Re: mis-alingment after surgery? Hi Sherri

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Sounds like you breezed right through it , way to go!!

I was at 2 weeks post-op when my bite drifted forward and off to to

right....I was like " Oh My God " ,...and jumping to all kinds of

conclusions.....

Yesterday ,... that would be 4 weeks and 2 days post-op , I had the

arch bars removed (hook thingys that were wired to my teeth to band

my mouth shut)....I shared my concerns with the surgeon and he

assured me that it is perfectly normal.....it is a jaw joint, muscle

issue as a result of the trauma of surgery, he explained that they

are a little confused right now.....He then manually seated my jaw

into it's joint ....hurt a bit , I would have taken his word for

it..lol

In my case I now need a bunch of crowns redone , and when it's all

said and done, he said my bite will be be in sync , and the joint &

muscle will follow suit?...

I hope he was'nt trying to baffle me with B.S. ....

I've decided that if he's not concerned I'm not going to be

concerned...It's working so far !!

Hmmm you are at day 3.... trying to remember back ....I think I was

being miserable.......according to my wife I was being wussy.....

How would she know??

Kick back and have a great weekend (OK Kick back)

Take care

Bob

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " sahaab_2000 "

<shaab@g...> wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I just had lower advancement yesterday the 6th. I feel pretty good

so

> far, but I can feel the swelling increasing a bit, which is

expected.

> The surgery was far less scary than I anticipated. I have a

nagging

> question I hope someone can relate to. I was worried about my

bite

> being placed correctly, because it was off sideways before

surgery. I

> expressed my concerns to the ortho and surgeon many times. Both

said

> it would be corrected with rotation during the lower advancement.

But

> now after surgery, I still have the problem (I have to move my

bottom

> jaw sideways to my left to get the teeth to fit). The surgeon

says

> this is normal due to swelling. Has anyone else had this problem?

Did

> your teeth shift into place after swelling? Or does orthodontics

move

> them later? (I'm 40, so not as pliable as a kid). I don't have a

> splint, just two rubber bands. The surgeon said I didn't need one

and

> that my placement went very well, but it's hard to believe with my

> teeth off to one side.

>

> Sherri