Metal Mouth Message Board

Well, it's now Tuesday and I'm doing quite well. My husband is making various movie rental runs as I'm getting a little bored. I don't have any bruising yet and my swelling is definitely down - I can easily manage a smile :) I'm decreasing my codeine today as I'm not even sure it's doing anything fo...

Thanks so much for the tip - this is really good timing for me!

Laura

Pain is minimal to none at this point. I'm taking my codeine preventatively right now, but I'll probably taper off tomorrow or the next day to see how I feel without. Nutritionally speaking, Ensure tastes pretty good right now. I was so hungry/thirsty after the surgery as I had to fast pre-op that I...

Woohoo! I'm back home now, just got nice & cozy in my own bed with my trusty ol' laptop. I had a maxillary osteotomy (jaw moved forward and expanded) on Friday, May 19th for my class III underbite. My cheeks are pretty swollen now and I still have these annoying little mini nosebleeds but otherw...

Hey, hey - there are Canadian people on this site! Would you mind toning down your Australian summer stories a teeny bit? :wink: My garden is currently sleeping away under layers of peat moss - I'm so jealous of your need to water!!!! ChrisK - please keep me posted about your date. I'll keep you up ...

Congrats on your date - we'll expect a battery of freak out posts from you the weekend before!

I have never had braces and I could perhaps use them since I have a small gap in my 2 upper front teeth and one of my 2 front bottom teeth is angled in front of the other. Your need for braces may not be too aesthetically obvious to you but your teeth have probably moved into an unhealthy bite rela...

How long of a timeframe does it generally take? Be prepared to be in braces longer than you were initially told. This seems to be a common phenomenon in the orthodontic world. I was first told I'd be in braces for two years, with surgery taking place about a year into it. I'm now going to have my s...

Hi - I can't relate to it yet because I haven't had my surgery but I would assume that your bones are held together with plates and screws since you were banded shut and not wired. This probably means that one elastic breaking out of a mouthful of them isn't be such a big deal. If you're really worr...

My diagnosis: Class III maloclusion, posterior open bite and crossbite In plain English it means I have an underbite wherein my upper jaw is too small and my lower jaw is a normal size. There can also be underbites where the upper jaw is a normal size but the lower jaw is too large. My upper jaw nee...

Congrats to you - you're on your way!!!

Well, you're definitely better off with employer insurance through Manulife than if you were just hoping for some coverage through your basic provincial health plan. I would suggest you give your employer's benefits rep a call to find out how much of this procedure is covered by your plan and then c...

Hi ChrisK - It sure does sound like you had a bad run of luck this past fall. How are things going lately? Did you have your surgery yet? I haven't been on the boards for a while as I've been way too busy with family and my practicum. I'm still waiting for my date. The last time I saw the OS, he put...

This is something you should get looked at during your next visit. I had this happen in one spot after a year and a half with no problems and it turns out a piece of cement had dislodged and gotten stuck under my gum. :yikes: The ortho removed it and my gum went back to normal. Be sure you're flossi...

I was really excited to get mine on too - excited to be finally getting a long-awaited process started. It didn't even matter to me that I was looking at one or more surgeries and at least two years in wires & brackets. I was finally going to be able to have functional teeth and a more beautiful...