Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Many, if not most, of us have braces for the second, third, even fourth time in prep for the surgery. I believe the usual time is about 16 to 18 months, but it can be shorter or longer, to amazing degrees. Some folks even have arch bars instead of braces, as the don't need orthodontics before surgery. That's really unusual, though -- as are the folks who are in braces three or four years before or after surgery. You're right. Your ortho and surgeon can give you the best guesstimates. But that said, even those can be notoriously unreliable, although my ortho was absolutely on target. > > Hi everyone... I have been checking out this group for a couple of > weeks. My dentist informed me that my bite problem was " extensive " and > recommended surgery this year or next. I have an underbite, my bottom > jaw is out and over from where it should be. I have my orthodontist > consult as well as my OS consult next week so of course I have tons of > questions. If I get my way, I would like to have the surgery this > year. My biggest question now is how long will I have to have my > braces on prior to surgery as I had braces for 2 years (age 15-17) and > am now 22 years old. My dentist said my teeth look really good and I > shouldn't have the braces on too long. Have any of you run into this > too? How long did you have to have braces on pre-surg after already > having them? I know my orthodontist will be the true judge... just > trying to tame my curiosity until then. Thanks/Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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