Re: I'm shocked: just foudn out i have cross-bite!

[Guest guest]

Zulu,

I'm sorry to hear that. I think I have a crossbite too - my upper and

lower arches are definitely different. I hope the ortho can fix it -

I'm quite uncomfortable because of it.

>

> i had lower jaw advancement in may 2004 - almost 1 year ago and i'm

> still in braces...

>

> today i found out that i have a cross bite and my ortho is trying to

> correct it. could this explain the asymmetry i notice in my face?

>

> apparently, a resulting cross-bite is common after lower jaw

> advancement... i'm not sure if i believe that...

>

> anways, right now my back upper arch are narrower than my lower back

> arch...it's supposed to be the other way around... this could

> explain why i feel that i looked better before the surgery...

>

> I'm supposed to be in braces for another 7 months!

>

> will this journey ever end?

[Guest guest]

im sure they can fix yours...and im hoping for the same...

why are you uncomfortable with it? are you in pain or it makes you

look unattractive?

i knew i looked better before the sugery, but i couldn't figure out

why...im convinced it's from this cross-bite.....

good luck!

> >

> > i had lower jaw advancement in may 2004 - almost 1 year ago and

i'm

> > still in braces...

> >

> > today i found out that i have a cross bite and my ortho is

trying to

> > correct it. could this explain the asymmetry i notice in my

face?

> >

> > apparently, a resulting cross-bite is common after lower jaw

> > advancement... i'm not sure if i believe that...

> >

> > anways, right now my back upper arch are narrower than my lower

back

> > arch...it's supposed to be the other way around... this could

> > explain why i feel that i looked better before the surgery...

> >

> > I'm supposed to be in braces for another 7 months!

> >

> > will this journey ever end?

[Guest guest]

after doing some reading, it appears that the crossbite was probably

causing my asymmetry:

http://www.doctorspiller.com/orthodontics.htm#Crossbites

" Posterior crossbites like this can have pronounced effect on the

overall facial appearance, especially when they are unilateral (on

one side of the mouth only). When a unilateral posterior crossbite

is present in a young person, it can cause asymmetric development of

the facial muscles and the jaw joint which means that one side of

the face may grow larger than the other. "

> > >

> > > i had lower jaw advancement in may 2004 - almost 1 year ago

and

> i'm

> > > still in braces...

> > >

> > > today i found out that i have a cross bite and my ortho is

> trying to

> > > correct it. could this explain the asymmetry i notice in my

> face?

> > >

> > > apparently, a resulting cross-bite is common after lower jaw

> > > advancement... i'm not sure if i believe that...

> > >

> > > anways, right now my back upper arch are narrower than my

lower

> back

> > > arch...it's supposed to be the other way around... this could

> > > explain why i feel that i looked better before the surgery...

> > >

> > > I'm supposed to be in braces for another 7 months!

> > >

> > > will this journey ever end?

[Guest guest]

Well, I keep biting the inside of my left cheek every time I chew, and

it's painful. Also, my lower arches on left and right are not the

same, and it is causing my lower lip to appear assymetric. I think it

can be fixed by moving my teeth to provide more support the lip, so

that it doesn't " fall in " on one side. This situation happened

because of the way they moved my lower jaw during surgery (plus, I

have one tooth missing on the right, and that's not helping either).

I really hope they can take care of this, because outside and inside

it doesn't look good.

Keep us updated on your progress.

> > >

> > > i had lower jaw advancement in may 2004 - almost 1 year ago and

> i'm

> > > still in braces...

> > >

> > > today i found out that i have a cross bite and my ortho is

> trying to

> > > correct it. could this explain the asymmetry i notice in my

> face?

> > >

> > > apparently, a resulting cross-bite is common after lower jaw

> > > advancement... i'm not sure if i believe that...

> > >

> > > anways, right now my back upper arch are narrower than my lower

> back

> > > arch...it's supposed to be the other way around... this could

> > > explain why i feel that i looked better before the surgery...

> > >

> > > I'm supposed to be in braces for another 7 months!

> > >

> > > will this journey ever end?