Re: Distraction Surgery???

[Guest guest]

I was considering it but at the end I never did it since I didnt need

a huge advancement. You can read more at

http://www.oraldistraction.com/

For large movements this is the only way receommended otherwise the

bone will not heal easily by one shot movement. THe procedure allows

gradual lengthening.

>

> My treatment plan, at this point, is to wear braces. Then after

the

> surgery the teeth will be positioned properly when the lower jaw

bone

> is lengthened. The surgery is called " Distraction Surgery " whereby

> the lower jaw bone is cut in an unusual way, a " screw like "

aparatic

> is put in between the slightly expanded jaw. Then for a number of

> days or weeks, I would slightly turn the screw to continue

> lengthening the lower jaw bone a little at a time. Perhaps my lower

> jaw has deteroriated so much that a large amount of bone needs to

be

> grow to fit into my upper teeth. By doing the Distraction Surgery,

> more bone can be lengthened because as it starts to heal, I would

> turn the screw to add slight amount of space that bone grows to,

etc,

> etc., Everything about the procedure concerns me from the

> orthodontics to the surgery to the lengthening of the lower jaw by

> turning a tiny screw. Has anyone had

> this procedure. K.

[Guest guest]

I was considering it but at the end I never did it since I didnt need

a huge advancement. You can read more at

http://www.oraldistraction.com/

For large movements this is the only way receommended otherwise the

bone will not heal easily by one shot movement. THe procedure allows

gradual lengthening.

>

> My treatment plan, at this point, is to wear braces. Then after

the

> surgery the teeth will be positioned properly when the lower jaw

bone

> is lengthened. The surgery is called " Distraction Surgery " whereby

> the lower jaw bone is cut in an unusual way, a " screw like "

aparatic

> is put in between the slightly expanded jaw. Then for a number of

> days or weeks, I would slightly turn the screw to continue

> lengthening the lower jaw bone a little at a time. Perhaps my lower

> jaw has deteroriated so much that a large amount of bone needs to

be

> grow to fit into my upper teeth. By doing the Distraction Surgery,

> more bone can be lengthened because as it starts to heal, I would

> turn the screw to add slight amount of space that bone grows to,

etc,

> etc., Everything about the procedure concerns me from the

> orthodontics to the surgery to the lengthening of the lower jaw by

> turning a tiny screw. Has anyone had

> this procedure. K.

[Guest guest]

I've gone through two distraction surgeries. The first was to

advance my lower jaw and the second was to reconstruct my TMJ

joints. My surgeon recommended distraction because of the large bone

movements involved. If he done a conventional BSSO, he would have

had to use bone grafts and it would have been more difficult to get

my jaw in the exact position it needed to be in. Also, since it was

a gradual movement, it put less stress on my already arthritic TMJ

joints.

I had the lower jaw surgery in Sept 2002. The surgery itself wasn't

too bad but turning the screws was the worst part. That was

extremely painful. My husband turned the screws twice a day for

almost three weeks. I had to ice my jaw for an hour and take a

strong pain med (Demerol) before I even let my husband near the

screws. Every day felt like the first day post-op. I really didn't

start to feel human again until about a week after the distraction

was completed.

Despite all the pain, it was worth it. With the fine tuning the

distractors allowed, my surgeon was able to get my lower jaw exactly

where it needed to be and we achieved a more stable result. He left

the distractors in for six weeks after we finished the screws. The

surgery to remove them was very easy and pretty painless.

Good luck with your surgery.

>

> My treatment plan, at this point, is to wear braces. Then after

the

> surgery the teeth will be positioned properly when the lower jaw

bone

> is lengthened. The surgery is called " Distraction Surgery "

whereby

> the lower jaw bone is cut in an unusual way, a " screw like "

aparatic

> is put in between the slightly expanded jaw. Then for a number of

> days or weeks, I would slightly turn the screw to continue

> lengthening the lower jaw bone a little at a time. Perhaps my

lower

> jaw has deteroriated so much that a large amount of bone needs to

be

> grow to fit into my upper teeth. By doing the Distraction

Surgery,

> more bone can be lengthened because as it starts to heal, I would

> turn the screw to add slight amount of space that bone grows to,

etc,

> etc., Everything about the procedure concerns me from the

> orthodontics to the surgery to the lengthening of the lower jaw by

> turning a tiny screw. Has anyone had

> this procedure. K.

[Guest guest]

I've gone through two distraction surgeries. The first was to

advance my lower jaw and the second was to reconstruct my TMJ

joints. My surgeon recommended distraction because of the large bone

movements involved. If he done a conventional BSSO, he would have

had to use bone grafts and it would have been more difficult to get

my jaw in the exact position it needed to be in. Also, since it was

a gradual movement, it put less stress on my already arthritic TMJ

joints.

I had the lower jaw surgery in Sept 2002. The surgery itself wasn't

too bad but turning the screws was the worst part. That was

extremely painful. My husband turned the screws twice a day for

almost three weeks. I had to ice my jaw for an hour and take a

strong pain med (Demerol) before I even let my husband near the

screws. Every day felt like the first day post-op. I really didn't

start to feel human again until about a week after the distraction

was completed.

Despite all the pain, it was worth it. With the fine tuning the

distractors allowed, my surgeon was able to get my lower jaw exactly

where it needed to be and we achieved a more stable result. He left

the distractors in for six weeks after we finished the screws. The

surgery to remove them was very easy and pretty painless.

Good luck with your surgery.

>

> My treatment plan, at this point, is to wear braces. Then after

the

> surgery the teeth will be positioned properly when the lower jaw

bone

> is lengthened. The surgery is called " Distraction Surgery "

whereby

> the lower jaw bone is cut in an unusual way, a " screw like "

aparatic

> is put in between the slightly expanded jaw. Then for a number of

> days or weeks, I would slightly turn the screw to continue

> lengthening the lower jaw bone a little at a time. Perhaps my

lower

> jaw has deteroriated so much that a large amount of bone needs to

be

> grow to fit into my upper teeth. By doing the Distraction

Surgery,

> more bone can be lengthened because as it starts to heal, I would

> turn the screw to add slight amount of space that bone grows to,

etc,

> etc., Everything about the procedure concerns me from the

> orthodontics to the surgery to the lengthening of the lower jaw by

> turning a tiny screw. Has anyone had

> this procedure. K.