable

after the surgery, for your surgeon to put either wires or bands or a

splint, or all three, in your mouth.

Here again, though, you need to talk with your surgeon. Look at

Fiddlesticks' geocities site (it's listed in the links on site 2, and

probably here, as well) for a list of FAQs for surgeons.

Best,

Cammie

>

> Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when I was

> 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the left.

> You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my face.

> Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to the

> surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

horrible

> TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the left

> shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so suddenly. So

> now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious, nervous but

> kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really chew on

> the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally aligned

>

>

> My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before surgery

> or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and after

> the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I see

> the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

>

> Thanks in advance

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would guess that your TMJ started giving you grief because your

bite and/or the pressures on the joints are out of kilter, and that

your bite is off. But I'm just a lay person.

Fair warning: The surgery helps with TMJ troubles for many people,

but for some, the TMJ trouble gets worse. Be sure to discuss this

with any putative surgeon, and ask your dentist/ortho/whoever whether

there are TMJ specialists in your area. Sometimes folks need other

things in addition to the orthognathic surgery.

I would guess that yes, you will need braces both before and after.

But I haven't even seen your mouth, and if I had, I probably wouldn't

know any more. Usually the ortho has to put the teeth in a particular

relationship so that the surgeon can do his work. Often there is some

overcorrection -- and often bad bites get worse during the

preparation for surgery.

A few people have had only arch bars, but they are few and far

between, and to be honest, what they have said about the arch bars

made me downright grateful for the plain old braces.

You will need something, I would wager, to keep those teeth stable

after the surgery, for your surgeon to put either wires or bands or a

splint, or all three, in your mouth.

Here again, though, you need to talk with your surgeon. Look at

Fiddlesticks' geocities site (it's listed in the links on site 2, and

probably here, as well) for a list of FAQs for surgeons.

Best,

Cammie

>

> Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when I was

> 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the left.

> You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my face.

> Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to the

> surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

horrible

> TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the left

> shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so suddenly. So

> now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious, nervous but

> kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really chew on

> the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally aligned

>

>

> My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before surgery

> or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and after

> the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I see

> the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

>

> Thanks in advance

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had originally gone to see the ortho because I was not happy with

my smile and hated my teeth. When he seen me, he told me I had

disintegrating joints in my jaw along with TMJ and my lower jaw was

shifted. I thought WOW! He told me he could just give me braces to

partially correct my smile but said the surgery would make 100%

difference. So, I opted for surgery as well.

Ortho put braces on to coincide with diagnosis from orthognathic

surgeon and based my entire treatment on that. I have had my braces

on now for about 1.5yrs, going for surgery on October 28

(upper/lower/genio/palate) and was informed I would be in braces

probably 6 to 8 months after surgery.

Hope some of this answered your question.

Good Luck With All!

Mel

> >

> > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when I

was

> > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

left.

> > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

face.

> > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to the

> > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> horrible

> > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

left

> > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so suddenly.

So

> > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious, nervous

but

> > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really chew

on

> > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally aligned

> >

> >

> > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

surgery

> > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

after

> > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

see

> > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> >

> > Thanks in advance

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I had originally gone to see the ortho because I was not happy with

my smile and hated my teeth. When he seen me, he told me I had

disintegrating joints in my jaw along with TMJ and my lower jaw was

shifted. I thought WOW! He told me he could just give me braces to

partially correct my smile but said the surgery would make 100%

difference. So, I opted for surgery as well.

Ortho put braces on to coincide with diagnosis from orthognathic

surgeon and based my entire treatment on that. I have had my braces

on now for about 1.5yrs, going for surgery on October 28

(upper/lower/genio/palate) and was informed I would be in braces

probably 6 to 8 months after surgery.

Hope some of this answered your question.

Good Luck With All!

Mel

> >

> > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when I

was

> > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

left.

> > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

face.

> > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to the

> > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> horrible

> > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

left

> > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so suddenly.

So

> > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious, nervous

but

> > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really chew

on

> > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally aligned

> >

> >

> > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

surgery

> > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

after

> > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

see

> > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> >

> > Thanks in advance

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cammie for the information. I figure I will have something to

thought I was hoping I would not LOL LOL. I see the specialist on

Wed so I will keep you posted.

