Metal Mouth Message Board

I'm just wondering. I've already said a couple times in this forum before that I was expecting a double surgery to correct a crossbite and underbite, but I only had lower surgery considering my maxilla is relatively small... my underbite is gone, but I have yet to get over my smile still because, to...

I had an app. today, and I'm getting evaluated for my midline in 3 weeks

Has anyone been evaluated for this? How do they do it? Like it looks pretty obvious in my x-rays, but he doens't have my current xrays

Are they gonna look at the teeth or my facial profile?

He was appointed as my orthodontist because he specializes in bites. But I was just really upset how he didn't notice my upper teeth/midline problem when I pointed it out He didn't even do anything to my upper teeth until a year later after I had my braces :? idk what exactly that was far but I thou...

Hey so what insurance do you guys have? anyone else ready to go and strangle everyone at their insurance company? Mine didn't preapprove the procedure until the day before due to a paperwork mishap. My surgeon told me they would cover 100% of the hospital charges and the BSSO (not the genio which I...

I did consider cheek implants. I had an underbite and crossbite. My right jaw was longer than my left PLUS an underbite. At first, I didn't understand how the hell did my left cheek got bigger and more fuller than my left Then I concluded, because my bite was shifted to the left, much of the jaw act...

Well I posted this in the other forum but I didn't get any reply :/ I figured I should put it up here because people who have their midlines off often are recommended to have surgery (although some really don't need them, they just need a good orthodontist :|) I haven't really talked to my orthodon...

My ortho is excellent, time permitting. He will frequently draw sketches of what he is doing, and what he is trying to achieve. I'm a civil engineer, and sometimes he tries to relate the procedures to construction techniques, which is quite hilarious! All in all we have a good relationship. I like ...

left-sesame upper teeth

Oops typo
I meant left-SHIFTED upper teeth

idk where I got sesame from

I haven't really talked to my orthodontist about this but I want to do the TADs/mini-screw thing to correct my midline. Like the distance between my right molars and the middle of the roof of my my mouth is greater than the left, and my front teeth are protruding and shifted to the left I just had l...

Anyone here thought they're supposed to have double/SARP, but just had lower jaw surgery? When my mom told me that I look the same, I literally cried. So here's my case. I had a cross bite (one jaw was longer than the other) and an under bite. And to correct my bite, my surgeon just moved my lower j...

My surgeon recommended me to massage the swollen area and do mouth exercises to reduce the swelling. My swelling has greatly reduced. But I'm just waiting for my double chin to go away, and the swollen parts to flatten, and my bruises to go away as well (they went down my chest). My elastics are hur...

Broadway Bill - Glad i wasn't the only one with Jaw spasms! SOO PAINFUL! They only lasted from about day 5 post op to the second week post op. Cocomecrazy - did your surgeon say it was alright for you to start chewing? Once it was okay for me to chew the surgeon said as long as it's not really pain...

any advices on how to open my mouth wider without freaking out?

I'M UNWIRED!

It still feels weird though. I haven't eaten since because I'm scared to chew :/ my mom made me pasta.

@broadway bill

Yeah, I had the jaw spasms during the first 2-3 days after post-op. It will go way. Putting a jacket on or wrapping yourself with a blanket help because the jaw spasms happen when you're cold.