BUgger!

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i was originally told that i would be in braces for 18 months total

(a year before the op. then 6 months after).

then I was told that my teeth were moving quickly and after 6

months, i was told I was ready.

I then had a condylectomy which removed a tiny portion of one side

of the jaw. I expected the major operation to be soon after this as

I had been told I was ready, I was also told that I should see a

significant improvement in my bite after the condylectomy.

Now, my bite is ten times worse and today I was told that the next

operation would be in a further 18 months from now, and then i would

still have braces 6 months after that.

i feel like they orthodontists and surgeons do not know what they

are doing. The last 7 months of braces have been a complete waste of

time, as I am basically starting again except this time i have 2

years to wait and not 18 months. In these 2 years, a single tooth

meets at the back, thanks to the condylectomy which was supposed to

markedly improve my bite.

I feel like giving up. I personally did not expect the condylectomy

to improve my bite. I expected it to get worse just from imagining

how my teeth would move. However I assumed that the surgeons knew

something I did not. But now it seems to me, that they don't really

know anything.

sorry for the rant, but im realy pissed, especially as I had been

told that after 6 months I was ready.