--

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , ceast36532

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

>

> I would guess that your TMJ started giving you grief because your

> bite and/or the pressures on the joints are out of kilter, and

that

> your bite is off. But I'm just a lay person.

>

> Fair warning: The surgery helps with TMJ troubles for many people,

> but for some, the TMJ trouble gets worse. Be sure to discuss this

> with any putative surgeon, and ask your dentist/ortho/whoever

whether

> there are TMJ specialists in your area. Sometimes folks need other

> things in addition to the orthognathic surgery.

>

> I would guess that yes, you will need braces both before and

after.

> But I haven't even seen your mouth, and if I had, I probably

wouldn't

> know any more. Usually the ortho has to put the teeth in a

particular

> relationship so that the surgeon can do his work. Often there is

some

> overcorrection -- and often bad bites get worse during the

> preparation for surgery.

>

> A few people have had only arch bars, but they are few and far

> between, and to be honest, what they have said about the arch bars

> made me downright grateful for the plain old braces.

>

> You will need something, I would wager, to keep those teeth stable

> after the surgery, for your surgeon to put either wires or bands

or a

> splint, or all three, in your mouth.

>

> Here again, though, you need to talk with your surgeon. Look at

> Fiddlesticks' geocities site (it's listed in the links on site 2,

and

> probably here, as well) for a list of FAQs for surgeons.

>

> Best,

>

> Cammie

>

>

> >

> > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when I

was

> > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

left.

> > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

face.

> > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to the

> > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> horrible

> > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

left

> > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so suddenly.

So

> > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious, nervous

but

> > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really chew

on

> > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally aligned

> >

> >

> > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

surgery

> > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

after

> > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

see

> > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> >

> > Thanks in advance

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Cammie for the information. I figure I will have something to

thought I was hoping I would not LOL LOL. I see the specialist on

Wed so I will keep you posted.

--

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , ceast36532

<no_reply@y...> wrote:

>

> I would guess that your TMJ started giving you grief because your

> bite and/or the pressures on the joints are out of kilter, and

that

> your bite is off. But I'm just a lay person.

>

> Fair warning: The surgery helps with TMJ troubles for many people,

> but for some, the TMJ trouble gets worse. Be sure to discuss this

> with any putative surgeon, and ask your dentist/ortho/whoever

whether

> there are TMJ specialists in your area. Sometimes folks need other

> things in addition to the orthognathic surgery.

>

> I would guess that yes, you will need braces both before and

after.

> But I haven't even seen your mouth, and if I had, I probably

wouldn't

> know any more. Usually the ortho has to put the teeth in a

particular

> relationship so that the surgeon can do his work. Often there is

some

> overcorrection -- and often bad bites get worse during the

> preparation for surgery.

>

> A few people have had only arch bars, but they are few and far

> between, and to be honest, what they have said about the arch bars

> made me downright grateful for the plain old braces.

>

> You will need something, I would wager, to keep those teeth stable

> after the surgery, for your surgeon to put either wires or bands

or a

> splint, or all three, in your mouth.

>

> Here again, though, you need to talk with your surgeon. Look at

> Fiddlesticks' geocities site (it's listed in the links on site 2,

and

> probably here, as well) for a list of FAQs for surgeons.

>

> Best,

>

> Cammie

>

>

> >

> > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when I

was

> > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

left.

> > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

face.

> > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to the

> > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> horrible

> > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

left

> > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so suddenly.

So

> > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious, nervous

but

> > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really chew

on

> > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally aligned

> >

> >

> > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

surgery

> > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

after

> > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

see

> > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> >

> > Thanks in advance

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mel. Good luck with your surgery. My face is off but I have

lived with it like that for a long time. Though I must admit it

bothers me. I cant think what I will look like with a symetrical

face.

