To Sazymania Re: Does all of this sound right?? Am a little worried

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply Sara. You seem to know a lot so I hope you don't mind if

I ask you another question I guess what I am trying to say is that I don't

understand how the mechanics of the braces I have on now are any different than

the braces that I had on in my teens. Everything is on my teeth the same way

they were when I was a teenager. So what exactly does the ortho have to do to

make my teeth basically move in the opposite direction so that they are going to

be in their new position for my my new jaw position. Does that make any sense?

It seems like the ortho would have to do something a completely different, but

so far everything seems the same.

Thanks,

Samara

sazymania <no_reply > wrote:

Samara,

ys the braces process is different pre-surgery than post-op. It's

because the ortho has to realign your teeth so that they are in the

right position for when they shift your jaw. In other words, although

your teeth may look out of wack pre-surgery they will fall into the

exact proper position they need to be in after. The better aligned

they are pre-surgery then the less work they have to do post-op.

In terms of not looking at your molds or xrays very much....are you

sure? That has me a little concerned. Can you discuss this with your

oral surgeon? In terms of measurements etc. the ortho doesn't

actually go through these calculations until some months after you've

had the braces on. My ortho knew roughly what he wanted to do but it

all started to become crystal clear after about 3 months with the

braces.

Hope this helps and don't be afraid to ask your doctors what is going

on.

Sara

> So, as some of you may know, I began posting a little over a month

> ago because I initially had planned on getting plastic surgery to

> shorten my chin. I went to two plastic surgeons, both of them also

> had dental degrees. One said he could do just a chin reduction

> (genioplasty) and another said that he refused to do just a

> genioplasty and that I needed to have jaw surgery. Anyway, I opted

> to do the jaw surgery. I started my search by going to 3 different

> orthos...they all agreed about the jaw surgery. I decided on an

> ortho that i liked, then I went to see an oral surgeon. I didn't

> have any molds, xrays or photos at the time, but I told the oral

> surgeon that I was getting them all done tomorrow. I asked if he

> needed to see them before I got my braces on to make sure I needed

> the surgery, etc. He told me no and that I should just go ahead

and

> get the braces on. So i got my molds and xrays done at this one

> place bc they were cheaper, and then i brought them to the place

> where I was getting my braces on. I brought them in the day I got

my

> braces on. The ortho only looked at the xrays for a minute, and

then

> the braces went on. I just think its weird that he didn't look at

my

> mouth or my xrays a lot, determine how much my jaw would have to be

> moved etc. I guess what I am trying to say is...shouldn't there be

a

> bit more planning on his part? I had braces on in my teens to try

> and fix my bite, but apparantly when you get the braces on before

> surgery, my bite will start to look worse?? So is there something

> different about this braces process than the other time I had

them?

> I seems that they were put on in exactly the same way, same

position,

> etc. Does anyone get what I'm trying to say? Not even sure if I

get

> what I'm trying to say.

>

> Thanks,

> Samara

[Guest guest]

See, that's the problem I am having. Everything is exactly the same as when I

had them on when I was a teenager. The bands and wires are exactly the same,

and I don't have power chains on. Maybe my Harvard educated ortho. had no clue

what he is doing??

JB wrote:Hi Samara. Your teeth will move in ways you

never thought they

could! I have had my braces on for almost 1.5 years and my teeth

have moved so much. The process does seem the same as when I was

younger. The difference is where they hook bands and wires and all

kinds of other wonderful things (power chains, etc. etc.) to the

brackets. If you have a good orthodontist everything will be just

fine

> Thanks for your reply Sara. You seem to know a lot so I hope you

don't mind if I ask you another question I guess what I am

trying to say is that I don't understand how the mechanics of the

braces I have on now are any different than the braces that I had on

in my teens. Everything is on my teeth the same way they were when

I was a teenager. So what exactly does the ortho have to do to make

my teeth basically move in the opposite direction so that they are

going to be in their new position for my my new jaw position. Does

that make any sense? It seems like the ortho would have to do

something a completely different, but so far everything seems the

same.

>

> Thanks,

> Samara

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think the principles of moving the teeth are about the same. But

it's WHERE they move them that makes the difference.

My ortho spent about a year leveling and aligning my teeth, I think.

(It had been 50 years since my previous orthodontic work). But then

once he had that accomplished he did do some things differently. For

instance, although I had an overbite, I wore Class III elastics for a

while.

Best way to find out what he's doing is to ask him. Tell him what

you're worried/wondering about, and I'll bet he'll explain.

Cammie

Hi Samara. Your teeth will move in ways

you never thought they

> could! I have had my braces on for almost 1.5 years and my teeth

> have moved so much. The process does seem the same as when I was

> younger. The difference is where they hook bands and wires and all

> kinds of other wonderful things (power chains, etc. etc.) to the

> brackets. If you have a good orthodontist everything will be just

> fine

>

>

>

>

> --- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , Samara Wolf