Re: The determination of comestic

[Guest guest]

hello!

your dentist may not necessarily know whether you need it or not...

that's the orthodontists speciality....

If you want to know for sure, I would go ahead and book an

appointment with an orthodontist.

Suzy

> Hi,

>

> I have bimaxillary protrusion and a severely receded chin, however,

> they do not cause me any pain or problems with speech or eating.

>

> I have brought up seeking orthognathic and/or orthodontic treatment

to

> my dentist but she said I didn't " need " it.

>

> I guess I already answered my own question, but were any of you

able

> discomfort?

>

> Thank you.

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure how old you are, but I was almost 47 when I had my

upper/lower/genio in August of 2002. I'd had clicks, pops, locking of

my jaws for years but never knew there was a problem that could be

fixed. My regular dentist (whom we started seeing in 1992) was

monitoring this and would ask me if I was in any pain. One day I said

yes, I was starting to have pain on opening to eat. That's when he

referred me to a TMJ specialist who, he said, would be expensive (and

he was!).

I guess what I'm saying is that you may find that you'll have problems

later in life. My joints were starting to wear down since sometimes

they would be rubbing bone on bone.

My ortho/TMJ specialist said I'd compensated well over the years. I

didn't have problems chewing. He suggested splint treatment to help

with the TMJ pain, or surgery. I opted for surgery as I felt things

would only get worse, not better.

There's nothing wrong with consulting with an orthodontist/oral

surgeon to see if your condition warrants correction, and to answer

questions like " what will happen in future if I do nothing " and to

explain all the risks associated with this type of surgery.

I don't think my dentist thought that I'd need surgery to correct my

problems, he was just being compassionate about my pain and hoped I'd

get some relief.

Hope that helps,

> Hi,

>

> I have bimaxillary protrusion and a severely receded chin, however,

> they do not cause me any pain or problems with speech or eating.

>

> I have brought up seeking orthognathic and/or orthodontic treatment

to

> my dentist but she said I didn't " need " it.

>

> I guess I already answered my own question, but were any of you able

> discomfort?

>

> Thank you.