Question re: resting position of bite

[Guest guest]

This is a question really I guess for any one but perhaps post-opers

can answer it best.

When you are in resting position, for example when you're asleep or

reading or watching television, how do you keep your teeth/bite/mouth?

Are your teeth clenched closed or are they slightly parted or just

resting gently on top of each other? Do you always keep your lips

closed?

I ask probably because now that I am splintless and bandless I am

getting a little paranoid that I am not keeping everything in the right

position. When I am resting I do keep my lips closed now (something I

could never do without straining before) but my bite is not actually

closed unless I consciously think about it and bite down, which is a

pain in the you know what if you ask me. So, is what I am doing ok or

should I be telling my OS and OD about this? I'm thinking that maybe I

still do need those bands.

Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara, I can't help you there, but I'm curious too. However, I'm

slightly jealous that you can close your lips, as I still cant!!! I

think I probably have alot more swelling than you still though,

because my right cheek still looks like it contains a golf ball:-).

My lips are closing ever so slowly though, so I'm not giving up hope

just yet. I just don't understand how my surgeon could remove 5 1/2

mm of bone out of my jaw and my lip be almost in the same position

post op as pre-op. Okay, now I'm hijacking your thread....sorry!

> This is a question really I guess for any one but perhaps post-

opers

> can answer it best.

>

> When you are in resting position, for example when you're asleep or

> reading or watching television, how do you keep your

teeth/bite/mouth?

> Are your teeth clenched closed or are they slightly parted or just

> resting gently on top of each other? Do you always keep your lips

> closed?

>

> I ask probably because now that I am splintless and bandless I am

> getting a little paranoid that I am not keeping everything in the

right

> position. When I am resting I do keep my lips closed now (something

I

> could never do without straining before) but my bite is not

actually

> closed unless I consciously think about it and bite down, which is

a

> pain in the you know what if you ask me. So, is what I am doing ok

or

> should I be telling my OS and OD about this? I'm thinking that

maybe I

> still do need those bands.

>

> Sara

[Guest guest]

Hi Sara

My orofacial myologist tells me that ideally we should all be

resting with our lips lightly closed (not so easy for those of us

with lip incompetence!!), and our teeth not quite touching, just a

teeny bit apart in a relaxed position. Hope that helps.

-

> This is a question really I guess for any one but perhaps post-

opers

> can answer it best.

>

> When you are in resting position, for example when you're asleep

or

> reading or watching television, how do you keep your

teeth/bite/mouth?

> Are your teeth clenched closed or are they slightly parted or just

> resting gently on top of each other? Do you always keep your lips

> closed?

>

> I ask probably because now that I am splintless and bandless I am

> getting a little paranoid that I am not keeping everything in the

right

> position. When I am resting I do keep my lips closed now

(something I

> could never do without straining before) but my bite is not

actually

> closed unless I consciously think about it and bite down, which is

a

> pain in the you know what if you ask me. So, is what I am doing ok

or

> should I be telling my OS and OD about this? I'm thinking that

maybe I

> still do need those bands.

>

> Sara

[Guest guest]

I've been really conscious about how my teeth are too. When I am

totally relaxed (sleeping, laying down half asleep) my lips are

parted, although not as far as before surgery, and my teeth are

slightly apart. I can close my lips together easily, I just have to

think about it. It comes a lot easier with the bands on than with

them off. I am just so happy that I have the option of closing my

lips and breathing through my nose if I wish to!!!

~~

> This is a question really I guess for any one but perhaps post-

opers

> can answer it best.

>

> When you are in resting position, for example when you're asleep

or

> reading or watching television, how do you keep your

teeth/bite/mouth?

> Are your teeth clenched closed or are they slightly parted or just

> resting gently on top of each other? Do you always keep your lips

> closed?

>

> I ask probably because now that I am splintless and bandless I am

> getting a little paranoid that I am not keeping everything in the

right

> position. When I am resting I do keep my lips closed now

(something I

> could never do without straining before) but my bite is not

actually

> closed unless I consciously think about it and bite down, which is

a

> pain in the you know what if you ask me. So, is what I am doing ok

or

> should I be telling my OS and OD about this? I'm thinking that

maybe I

> still do need those bands.

>

> Sara

[Guest guest]

That does help and makes me feel better as that is now my

bite sits in resting position.

Thanks,

Sara

> > This is a question really I guess for any one but perhaps post-

> opers

> > can answer it best.

> >

> > When you are in resting position, for example when you're asleep

> or

> > reading or watching television, how do you keep your

> teeth/bite/mouth?

> > Are your teeth clenched closed or are they slightly parted or

just

> > resting gently on top of each other? Do you always keep your lips

> > closed?

> >

> > I ask probably because now that I am splintless and bandless I am

> > getting a little paranoid that I am not keeping everything in the

> right

> > position. When I am resting I do keep my lips closed now

> (something I

> > could never do without straining before) but my bite is not

> actually

> > closed unless I consciously think about it and bite down, which

is

> a

> > pain in the you know what if you ask me. So, is what I am doing

ok

> or

> > should I be telling my OS and OD about this? I'm thinking that

> maybe I

> > still do need those bands.

> >

> > Sara