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i'm gonna say byebye to this thread

we are here to discuss Orthognathic Surgery

You can't possibly grit your teeth to touch with both essix on unless you want to break them. you are wearing two plastic trays so there is going to be an extra layer of thickness in between, common sense really. They're there to hold the teeth in position till removed your bite remains the same. No...

Hello Mine was 4 months notice. Originally allowed braces in Feb '09 then surgery in April '09, two months in braces was enough since there wasn't much room for movement from previously braced twice. My cousins wedding was later that Summer so i wouldn't be able to recover in time so i decided to de...

Needed to add a mention as there isn't much info when googling ortho in Scotland. Hah! coming from Edinburgh i was told orthognathic surgery was not performed there and had to go outside. Had my operation at St Johns, Livingston and Orthodontics at EDI, Edinburgh Dental Institute much thanks to Dr H...

zip n squeeze are out of business well over a year now so you can rest assure people are doing fine without them. Are you with the NHS? they should have these. Yes purple handles, they don't get stuck compared to allclear syringes. I was also given baby beaker. http://www.baxa.com/PharmacyProducts/O...

Yes, well pleased with the results it was how i wanted it or turn out the way i pictured in my head. My ortho/surgeon stopped using computer predictions because it doesn't necessary mean that is what you end up with rather an idea of what changes you can expect. Plus there are various factors that c...

got debraced last week for the 3rd time felt no pain or discomfort. i didnt feel them coming off or see what tool was used when the upper and lower got taking i thought was that it? first two times i feel a big crunch even with ceramic and metal it may due to too much glue they took them out with pl...

forgot to mention i had upper/lower and genio surgery

total time in braces was 6 1/2 yrs

dont wanna jack mamaneedsanewjaw's thread

i have some unused syringes left if you want, no charge.

i'd go with the Essix Pros: comfortable, feels more secure, solid hold of the teeth. able to speak properly,no drooling, less conspicuous Cons: not really cons but you have to remove to eat, not able to wash in hot water even if you brush, floss, mouthwash they still smell really bad Hawley Pros: yo...

Ah well since nobody replied....

good luck, you sound happy going though this

finished my journey after 16 yrs,3 braces and wearing my 2nd retainers now

thought i took a longtime

The oral syringe i use for eating. Does not get stuck like the all clear ones but only allowed to be used 30 times

http://www.baxa.com/PharmacyProducts/Or ... CC964A01E5

Have to echo OzzysMom's post by getting yourself through the healing process and thinking nothing of peoples reactions will make this alot easier. We all react in similar ways. When people have a surprised look and stare at my chipmunk face, i let them do just that - it was expected. I've been shopp...

You will just have to wait for a letter from the hospital, that is what i got told back in February at the ortho my letter arrived on October 10th. Surgery date is November 25th ...although there was no mention of that on the letter it's very ambiguous only to say i am to fill in an admission form a...

Hi all Another member here from Edinburgh i've been lurking on this board for over a year now only joined in to let you know i will have surgery soon -November 25th. Had two appointments at the EDI each after 40 minutes wait discussed the surgery briefly and was both done within 5 minutes only to go...