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Corrective Jaw Surgery

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BuckeyeMac;1974271; said:
Not to hijack the thread but doesn't the denistry school have students preform surgeries under doctors supervision as their "residency"? If so I need a tooth implant bad :lol: (I'm serious though)
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Generally, the Pre-Doc students do not do implants or surgeries of that sort, the College of Dentsitry has every specialty and they do an excellent job. The residents in each specialty do work under Licensed specialists so things are done right. If your in need of an implant you certainly can become a patient, all you'd have to do is call up and request a screening appointment and as long as you don't have alot of other dental work that needs done you can get to the implant pretty quickly. Both the Perio and Oral Surgery department will place implants, and they are crowned at the Implant Clinic. The consultation is free once your a patient of record and the prices are very reasonable compared to the private world, implants are 1050 and the crown is 850, just for an idea assuming it's a straight forward case.

You can PM me for the number if you are in Columbus and want to do that.
 
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Wow that is cheap (er than what I thought)...I'd need to have a bone (not a bike as my phone had suggested) graft first. I'll definitely check into that. Thanks for the information. I appreciate it!
 
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DubCoffman62;1974163; said:
Anybody ever had it? I'm going Monday, they're going to bust both my lower and upper jaw in order to align my teeth. I've been reading up on it but was just wondering if anyone here had experienced it.
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I know some LSU dudes who can save you some serious money...
 
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hyrulejedi86;1974269; said:
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.
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Thanks so much for taking the time for me. I don't know the exact names of the procedures but I'll tell you what they're going to do. First is lower jaw advancement. I forgot exactly how many millimeters but I think they said 13 which they said was pretty extreme. They're also going to do the upper because my back molars bow slightly upward and after 5 years my orthodontist (who did Randy Johnson's teeth BTW) hasn't been able to level them out. I've had tads placed in the roof of my mouth, power chains, nothing has worked. My surgeon is also going to give me an 8 degree angle on something-something plane, I can't remember what he called it. Right now he says it's a 0 degrees. For pain he's giving me Lortab Elixir. It's supposed to be pretty good. They gave me a pamphlet called "Dinner Through a Straw" which is kind of funny because on the first page it says to never use a straw because of negative pressure due to sucking. It recommends a large syringe.
Maybe I'll post some before and after photos for you to see if you're interested. Thanks again.
 
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DubCoffman62;1974304; said:
Thanks so much for taking the time for me. I don't know the exact names of the procedures but I'll tell you what they're going to do. First is lower jaw advancement. I forgot exactly how many millimeters but I think they said 13 which they said was pretty extreme. They're also going to do the upper because my back molars bow slightly upward and after 5 years my orthodontist (who did Randy Johnson's teeth BTW) hasn't been able to level them out. I've had tads placed in the roof of my mouth, power chains, nothing has worked. My surgeon is also going to give me an 8 degree angle on something-something plane, I can't remember what he called it. Right now he says it's a 0 degrees. For pain he's giving me Lortab Elixir. It's supposed to be pretty good. They gave me a pamphlet called "Dinner Through a Straw" which is kind of funny because on the first page it says to never use a straw because of negative pressure due to sucking. It recommends a large syringe.
Maybe I'll post some before and after photos for you to see if you're interested. Thanks again.
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If you're not playing hockey later that same day, you'll be a pussy.
 
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DubCoffman62;1974304; said:
Thanks so much for taking the time for me. I don't know the exact names of the procedures but I'll tell you what they're going to do. First is lower jaw advancement. I forgot exactly how many millimeters but I think they said 13 which they said was pretty extreme. They're also going to do the upper because my back molars bow slightly upward and after 5 years my orthodontist (who did Randy Johnson's teeth BTW) hasn't been able to level them out. I've had tads placed in the roof of my mouth, power chains, nothing has worked. My surgeon is also going to give me an 8 degree angle on something-something plane, I can't remember what he called it. Right now he says it's a 0 degrees. For pain he's giving me Lortab Elixir. It's supposed to be pretty good. They gave me a pamphlet called "Dinner Through a Straw" which is kind of funny because on the first page it says to never use a straw because of negative pressure due to sucking. It recommends a large syringe.
Maybe I'll post some before and after photos for you to see if you're interested. Thanks again.
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Sounds like they have kept you in the loop pretty well with the details. Although, I am surprised that the TABs didn't work but I guess if your already going to be having surgery you might as well do it too. Lortab is actually another name for vicodin but with a bit higher dose than normally given so the altering with ibuprofen would still apply unless your surgeon tells you no.
I'll have to find that book, that sounds awesome! And even bette your right no straws after surgery, lol. Although the flavor injector might not be a bad idea.

Id love to see photos, be sure to include a swollen after too! :)
 
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