Guest guest Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Hello all, First of all, if anyone has had Lehman in Akron, OH for a surgeon, please let me know. I am in braces for the third time after a previous ortho tried to correct my bite with braces which failed miserably. I was only hitting on my front teeth for four years and she pretty much slanted my front teeth out to compensate for my under-bite. My current ortho recommended surgery which I should have had ten years ago when this all began. I have some questions though. I am a little nervous about what seems like a lack of planning on the part of my surgeon and ortho. I have hardly seen my surgeon through all of this and my ortho asked me who was doing the surgery last week and my surgery is 2 weeks away. Should I be worried? I'm only having my upper moved down and out. Maybe this doesn't require too much planning. My biggest dilemma now is that since the braces have pulled my teeth back in, my bite is actually pretty good on the sides but I am getting a massive under-bite now, worse than before the braces started. Since my bite is pretty much functional, I feel like I am doing this for purely cosmetic purposes and I'm 37 years old. Should I just live with an under-bite rather than put myself at the risk for complications? I'm going for pre-op testing and having my splint made on June 3rd and surgery is the 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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