Keep us posted on how your surgery goes

-

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Mel "

<gettinintrouble2003@y...> wrote:

>

> I had originally gone to see the ortho because I was not happy

with

> my smile and hated my teeth. When he seen me, he told me I had

> disintegrating joints in my jaw along with TMJ and my lower jaw

was

> shifted. I thought WOW! He told me he could just give me braces

to

> partially correct my smile but said the surgery would make 100%

> difference. So, I opted for surgery as well.

>

> Ortho put braces on to coincide with diagnosis from orthognathic

> surgeon and based my entire treatment on that. I have had my

braces

> on now for about 1.5yrs, going for surgery on October 28

> (upper/lower/genio/palate) and was informed I would be in braces

> probably 6 to 8 months after surgery.

>

> Hope some of this answered your question.

> Good Luck With All!

> Mel

>

>

> > >

> > > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when

I

> was

> > > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

> left.

> > > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

> face.

> > > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to

the

> > > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> > horrible

> > > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

> left

> > > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so

suddenly.

> So

> > > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious,

nervous

> but

> > > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really

chew

> on

> > > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally

aligned

> > >

> > >

> > > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

> surgery

> > > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

> after

> > > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

> see

> > > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Mel. Good luck with your surgery. My face is off but I have

lived with it like that for a long time. Though I must admit it

bothers me. I cant think what I will look like with a symetrical

face.

Keep us posted on how your surgery goes

-

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Mel "

<gettinintrouble2003@y...> wrote:

>

> I had originally gone to see the ortho because I was not happy

with

> my smile and hated my teeth. When he seen me, he told me I had

> disintegrating joints in my jaw along with TMJ and my lower jaw

was

> shifted. I thought WOW! He told me he could just give me braces

to

> partially correct my smile but said the surgery would make 100%

> difference. So, I opted for surgery as well.

>

> Ortho put braces on to coincide with diagnosis from orthognathic

> surgeon and based my entire treatment on that. I have had my

braces

> on now for about 1.5yrs, going for surgery on October 28

> (upper/lower/genio/palate) and was informed I would be in braces

> probably 6 to 8 months after surgery.

>

> Hope some of this answered your question.

> Good Luck With All!

> Mel

>

>

> > >

> > > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when

I

> was

> > > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

> left.

> > > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

> face.

> > > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to

the

> > > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> > horrible

> > > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

> left

> > > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so

suddenly.

> So

> > > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious,

nervous

> but

> > > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really

chew

> on

> > > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally

aligned

> > >

> > >

> > > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

> surgery

> > > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

> after

> > > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

> see

> > > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

YEs, braces are ALWAYS needed to finalize and stablize the bite. For

most people its less then a year but it can be longer or shorter

just depends on how " normal " your teeth are.

> > >

> > > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when

I

> was

> > > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

> left.

> > > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

> face.

> > > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to

the

> > > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> > horrible

> > > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

> left

> > > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so

suddenly.

> So

> > > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious,

nervous

> but

> > > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really

chew

> on

> > > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally

aligned

> > >

> > >

> > > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

> surgery

> > > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

> after

> > > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

> see

> > > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

YEs, braces are ALWAYS needed to finalize and stablize the bite. For

most people its less then a year but it can be longer or shorter

just depends on how " normal " your teeth are.

> > >

> > > Well I have had jaw problems for years. I first saw a Dr when

I

> was

> > > 18 I am now 38. The right side of my face is longer than the

> left.

> > > You can really tell if you take a full frontal picture of my

> face.

> > > Other than that no problems. So for that reason I said no to

the

> > > surgery.( I wore braces as a teenager) HOWEVER, now I have

> > horrible

> > > TMJ and my face looks worse than ever and I am in pain on the

> left

> > > shorter side. I have no idea why this has happened so

suddenly.

> So

> > > now I am seeing the specialist next week. I am anxious,

nervous

> but

> > > kind of relieved. My teeth look great, but I cannot really

chew

> on

> > > the right side ( longer part of face) jaw is not totally

aligned

> > >

> > >

> > > My guestion is Do you think I will still need braces before

> surgery

> > > or only after? Have most of you had to have braces before and

> after

> > > the surgery. I am trying to find out as much as I can before I

> see

> > > the specialist. ( Dental not surgeoun yet)

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance

> > >

> > >