Re: Had my last pre-op Ortho visit! -- update!

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I had my last pre-op visit with my OS today and I brought up my

concern with overcorrection. He says not to worry, and that any

overcorrection that may happen will be less than 1mm, if it happens at

all, and easily treatable with orthodontics. And, he'll be monitoring

my progress closely to make sure nothing is uncomfortable.

I also found out that I will only be loosely banded with no splint

when I come out, with 4 bands, one on each of my eye teeth, and one on

each of my second to last molars in the back. I should be able to

open my mouth about a quarter inch with these on. If all goes well,

I'll only be banded like this for a week, and then I'll be even more

loosely banded with the potential to open almost a full inch,

depending on how my muscles feel.

Then, on my next Orthodontist visit, I'll get tighter orthodontic

bands to pull my molars together -- they will not connect after the

surgery. I'll have about a 2mm gap between my upper and lower teeth

to fill back there, but he says that should only take a couple weeks

to fill. He showed me on the models of my teeth how it will fit, it

doesn't look that bad, so hopefully it won't hurt too much -- not

holding my breath on that one though.

I don't have exact measurments yet, but he's estimating that I'll have

my lower jaw moved 9mm forward. I knew it was bad, but I had no idea

it was that far back!! Overall he's very optimistic that I'll have an

easy recovery, and that I'll be back to work after only one week (with

the first few days being half days). And, he also said definately get

out and ride the golf cart with my Mom on day 4.

It's only one week away now, and I'm getting *very* nervous. I can't

wait to get this done and over with!

-Jen

> > So yesterday was my last pre-op Othodontist visit. It went well,

> they

> > took impressions, and the poor girl couldn't get them back out of my

> > mouth, so she had to call for help. It took two of them working

> > together to get them unstuck!! She said that was a good thing

> though,

> > the more they stick, the better the mold. All I can say is that I'm

> > glad those are the last impressions I'll need taken while the braces

> > are on. Whew!

> >

> > The good news: I don't need any additional hardware in my mouth for

> > this surgery. No surgical hooks or anything! Woohoo!

> >

> > The not-so-good-but-not-really-bad-I-don't-think news:

> > I had to get two sets of x-rays. These are the profile view of the

> > bite. The first one they took I was biting down where my teeth fit

> > comfortably (they haven't really connected well since the braces

> went

> > on), and that was with my jaw slightly forward. When the

> Orthodontist

> > saw the results, he told me to do it again, only this time with my

> jaw

> > back where it belongs. He pushed on my jaw and showed me where he

> > wanted me to hold it.

> >

> > It was so far back that my teeth barely connected, and I felt very

> > uncomfortable pressure in my ears that was on the verge of being

> > painful when I held it there for too long. It was also very hard to

> > hold the position without using my hand to hold my jaw there. I

> > explained all of this to him, and he told me that's typical of

> people

> > with overbites to push their jaws forward, but this is where my

> > muscles want to be (I swear he said " want to be " , but I think he

> meant

> > " should be " , If my muscles *wanted* to be in that position, they

> would

> > have been able to hold that position without assistance, right?).

> >

> > So, now I'm concerned that they're going to base the whole surgery

> on

> > having my jaw so far backwards that it hurts in my ears, and they

> > might push it forward too much so that it's always like that.

> >

> > My Orthodontist says not to worry because that's where my muscles

> > " want " to be, but I am. Am I just being paranoid? I do plan on

> > bringing this up with my OS when I see him next week as well.

> >

> > ~Jen

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I had my last pre-op visit with my OS today and I brought up my

concern with overcorrection. He says not to worry, and that any

overcorrection that may happen will be less than 1mm, if it happens at

all, and easily treatable with orthodontics. And, he'll be monitoring

my progress closely to make sure nothing is uncomfortable.

I also found out that I will only be loosely banded with no splint

when I come out, with 4 bands, one on each of my eye teeth, and one on

each of my second to last molars in the back. I should be able to

open my mouth about a quarter inch with these on. If all goes well,

I'll only be banded like this for a week, and then I'll be even more

loosely banded with the potential to open almost a full inch,

depending on how my muscles feel.

Then, on my next Orthodontist visit, I'll get tighter orthodontic

bands to pull my molars together -- they will not connect after the

surgery. I'll have about a 2mm gap between my upper and lower teeth

to fill back there, but he says that should only take a couple weeks

to fill. He showed me on the models of my teeth how it will fit, it

doesn't look that bad, so hopefully it won't hurt too much -- not

holding my breath on that one though.

I don't have exact measurments yet, but he's estimating that I'll have

my lower jaw moved 9mm forward. I knew it was bad, but I had no idea

it was that far back!! Overall he's very optimistic that I'll have an

easy recovery, and that I'll be back to work after only one week (with

the first few days being half days). And, he also said definately get

out and ride the golf cart with my Mom on day 4.

It's only one week away now, and I'm getting *very* nervous. I can't

wait to get this done and over with!

-Jen

> > So yesterday was my last pre-op Othodontist visit. It went well,

> they

> > took impressions, and the poor girl couldn't get them back out of my

> > mouth, so she had to call for help. It took two of them working

> > together to get them unstuck!! She said that was a good thing

> though,

> > the more they stick, the better the mold. All I can say is that I'm

> > glad those are the last impressions I'll need taken while the braces

> > are on. Whew!

> >

> > The good news: I don't need any additional hardware in my mouth for

> > this surgery. No surgical hooks or anything! Woohoo!

> >

> > The not-so-good-but-not-really-bad-I-don't-think news:

> > I had to get two sets of x-rays. These are the profile view of the

> > bite. The first one they took I was biting down where my teeth fit

> > comfortably (they haven't really connected well since the braces

> went

> > on), and that was with my jaw slightly forward. When the

> Orthodontist

> > saw the results, he told me to do it again, only this time with my

> jaw

> > back where it belongs. He pushed on my jaw and showed me where he

> > wanted me to hold it.

> >

> > It was so far back that my teeth barely connected, and I felt very

> > uncomfortable pressure in my ears that was on the verge of being

> > painful when I held it there for too long. It was also very hard to

> > hold the position without using my hand to hold my jaw there. I

> > explained all of this to him, and he told me that's typical of

> people

> > with overbites to push their jaws forward, but this is where my

> > muscles want to be (I swear he said " want to be " , but I think he

> meant

> > " should be " , If my muscles *wanted* to be in that position, they

> would

> > have been able to hold that position without assistance, right?).

> >

> > So, now I'm concerned that they're going to base the whole surgery

> on

> > having my jaw so far backwards that it hurts in my ears, and they

> > might push it forward too much so that it's always like that.

> >

> > My Orthodontist says not to worry because that's where my muscles

> > " want " to be, but I am. Am I just being paranoid? I do plan on

> > bringing this up with my OS when I see him next week as well.

> >

> > ~Jen