Re: braces

[Guest guest]

Reni - I think the vast majority of people undergoing Orthognathic

Surgery have had braces pre-surgically and it depends on the person and

how aligned their teeth are for the surgery. I think there have only

been a few people on this site that have lucked out and been able to

escape the inevitable pre-surgery stint in braces. I, for one,

absolutely need the braces, as my teeth are not in the correct

alignment and position in my jaws (arches) for the surgery. ~~ Diane--

- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " reni_mill "

<reni_mill@y...> wrote:

> Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does that

> work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are there

> options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I don't

> think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama queen. I'm

> sure that many of you are having the same promblems and surviving

> fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday and

> don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.

[Guest guest]

A few people have gone through the surgery without braces but had arch

wires instead which sound worse than the braces. Most people do need

braces even if they have had braces previously and their teeth seem

pretty straight. The braces are needed to move the teeth so they come

together properly once the jaws are moved. For example, I've had my

braces now for nine years so my teeth are perfectly straight. Now

after my last surgery I have a decent bite but only one tooth touches

on the left and two on the right. Now my orthodontist has to do some

tweeking so my teeth fit together better. I still have at least a year

left in braces.

Also, what kind of symptoms are you having? If you have TMJ problems

you need to know that orthognathic surgery won't necessarily help your

symptoms. Most do get relief but not all. Some actually get worse. I

am one of those. My surgeon took all the precautions to protect my

joints (doing it in two stages because of the huge movements needed

and using distraction to lengthen my lower jaw gradually) but my

joints still deteriorated. My right joint was fused and my left

condyle was gone completely. I've just had my sixth and hopefully

final surgery (bilateral total joint replacement). I don't want to

scare you but you do need to know the risks of going through with the

surgery.

> Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does

that

> work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are there

> options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I don't

> think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama queen.

I'm

> sure that many of you are having the same promblems and surviving

> fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday and

> don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I had my surgery without pre-op braces. My surgery was mainly done for

my sleep apnea, but I did have an open bite. My teeth were fairly

straight, so we opted to wait for the braces to be done after the

surgery to " fine tune " my bite. I did have to have temporary braces

put on for the surgery (it may be what is calling an arch bar).

They were metel and wired in. They were worse then regular braces.

Now my supposed " fine tuning " has turned out to be 16 months in braces.

Go with what the OS says, maybe get second opinion. Unfortunatly, as

noted with her " whats a year " comment concerning her situation,

the whole orthognathic surgery process requires a lot of patience.

Good Luck, keep us posted. a

> Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does that

> work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are there

> options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I don't

> think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama queen. I'm

> sure that many of you are having the same promblems and surviving

> fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday and

> don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. I just feel better knowing that there is

the possibility of not having to do the pre-braces. I wake up every

morning w/ a headache from clenching my jaw. There is so much

tension in my face and now my jaw is shifting. I did well for years

using anti-inflammatories. Unfortunately, they eventually caused an

ulcer. Now nothing seems to help. Thanks again for a positive spin,

and I will keep my fingers crossed.

-

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " russ84brit86 "

<russ84brit86@y...> wrote:

> Hello,

> I had my surgery without pre-op braces. My surgery was mainly done

for

> my sleep apnea, but I did have an open bite. My teeth were fairly

> straight, so we opted to wait for the braces to be done after the

> surgery to " fine tune " my bite. I did have to have temporary

braces

> put on for the surgery (it may be what is calling an arch

bar).

> They were metel and wired in. They were worse then regular

braces.

> Now my supposed " fine tuning " has turned out to be 16 months in

braces.

>

> Go with what the OS says, maybe get second opinion. Unfortunatly,

as

> noted with her " whats a year " comment concerning her

situation,

> the whole orthognathic surgery process requires a lot of patience.

> Good Luck, keep us posted. a

>

>

> > Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does

that

> > work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are

there

> > options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I

don't

> > think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama queen.

I'm

> > sure that many of you are having the same promblems and surviving

> > fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday

and

> > don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response. I just feel better knowing that there is

the possibility of not having to do the pre-braces. I wake up every

morning w/ a headache from clenching my jaw. There is so much

tension in my face and now my jaw is shifting. I did well for years

using anti-inflammatories. Unfortunately, they eventually caused an

ulcer. Now nothing seems to help. Thanks again for a positive spin,

and I will keep my fingers crossed.

-

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " russ84brit86 "

<russ84brit86@y...> wrote:

> Hello,

> I had my surgery without pre-op braces. My surgery was mainly done

for

> my sleep apnea, but I did have an open bite. My teeth were fairly

> straight, so we opted to wait for the braces to be done after the

> surgery to " fine tune " my bite. I did have to have temporary

braces

> put on for the surgery (it may be what is calling an arch

bar).

> They were metel and wired in. They were worse then regular

braces.

> Now my supposed " fine tuning " has turned out to be 16 months in

braces.

>

> Go with what the OS says, maybe get second opinion. Unfortunatly,

as

> noted with her " whats a year " comment concerning her

situation,

> the whole orthognathic surgery process requires a lot of patience.

> Good Luck, keep us posted. a

>

>

> > Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does

that

> > work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are

there

> > options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I

don't

> > think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama queen.

I'm

> > sure that many of you are having the same promblems and surviving

> > fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday

and

> > don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had my surgery last month without pre-op braces. And my surgery

was also done mainly for sleep apnea. My insurance covered the whole

procedure which was a Lefort 1, upper and lower jaw advancement,

plus genioplasty, my OS also fixed my deviated septum, removed an

impacted wisdom tooth, and widened the back/upper area of my palate.

I am wired shut through both upper and lower jaws, plus banded.

I'm beginning to get a lot of unwanted movement with my teeth

though, and so I am beginning to suspect I will very likely have to

have braces put on once I am healed well enough to do so.

Judy

> > Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does

that

> > work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are

there

> > options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I

don't

> > think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama

queen. I'm

> > sure that many of you are having the same promblems and

surviving

> > fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday

and

> > don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. How long are you wired shut? I hope I can talk if wired.

I think my head would explode if I couldn't talk.

rainbow55076 wrote:Hi,

I had my surgery last month without pre-op braces. And my surgery

was also done mainly for sleep apnea. My insurance covered the whole

procedure which was a Lefort 1, upper and lower jaw advancement,

plus genioplasty, my OS also fixed my deviated septum, removed an

impacted wisdom tooth, and widened the back/upper area of my palate.

I am wired shut through both upper and lower jaws, plus banded.

I'm beginning to get a lot of unwanted movement with my teeth

though, and so I am beginning to suspect I will very likely have to

have braces put on once I am healed well enough to do so.

Judy

> > Has anyone made it through this without pre-op braces. How does

that

> > work? Is it an option or does it depend on the person? Are

there

> > options in place of braces? My symptoms have gotten so bad, I

don't

> > think I can wait for the braces. Maybe, I'm just a drama

queen. I'm

> > sure that many of you are having the same promblems and

surviving

> > fine. I'm just starting the process. I had the MRI yesterday

and

> > don't see the OS until Aug 2nd.