Re: Worried about what orthodontist plans to do.. need advice :S

February 15, 2005

get another ortho's opinion... actually, get opinions from 2 other

orthos...

>

> Okay, so here's my problem. I have a perfect bite, yet my upper

and

> lower jaws are around 7mm retrognathic aka too far back. Anyway

> along with me not finding my profile very attractive, it causes

some

> difficulty for me breathing wise and some muscle pain. So this

> morning I went to the orthodontist (who seems to have many years

of

> experience) to make a payment, for x-rays and such and he very

> briefly (he still had not been able to examine everything.. only

the

> x-rays) explained what might be the course of action. He said

that

> my lower jaw will need to be moved forward 7mm or so with surgery

> but he claims that he can line my teeth up without moving my upper

> jaw, just by putting me in braces. I'm now very worried since 7mm

> seems like a lot to make up with orthodontics. My front teeth

would

> have to go forward and my back teeth backward. I really don't

have

> all kinds of money to spend on orthodontics because they are not

> covered by my insurance, surgery is however. I'm hoping this

isn't

> a case where I don't need orthodontics but he wants to make some

> money instead of sending me to a surgeon who will move my upper

jaw

> to where it should be instead of moving teeth to compensate. I'll

> be going back next week with some of these questions, but I'm

really

> afraid now that he might not be looking out for my best

interests.

> I don't want to have to wear braces for longer than I have to, I

> don't want to spend more than I have to, and I don't want to have

to

> worry about my teeth after because they've been pushed as far as

> they will go and won't be in a natural position. It seems to me

if

> I don't do this right, then I may have to be in braces again later

> on in life or even surgery again.

>

> Advice is very much appreciated. Thanks

February 15, 2005

Hello sorry about my english i am from spain I really don´t

recomend you to do that, if you do that you will end with the same

problem that I have now--a class III skeletal problem compensated

with orthodoncic treatment (when I was a teenager) ,yes I can bite

now but my esthetic is terrible a class III is when your lower jaw

(mandible) is more forward than the maxila it make you look like

tired old and rough(coarse) not nice and your upper tooth will look

terrible so inclinated forward like a horse actually I have exactly

to move my upper jaw(maxilla) forwards 7milimetres in orther to fix

this and my orthodontic is undoing what the other did(they did the

same that they propose you).Move both jaws and you will have a much

better esthetic result anyways ask 2 o 3 more orthodoncist but this

one is really wroung I really think that he just want your money if

you have a perfect bite you should keep it not destroy it.Good luck

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , m_john2006

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