my situation... was wondering if anyone knew what was going on

[Guest guest]

im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad underbite/crossbite

(its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to an

ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i hadnt

grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper teeth

out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to match the

bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had to pull

two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could bring

the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so they're

essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my lower

teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when they

shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they can

only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start forming...

am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any experience

with this?

another question i have:

when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each other?

if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so crucial

to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad underbite/crossbite

(its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to an

ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i hadnt

grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper teeth

out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to match the

bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had to pull

two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could bring

the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so they're

essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my lower

teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when they

shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they can

only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start forming...

am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any experience

with this?

another question i have:

when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each other?

if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so crucial

to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I went through similar experience as you... I'm also 21, & had

orthodontics for the 1st time from 1997-1999. I was told by my

ortho that in order to correct my crossbite (causing me lopsided

smiles...) & slight underbite, orthgnathic surgery is the only

solution.

At that time, I was only 14 (being young & not knowledgeable about

the op), I told my ortho that I didn't want the op. So, my ortho

had recommended orthodontics, similar to yours, to make the upper &

lower teeth fit as much as possible. I also had 2 extractions of

the lower teeth.

A few years later when I made a decision to go for the op, I had 2nd

time ortho treatment to prepare for the op (to reverse the previous

procedure). A few months after having pre-op, gaps became apparent

on the bottom, like I'm having 2 missing bottom teeth. And the

surgeon told me that I'd need implants to fill up the gaps.

<when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each other?>

In my case,yes...

<if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

crucial to the pre op process>

I'm a layperson in this field, but from what I know about the

procedure, pre-op braces are necessary so that after you've had the

op, you'll have a proper bite. It's necessary for the front teeth

to be able to fit well too, not just the back teeth.

> im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad

underbite/crossbite

> (its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

> between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

>

> in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to an

> ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i hadnt

> grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper teeth

> out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to match

the

> bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had to

pull

> two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could

bring

> the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

>

> that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so

they're

> essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my lower

> teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when

they

> shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

>

> the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they can

> only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start forming...

>

> am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any experience

> with this?

>

> another question i have:

>

> when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

> back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each

other?

> if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

crucial

> to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I went through similar experience as you... I'm also 21, & had

orthodontics for the 1st time from 1997-1999. I was told by my

ortho that in order to correct my crossbite (causing me lopsided

smiles...) & slight underbite, orthgnathic surgery is the only

solution.

At that time, I was only 14 (being young & not knowledgeable about

the op), I told my ortho that I didn't want the op. So, my ortho

had recommended orthodontics, similar to yours, to make the upper &

lower teeth fit as much as possible. I also had 2 extractions of

the lower teeth.

A few years later when I made a decision to go for the op, I had 2nd

time ortho treatment to prepare for the op (to reverse the previous

procedure). A few months after having pre-op, gaps became apparent

on the bottom, like I'm having 2 missing bottom teeth. And the

surgeon told me that I'd need implants to fill up the gaps.

<when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each other?>

In my case,yes...

<if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

crucial to the pre op process>

I'm a layperson in this field, but from what I know about the

procedure, pre-op braces are necessary so that after you've had the

op, you'll have a proper bite. It's necessary for the front teeth

to be able to fit well too, not just the back teeth.

> im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad

underbite/crossbite

> (its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

> between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

>

> in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to an

> ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i hadnt

> grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper teeth

> out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to match

the

> bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had to

pull

> two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could

bring

> the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

>

> that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so

they're

> essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my lower

> teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when

they

> shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

>

> the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they can

> only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start forming...

>

> am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any experience

> with this?

>

> another question i have:

>

> when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

> back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each

other?

> if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

crucial

> to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

See that's the weird thing... The ortho is insisting that I don't

have to get implants... but i have a pretty bad underbite (about a

whole tooth difference in space between my back upper and back lower

tooth), but because my lower teeth point inwards because of the

extractions, there's not much difference in space between the front

upper and front lower.

So when the the ortho tries to match my back teeth together, i think

ill have a HUGE overbite in my front teeth... is my ortho an idiot?

should i be worried?

