Re: considering surgery for my underbite. - bryan

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Hi Welcome to the Group!

My story for you here. I had surgery 3 years ago now (1st august

2002) to correct a class III underbite. I had upper, lower, rpe

(rapid palatal expansion) and sinus work. I was 17 at the time of

surgery, now 20. I too had braces (train tracks/fixed braces) all

through school from the age of 12 until i was 18. I now have a

retainer to wear only on a night, to help prevent a relapse.

I too had problems eating, in that i basically couldnt chew very

much. Infact just before my surgery none of my teeth touched so the

knife and fork became my best friend! I also found i had

difficulties breathing through my nose and often felt as though i

was choking if i attempted to breathe through it for long periods of

time (10 mins or so). Admitidly i am still a mouth breather but i

can stand to breathe through my nose for longer bursts of time.

My before and after photos are on this site under katerina in the

photos section adn there are some more recent ones on site two under

katerina or kat _Uk i cant remember which lol.

Feel free to ask any questions im sure you will find out enough

information from the people on this site. Good luck with your

decision making.

Kind regards

Kat_UK

rgerysupport , " dmd13cyto " <dmd13cyto@y...> wrote:

> - Welcome to this group! I have an underbite too and will be

> having a BSSO (Bilateral Sagittal Split(Ramus)Osteotomy) to set

back

> my mandible and a LeFort Maxillary Osteotomy to advance my maxilla

> and drop it down 2mm in front. I just got my braces on five weeks

> ago, so I'm just starting my Orthognathic Journey. I will have

braces

> on for up to ten months prior to and up to six months after my

> surgery. This is the third time in the last twenty-five years that

I

> have contemplated doing this, but this feels right this time. I

have

> had functional problems with biting and chewing food, and also

speech

> problems (people say I sometimes mumble). My OMS (Oral and

> Maxillofacial Surgeon) hasn't decided if he will be performing the

> LeFort procedure; he will be making that determination in Dec. He

> needs to study another set of xrays (cephalometric and panoramic)

as

> well as examine my mouth to see if my teeth are being aligned in

> their arches, and he will take some measurements too. I hope that

my

> story has helped you and given you some information. Good luck

> tomorrow at your appointment with your surgeon. Let us know how it

> goes. Take care. You've come to the right place.~~~~ Diane

(Idaho) --

> - In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " aznh2oman "

> <aznh2oman@y...> wrote:

> > some background.. i had braces til i was around 18 years old.

from

> the

> > time i was around 17 i noticed that my lower jaw was extending

more

> and

> > more. the orthrodonist suggested that we wait and see what would

> happen

> > and recommended surgery if it wouldnt stop. fast forward to

today i

> > have had the braces off for some time now (im 21) and my lower

jaw

> has

> > stopped growing from what i can tell. but it is around 4-5mm

> forward

> > and my lower teeth are a bit off centered when compared with my

> upper

> > teeth. i have trouble eating food, well more like i cant

> efficiently

> > tear chunks of food.. but i have gotten used to it and have

found

> that

> > a knife and fork are pretty useful haha. i have gone to a couple

> > orthrodonists for consulting and i am going to a surgeon

tomorrow

> for

> > advice. i want to get as much information as i can before making

a

> > decision. any help would be appreciated. thank you

> >

> >

> > bryan