Re: Eroding bones and gums

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Hi Stacey

That sounds horrible!! and almost unbelievable. I am so so so sorry.

I don't know how well you know your dentist and I'm sure he/she is

very competent but I would get a second opinion and also go see your

oral surgeon again who performed the surgery and see what he has to

say. It all sounds very serious and I would think that if this sort

of risk existed pre-op they would have told you. Do you suffer from

osteoporosis? I do know that wearing braces for a very long time can

be detrimental to your teeth. I've had mine on for a total of 11

years so far and my teeth and gums have definitely become very

sensitive over time. My orthodontist did also tell me to be wary

about over-doing it with the flossing as when done too much can be

harmful to the gums contrary to what a lot of dentists say. So I

restrict my flossing to only once a week now and I wasn't allowed to

floss at all the first 3 months post-op because I couldn't feel my

gums. Funnily enough I just went for my first teeth cleaning since

the surgery and the dentist said I hardly had any plaque build up so

I guess even without the flossing I was doing a good job.

What has your dentist said you can do to stop the bone and gum

eroding? I just don't understand how something like this could have

happened and I am so sorry that it happened to you after all the

stuff you had to go through. Keep us posted!

Sending you a huge hug.

Sara

Surgery June 6th, 2005

>

> Hi there everyone,

> I have not posted for a long time but had my

surgery

> done back in march 2004. I had bother upper and lower jaw moved. I

> recently went to see my dentist and had some x rays done. These

showed

> that my bones and gums were eroding rapidly and i was informed that

if

> it were to carry on like this i would be in danger of loosing my

> teeth. I asked if this could have had anything to do with the

surgery

> and was told it was a possibility due to the amount of time

wearing

> the braces and struggling to clean my teeth sufficiently well after

> the operation . I just wondered if anyone else had had this problem

> and ways that they over came it.

>

>

> Thanks a lot

>

> stacey

>