2mm tolerance

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I also asked my surgeon about the 2mm tolerance that Zulu mentioned

and he confirmed that it is indeed true, or rather, it can happen.

Basically he explained to me that when you're mapping out a surgery

on paper and on a mold model you can be super precise but then when

you're working on a real live person there is a chance that you can't

get something to exact .5mm position you had it in your paper model.

This makes sense to me, I mean if you're working with bone and flesh

there's only so much you can manipulate. Of course he assured me that

all doctors always do their utmost best to be as precise as possible.

I have great faith in him and I'm sure everyone else's doctors are

equally as good. And to be honest, I've been living with a 7mm open

bite for a while now and a 2mm canted bite. The 2mm canted bite was

never obvious to me until my surgeon pointed it out to me so I guess

that if I end up with a 2mm asymmetry I'll still be ok:-)

Sara

> > > I had lower jaw advancement on May 5 2004 – exactly one year

ago.

> > >

> > > My feelings are mixed about the surgery. Although, I'm somewhat

> > happy

> > > with the results, I'm not happy about the resulting asymmetry.

> > >

> > > I recently learned that surgeons have about a 2mm accuracy. In

> my

> > > opinion, this is enough to show asymmetry. Of course, this is a

> > moot

> > > point if your jaw or bite is in bad shape before the surgery;

> > however,

> > > if you're doing the surgery on minor bite problems (less than

> 6mm),

> > I

> > > would NOT recommend the surgery since the surgeon can only be

> > accurate

> > > up to 2mm…

> > >

> > > By the way, my jaw is fully healed and I have no numbness (in

> fact,

> > i

> > > had full sensation after 2months). Unfortunately, I'm still in

> > braces

> > > and will probably be for another 6 months…

> > >

> > > Funnily, the first thing I notice on people are their bites and

> > teeth.

> > > I'm sure everyone else is the same….