Re: Almost 5 months post op and now new problem (To Sherri)

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Sherri,

Thank you so much for writing. We do sound similar. Yes my teeth

are sideways on the left side, like they overhang instead of

touching, like half of one tooth touches and that's it. So how have

you teeth done without the rubber bands. Have they moved? I am

scared of things moving the wrong way. Every since my bite started

to open up and I could stick my tongue through it, guess about 2

months ago or so I always check to make sure my teeth are together

in the front. My midlines are off by like a tooth due to my upper

jaw so things look crooked. The ortho keeps putting chains on my

top teeth so I hope this is to try to move things over. I know how

you feel, the surgery should have corrected everything and

originally I was supposed to be out of braces by summer (this was

told to me before the surgery) so now the ortho has no idea when the

braces come off which sucks. I wish I didn't have the problem with

my top jaw being so thin. If it was normal then I probably wouldn't

have had all these problems now. Wish they could have known by xray

that my jaw was so thin but they couldn't. I will let you know what

the surgeon says tomorrow. I wrote down questions to ask him so I

don't forget. Please also let me know how your dr. appts go. You

can also email me at delopezc@.... It was so good to hear from

you.

> > Had upper, lower, genio on Jan. 17. Was wired then rubber

> banded.

> > Still sore, still eating soft foods, still have limited

opening.

> > Went to my ortho today for monthly appt. She had me wearing 2

> > rubber bands in the very front (all the time) and 2 rubber bands

> in

> > the very back (those at night only). The rubber bands in the

back

> > were to try and help my teeth touch in the back as they aren't

at

> > all now. Had to wear rubber bands in the front b/c the first

time

> > she had me wear rubber bands in the back only my bite started to

> > open up. So long story short she now tells me to wear NO rubber

> > bands and to see what happens, she tells me my jaw is unstable

and

> > that she wants to see where my teeth settle. She said when I

bite

> > only half of one tooth on the left side actually touches, the

rest

> > is all open bite in the back. She says she doesn't know if she

> can

> > get these teeth to touch as the rubber bands in the back don't

> seem

> > to be doing the job. During my surgery my top jaw per my

surgeon

> > was very very thin, see through and crumbling so apparently he

> > couldn't move things around the way he anticipated so now my

teeth

> > don't seem to be fitting together the way they should. So I

asked

> > my ortho do you think my teeth will ever come together and she

> > hesitates and says she doesn't know. So now I'm like then the

> > surgery was a failure then and it seems like I've been through

> this

> > hell for no reason. She said I'll probably have a slight open

> bite

> > and teeth that don't touch in the back. This is where I was

> before

> > surgery except I had a big open bite. The whole reason for

> surgery

> > was to fix all this and b/c I was told I am wearing out my jaw,

> > joints, etc. and had TMJ pain. I feel awful now and now I am

> > worried how my teeth will move with no rubber bands. I've also

> been

> > experiencing awful headaches from the aching on the left side of

> my

> > jaw that starts at my lower jaw and goes up to my head. I told

> her

> > about this and she said maybe it is from the rubber bands and to

> see

> > if they get better. I told her I am still very sore from the

> > surgery too. So tomorrow I have an appointment with my oral

> > surgeon and I am going to bring up all of this and ask his

opinion

> > and I think him and her should talk about how to fix this

> > situation. This is soooo crazy! Has anybody else had this

> problem

> > of their teeth not fitting properly. This is my 5th time in

> braces,

> > I've had them on over a year and half this time and my ortho

tells

> > me she has no idea when I'll be getting mine off. This has been

a

> > total nightmare. I still feel like mask face woman with the

> > tightness in my lower and chin area and I am still soooo sore

and

> I

> > really can't take these headaches every day.