Distraction Surgery???

[Guest guest]

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]

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.