Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Congrats, gadget! Your news is exactly what many of us wish. Even at 8 weeks pre-op, I was concerned about whether or not I needed the surgery (in my case, yes, things couldn't be fixed with orthodontics alone, although that is what my ortho attempts with every case). Best wishes, > > I went to my ortho today. I got the most wonderful news... > > I WON'T NEED SURGERY! > > It seems that when my front teeth *finally* moved so they were more > up and down instead of pointing inward, my lower jaw was able to > relax and move forward. So instead of having surgery to move my jaw, > it moved about 3mm on its own. > > The issue with the top jaw has also been resolved. My arch widened > as he had hoped it would and removing one tooth will allow the > others to move thus getting my midline back. > > So although it isn't quite the cheery news that happens on this list > most of the time, it is great news for me! > > Thank you for listening to all my concerns and giving me so much > information. My ortho was really impressed with the research I had > done. > > Best wishes to all of you! > Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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