Re: Splint . . .a mystery to me

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During the first two weeks of surgery, the jaw is thinking " Do I go

here... or do I go there? " . It is still unsure yet. The purpose of the

splint (and the elastics) is to train the jaw into the new position.

If you notice the splint has " grooves " - they're there to accomodate

the new " intended " bite position.

Btw, I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and now I find the general

orientation of my lower jaw to be slanted to the right and my upper

jaw doesn't seem to level horizontally. All these disappoint and

frustate me. But I've decided to live with them rather than undergo

another surgery - because I think that would be quite vain.

humble_carp

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> Any idea what this splints purpose is?? The splint is a mystery to

> me even though it's right here wired in my mouth. I often run my

> tongue along the splint thinking... what shape is this thing and how

> is it stuck in my mouth?? Between my teeth I suppose. I've already

> imagined cutting it up into many pieces when the dr takes it out and

> leaving the pieces in the dr's waste bin. Well, just a thought.

> jane