Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Tonya, it depends. My first five days I was double-banded, which means my mouth was tightly closed. I could barely fit a straw in between my teeth. However, I could remove the bands for eating and hygiene. Your doc may or may not allow that. I'm now single-banded, which allows quite a bit of opening. Ask your doc for details on his/her particular strategy. Luna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Hi! I was banded after my surgery on the 24 of June. My teeth were closed tightly and I could not open them. I think this was good because it also offered some protection from moving my jaw the wrong way after having it traumatized by the surgery. Take care. Fay > I have a question about bands. My doctor said I would be banded > instead of wired which is good; my question is do the bands hold your > teeth together very tightly? Can you move your teeth apart even > slightly so they are not clinched really tight? Do you know what I > mean? I will only have them on for 7 days or so, but I would still > like to know that I could open even slightly. thanks tonya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 It depends, I think, on your own surgeon. One thing I found out is that my muscles were very, very weak, so opening with the bands on just wasn't really happening during that first week (when I wasn't to remove them). I wasn't really tightly banded so I could still talk, but according to my husband I mumbled. I used my whiteboard a lot! I could open with the bands on enough to put the syringe tubing in, or use the zip-n-squeeze, so if you're worried about being able to get nutrition in, you should be ok. But again, it depends on how tightly your surgeon wraps you up. Hope that helps, > I have a question about bands. My doctor said I would be banded > instead of wired which is good; my question is do the bands hold your > teeth together very tightly? Can you move your teeth apart even > slightly so they are not clinched really tight? Do you know what I > mean? I will only have them on for 7 days or so, but I would still > like to know that I could open even slightly. thanks tonya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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