Wired shut or screws?

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Hi i'm having upper jaw surgery, ive been reading this forum and

noticed that alot of people are wired shut. When i had my consulation

with the surgeon she said that being wired shut is an " old " method

that isnt used anymore and that she'd be using plates & screws to

hold it in place. Are there any extra possibilities of problems by

this method? Im in Australia by the way.

[Guest guest]

Hi Down Under from Canada

I am 1 week post- op and I was plated and screwed ,as well I am

tightly banded...this is basicly the same as being wired.....maybe a

more advanced way of keeping your mouth shut , but in combo ,maybe

for a shorter period???....(I Hope)

Bob

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<psylence199@y...> wrote:

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> Hi i'm having upper jaw surgery, ive been reading this forum and

> noticed that alot of people are wired shut. When i had my

consulation

> with the surgeon she said that being wired shut is an " old " method

> that isnt used anymore and that she'd be using plates & screws to

> hold it in place. Are there any extra possibilities of problems by

> this method? Im in Australia by the way.

[Guest guest]

Hi Bob

Hope all is well i am following your progress closely

I will be having simalr surgery later this year. Are you

feeling better overall? My os told me i will have 2

elastics which i assume is lightly banded. Why did you need

plates ? Did you have alot of movement needed??

Thanks Bob

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I asked to have plates and screws. If I would have gotten them, I would

have been wired shut with a splint for one week and then lightly banded

for a couple more (as I was made to understand... as we know, actually

living it is often different from what we are told in advance) He was

unable to use the plates and screws because I still have my wisdom

teeth and they were in the spot the screws would have gone. Also, I was

told there is a higher risk of numbness (temporary or permanant) with

plates and screws. In the end- I was only wired, no screws... the " old

fashioned " way. I was tied shut with metal wires and a splint for 18

long days and then tighty rubber banded shut for a total of 5.5 weeks

combined. Now I just have 2 bands that I can remove for a few hours a

day. (lightly banded- by popular definition) I don't know how long I

will be wearing them. My surgeon monitors the healing very closely (I

read some posts where post-op people don't see their surgeon for a few

weeks... I was in his office for a band change and adjustment at least

once a week after the initial 18 days.) I think my surgeon is partial

to the " old " method because he feels he has more control over the jaw

placement as it heals.

Tova

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> Hi Down Under from Canada

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> I am 1 week post- op and I was plated and screwed ,as well I am

> tightly banded...this is basicly the same as being wired.....maybe a

> more advanced way of keeping your mouth shut , but in combo ,maybe

> for a shorter period???....(I Hope)

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> Bob

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> - In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " psylence199 "

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> > Hi i'm having upper jaw surgery, ive been reading this forum and

> > noticed that alot of people are wired shut. When i had my

> consulation

> > with the surgeon she said that being wired shut is an " old " method

> > that isnt used anymore and that she'd be using plates & screws to

> > hold it in place. Are there any extra possibilities of problems by

> > this method? Im in Australia by the way.

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