Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I will be having my lower jaw brought forward by 6mm my os said he will not use a splint just 2 elastics one on each side. Has anyone had surgery this way withouit a wafer splint and if so is this common. My os says its very common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 It is possible that he will be using rigid fixation (plates and screws). My OS said that I would not have been splinted and wired if I had chosen the rigid fixation route. OYu should ask your doctor more questions about the entire process. The more he explains, the more you will be prepared. > > I will be having my lower jaw brought forward by 6mm my > os said he will not use a splint just 2 elastics one on each > side. Has anyone had surgery this way withouit a wafer > splint and if so is this common. My os says its very common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I will be having rigid fixation 3 scres each side with elastics on each side i thinj he said one on each. I asked his nurse and she said she had worked for 3 oral surgeons and they all did it this way. I was just curios did you rigid fixation or something else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I have no srews and no plates. Once the jaw was broken, my OS used 1 small wire on each side to hold the bones loosely in place. I was then wired shut for 6 weeks. In my x-rays, all I can see is those 2 little wires, and the spots where the bone is healing. It seems that each Os prefers different methods, so I am not sure that there is one right way for this to be done. I had very little pain, and now that I am unwired, I have not had any relapse yet (and hopefully won't have any ever). > > > I will be having rigid fixation 3 scres each side with > elastics on each side i thinj he said one on each. I asked > his nurse and she said she had worked for 3 oral surgeons > and they all did it this way. I was just curios did you rigid > fixation or something else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 i had rigid fixation but i have a splint and elastics as well. the answer to your question is that it really depends from doctor to doctor. some doctors like bill arnett in santa barbara will ONLY ever do rigid fixation whereas others prefer wiring. there are pros and cons to both options and it will also depend on what your individual case is. for example, some doctors if operating on both top and bottom prefer to wire wheras if they were only doing top they would be fine with doing rigid fixation. wiring is the way jaw surgery was first conducted. rigid fixation is a more recent development. in terms of whether it is standard practice, well it's much like asking whether it's standard practice to brush your teeth with Crest toothpaste. A lot of people do it but not everyone. Sara > > > I will be having rigid fixation 3 scres each side with > elastics on each side i thinj he said one on each. I asked > his nurse and she said she had worked for 3 oral surgeons > and they all did it this way. I was just curios did you rigid > fixation or something else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 HI SARA IM FAMILIAR WITH DR ARNETT BUT WHAT MY MAIN QUESTION IS NOT RIGID FIXATION BUT AM I DOING MYSELF A DISSERVICE BY ONLY HAVING ELASTICS AND NOT A SPLINT. MY OS HAS DONE OVER 1000 HE ONLY USES RIGID WITH ELASTICS NO SPLINT IF ITS LOWER ONLY. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 The point is, rymi, that different docs do different things. Yes, there have been many patients who have had only elastics and no splint. Others (like me) had a splint, but no elastics and no wiring - - just the three little screws on each side. Others are wired, with or without a splint, for varying amounts of time. I think if I were you, and trusted my surgeon enough to turn him loose with a scalpel and a saw inside my mouth, I'd trust his judgement about what I needed post-op, as well. In fact, that is what I did. I was surprised, and somewhat frightened, when I left the hospital with no elastics, a splint and no wiring except that which held the splint in place. But it worked out fine. If your guy has done a thousand of these procedures, that's a reasonable indication that he knows what he's about. Cammie > > HI SARA > > IM FAMILIAR WITH DR ARNETT BUT WHAT MY MAIN QUESTION > IS NOT RIGID FIXATION BUT AM I DOING MYSELF A DISSERVICE > BY ONLY HAVING ELASTICS AND NOT A SPLINT. MY OS HAS DONE > OVER 1000 HE ONLY USES RIGID WITH ELASTICS NO SPLINT IF ITS > LOWER ONLY. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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