Re: Post-op jaw shifting ???

[Guest guest]

Sorry to say so, but yes, it can happen.

I have known of patients who've actually had orthognathic surgery

three times, for various reasons.

I'd be on the phone to my surgeon this afternoon.

Sometimes the ortho can fix things with rubber bands -- but you're in

arch bars, rather than braces, so I don't have any idea what your

options are, if things are truly out of whack.

Sorry.

Cammie

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> After surgery is it possible that the jaw can slip back to it's pre-

> surgery position ?.....They moved my lower jaw back 6 ml to solve

my

> end to end bite....I am kinda freakin a bit, unless theres somthing

> wrong with eyesight...my bite has shifted back to " end to end " and

> shifted to the right throwing the midline off centre...when I went

to

> see the os last week about the pain in my lip and chin, he, without

> saying anything, forcefully was trying to push my jaw back ??

> I have an appt. April 7 to have the arch bars (banding hooks)

> removed..

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> I am wondering if anyone has had to have a 2nd surgery , to redo

it??

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> Anyone know if a relapse is possible even though it's plated and

> screwed ???

>

> thanx for any input

> Bob

[Guest guest]

Bob,

Cammie is right in that regression can happen. However, inflammation

and muscle memory can shift things around temporarily. I am 8 weeks

post op and a few weeks ago I woke up with my lower jaw shifted three

mm left. Let's just say that I was a little freaked out. However,

when the OS & OD pushed my jaw into position (seated the condyles)

everything lined up. It didn't stay that way. But the bottom line is

that with the condyles in position everything lines up. That means

that the bones are still OK. But, either inflammation or muscle

memory is pushing/pulling things to the side. My OD was correcting it

with elastics until they noticed that at 8 weeks post op my upper

arcade can still be moved very easily. Of course that means that

proper healing has not taken place and I am back to a liquid diet.

By the way regressions usually happen when things are moved forward.

The strong muscles of mastication (chewing) pull things back. I am

not sure if the reverse happens.

CPT BOB

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> >

> >

> > After surgery is it possible that the jaw can slip back to it's

pre-

> > surgery position ?.....They moved my lower jaw back 6 ml to solve

> my

> > end to end bite....I am kinda freakin a bit, unless theres

somthing

> > wrong with eyesight...my bite has shifted back to " end to end "

and

> > shifted to the right throwing the midline off centre...when I

went

> to

> > see the os last week about the pain in my lip and chin, he,

without

> > saying anything, forcefully was trying to push my jaw back ??

> > I have an appt. April 7 to have the arch bars (banding hooks)

> > removed..

> >

> > I am wondering if anyone has had to have a 2nd surgery , to redo

> it??

> >

> > Anyone know if a relapse is possible even though it's plated and

> > screwed ???

> >

> > thanx for any input

> > Bob