Re: Lefort 3 piece to karen

[Guest guest]

Hi karen. I had lefort 3 piece. I too had the springs on my upper

braces. i dont recall there being too larger gap on the top, that was

noticeable. It took about 6-8 weeks before i was ready for my jaw

op. What kind of surgery are you having? Mine was to correct a class

III underbite. I had upper lower and RPE-where my palate was

segmented in the 3 piece. I hope this helps. Im guessing everyones a

little bit different in the prep for surgery. Good luck with your

appointment.

Kind regards

Kat_UK

>

> Hi All:

>

> I have a question for anyone who has had a Maxillary Lefort 3 piece

> procedure. My OD presently has springs on my upper teeth where the

> jaw

> is going to be segmented to create space for proper segmenting.

Does

> anyone have any idea how big the space has to be? This will be the

> final step before the surgical wires are put in place. I am hoping

> that at my upcoming appointment on the 21st of this month with my OD

> the space will be wide enough and he will put the surgical wires

on.

> The springs have been on for the past 6 weeks.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kat:

I am having a Lefort 3 piece to correct an open bite. They will also

be widening my jaw. Lucky for me my OD had already placed the

springs in 4 weeks before my surgeon stated they were needed. So he

was ahead of the game. So I have had the springs on for about 6

weeks. I now have space between the teeth which is hopefully

enough. So I am hopeful that the surgical wires will be put on at my

next OD appt in a few weeks. How long did your recovery period

take? I am trying to figure out about how much time I need off for

work.

> >

> > Hi All:

> >

> > I have a question for anyone who has had a Maxillary Lefort 3

piece

> > procedure. My OD presently has springs on my upper teeth where the

> > jaw

> > is going to be segmented to create space for proper segmenting.

> Does

> > anyone have any idea how big the space has to be? This will be

the

> > final step before the surgical wires are put in place. I am

hoping

> > that at my upcoming appointment on the 21st of this month with my

OD

> > the space will be wide enough and he will put the surgical wires

> on.

> > The springs have been on for the past 6 weeks.

> >

> >