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I had my upper jaw cut in 4 pieces and my palette split. They put one of those expanders in and I had to crank it open one turn everyday. Then the jaw grows in to fill the gaps. They wanted to cut my lower jaw and move it out, but I said no to that...
Good luck Dub...
Good luck Dub...
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Tonyank;1974198; said:HELL YA!! Just [Mark May]s his pants
Who says there's anything wrong with shitting your pants? Kyle shits himself every night after that case of Natty. 
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DubCoffman62
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Thanks, sounds like your case was different than mine but it's still the same ballpark.buckeyebri;1974201; said:
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buckeyebri;1974201; said:
I've heard of this. I think it was one of the ideas floating around when I was a bit younger. I don't know if I can handle cranking my jaw open one turn every day. Sounds like excruciating pain.
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DubCoffman62
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I should check to see if my insurance covers one of those.BuckeyeMac;1974207; said:
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DubCoffman62;1974204; said:
Sounds like a need to align the jaws and then do braces to align the bite though right?
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DubCoffman62
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I've had braces for 5 years, this will be the finishing touch.buckeyebri;1974213; said:
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MightbeaBuck
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You have to have your face busted anyways - basically the braces were a waste of time?DubCoffman62;1974215; said:
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hyrulejedi86
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Hey DubCoffman62, I registered just for you!
I'm a Senior Dental Student at Ohio State and I saw your post so I thought I'd chime in. I would not worry too much about the surgery, it's a very standard procedure and having been in braces before the surgery is also very common. By orthodontically moving the teeth to their ideal position the surgeons know exactly where the jaw should be placed during the surgery. Currently the looks of your teeth should be a little worse (although better aligned) than before you started and once the surgery is completed they will look great! It sounds like you are going to have a mandibular advancement and possibly a LeForte Osteotomy as well. If it makes you feel better though I have a classmate who just graduated this June who had the exact same surgery and he said it wasn't too bad but I'll warn you, you'll be VERY swollen after for a few days even up to a week. Listen to what your surgeons tell you but, Ibuprofen 600mg not to exceed 2400mg a day altering with whatever pain med they give you (hopefully percocet) is excellent. I.E. take percocet at 12 then Ibuprofen at 3 then percocet at 6 then Ibuprofen at 9 and so forth, one of THE BEST methods of pain control after a surgery of that sort. Not to mention the Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory and will help with the swelling. After my fiance got her wisdom teeth taken out she did that with vicodin and ibuprofen, she never felt a thing and she's kind of a wimp when it comes to pain.
Eating soft foods will be a staple for a while but before you know it you'll be fully recovered and I'm sure It'll look great, my classmate looked totally different and he loved how his teeth came together and occluded. It was alot more comfortable for him.
I'm a Senior Dental Student at Ohio State and I saw your post so I thought I'd chime in. I would not worry too much about the surgery, it's a very standard procedure and having been in braces before the surgery is also very common. By orthodontically moving the teeth to their ideal position the surgeons know exactly where the jaw should be placed during the surgery. Currently the looks of your teeth should be a little worse (although better aligned) than before you started and once the surgery is completed they will look great! It sounds like you are going to have a mandibular advancement and possibly a LeForte Osteotomy as well. If it makes you feel better though I have a classmate who just graduated this June who had the exact same surgery and he said it wasn't too bad but I'll warn you, you'll be VERY swollen after for a few days even up to a week. Listen to what your surgeons tell you but, Ibuprofen 600mg not to exceed 2400mg a day altering with whatever pain med they give you (hopefully percocet) is excellent. I.E. take percocet at 12 then Ibuprofen at 3 then percocet at 6 then Ibuprofen at 9 and so forth, one of THE BEST methods of pain control after a surgery of that sort. Not to mention the Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory and will help with the swelling. After my fiance got her wisdom teeth taken out she did that with vicodin and ibuprofen, she never felt a thing and she's kind of a wimp when it comes to pain.
Eating soft foods will be a staple for a while but before you know it you'll be fully recovered and I'm sure It'll look great, my classmate looked totally different and he loved how his teeth came together and occluded. It was alot more comfortable for him.
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