> > im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad

> underbite/crossbite

> > (its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

> > between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

> >

> > in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to an

> > ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i hadnt

> > grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper

teeth

> > out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to match

> the

> > bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had to

> pull

> > two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could

> bring

> > the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

> >

> > that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so

> they're

> > essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my

lower

> > teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when

> they

> > shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

> >

> > the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they

can

> > only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start

forming...

> >

> > am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any experience

> > with this?

> >

> > another question i have:

> >

> > when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

> > back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each

> other?

> > if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

> crucial

> > to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

See that's the weird thing... The ortho is insisting that I don't

have to get implants... but i have a pretty bad underbite (about a

whole tooth difference in space between my back upper and back lower

tooth), but because my lower teeth point inwards because of the

extractions, there's not much difference in space between the front

upper and front lower.

So when the the ortho tries to match my back teeth together, i think

ill have a HUGE overbite in my front teeth... is my ortho an idiot?

should i be worried?

> > im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad

> underbite/crossbite

> > (its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

> > between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

> >

> > in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to an

> > ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i hadnt

> > grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper

teeth

> > out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to match

> the

> > bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had to

> pull

> > two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could

> bring

> > the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

> >

> > that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so

> they're

> > essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my

lower

> > teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when

> they

> > shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

> >

> > the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they

can

> > only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start

forming...

> >

> > am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any experience

> > with this?

> >

> > another question i have:

> >

> > when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the upper

> > back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each

> other?

> > if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

> crucial

> > to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

Hi!!

I think it's weird too, but perhaps, your ortho / surgeon will be

able to explain the situation to you. Is your ortho working closely,

or frequently in touch with your surgeon throughout your pre-op

stage now? It's crucial for the ortho to be fully aware of what

kind of procedure is the surgeon going to do, so that s/he will be

able to correctly prepare you for op.

Cheers!

> > > im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad

> > underbite/crossbite

> > > (its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

> > > between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

> > >

> > > in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to

an

> > > ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i

hadnt

> > > grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper

> teeth

> > > out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to

match

> > the

> > > bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had

to

> > pull

> > > two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could

> > bring

> > > the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

> > >

> > > that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so

> > they're

> > > essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my

> lower

> > > teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when

> > they

> > > shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

> > >

> > > the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they

> can

> > > only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start

> forming...

> > >

> > > am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any

experience

> > > with this?

> > >

> > > another question i have:

> > >

> > > when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the

upper

> > > back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each

> > other?

> > > if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

> > crucial

> > > to the pre op process

[Guest guest]

Hi!!

I think it's weird too, but perhaps, your ortho / surgeon will be

able to explain the situation to you. Is your ortho working closely,

or frequently in touch with your surgeon throughout your pre-op

stage now? It's crucial for the ortho to be fully aware of what

kind of procedure is the surgeon going to do, so that s/he will be

able to correctly prepare you for op.

Cheers!

> > > im currently 21 years old and have a pretty bad

> > underbite/crossbite

> > > (its to the point where my lower back tooth is under somwhere

> > > between my 2nd to last and 3rd to last upper back tooth)

> > >

> > > in 7th grade, i was getting pretty bad headaches so i went to

an

> > > ortho, and the option for surgery wasnt available since i

hadnt

> > > grown fully yet... so what he basically did is pull my upper

> teeth

> > > out and forward and pull my lower teeth in and backward to

match

> > the

> > > bite better, which cured my headaches... the thing is he had

to

> > pull

> > > two of my lower teeth, cuz obviously there was no way he could

> > bring

> > > the teeth back in if there were no gaps.

> > >

> > > that brings me to now, i once again have braces for preop so

> > they're

> > > essentially reversing the previous procedure by bringing my

> lower

> > > teeth back out and pulling my upper teeth back in so that when

> > they

> > > shift my jaw back, my teeth will align properly...

> > >

> > > the problem is, since im missing two teeth on the bottom, they

> can

> > > only bring out my lower teeth so much until gaps start

> forming...

> > >

> > > am i going to need teeth implants? has anyone had any

experience

> > > with this?

> > >

> > > another question i have:

> > >

> > > when the surgeon does surgery, does he make it so that the

upper

> > > back teeth and lower back teeth are directly on top of each

> > other?

> > > if this is the case, i dont understand why the braces are so

> > crucial

> > > to the pre op process