Metal Mouth Message Board

Thanks for asking, Yes I am getting better but I have a long way to go. The gap isnt closing and I dont expect it to until I get the top archwire in about two months. I will just have to live with it till then. The only other thing that bothers me is that my teeth are still pretty sensitive. It hurt...

Brac3fac3. I feel your pain. If you didnt have to turn the expander then, I suspect that you didnt need a lot of expnsion. I had 8-9mm. That is just about enough to have a nother tooth where the gap is. Many have said that the gap will close by itself but I havent noticed any change in mine. I had t...

Esoteric,

Man the pics would be great. It would give me a benchmark of what to expect. I would really appreciate it. Thanks to all for the help with keeping me on track.

OzzysMom, Thanks for your support. I really have had an easy time with things compared with many on this site. I was off work four days and then off and running. I go through periods where the gap doesnt bother me and then there are days where I really hate to open my mouth. Plus the fact that I had...

Well if you are reading this , you probably know that I am now obsessed with this gap and I really keep an eye on it. I was taking a good look at it today and I swear it looks like one tooth is moving but the other one isnt. My gap has been exactly in the middle of my lip but, it looks like it movin...

Hey there. Finally, someone that is asking a question that I can answer. I am 47 and had my SARPE surgery March 26th at the Oral Surgeons office. I had what they called LaForte1 SARPE. THis is the least invasive of the surgeries. You need to ask if you are going to be downfractured. I dont know exac...

Thanks to my good friends Chicago and Sauerkraut. I will continue to post here (when the site is up) and continue to appreciate all of the support. I just have not had anything to post about. Kind of just waiting till my next appointment. Yall remember how it was. At the start, there was an appointm...

Darn. That is not what I wanted to hear. I have my 30 year reunion this year and it would be nice if my teeth werent all jacked up. Oh well, I guess it is what it is. Thanks for the reply Esoteric.

I would like for people that have had SARPE and the resulting gap to give me some feedback. I know that I am done with the hard part but, this gap is already getting old. I have heard many people say that the gap closed a lot on its own after the expansion was complete. I have been through with the ...

Hey Sirwired, I am not sure how much trouble it would be to swap them out. I know that it only took them about 30 minutes to put my brackets on. I have creamic on the tops only. I am in sales ant thought they would be less noticable. Not that it matters at the moment because I have this huge gap in ...

Hey Chicago. I have a whole new respect for you after going back to your pre-surgery post. Man you make me feel like a real wimp. What I had was nothing in comparison. I do have some information that may help explain the blood out of the eye. Ever since I was a kid I could hold my nose and blow air ...

Congrats (Late) sorry. I wish I could balme it on me healing up but, I pretty much hit the ground running. You gave such a true thought, isnt it funny how much most people take for granted? It isnt their fault and i guess they could never know unless they were in our shoes but, it does make one thin...

All good advice. I strongly agree with Delag. The most important thing is to have the OS and Ortho or who ever else is involved to be on the same page and clear about what is being done and why and what are the possible side effects and what can be done about that. I hate to say it because I know wh...

Hey Winter 2009,

What kind of surgery are you going to have?

Hey there, I just had SARPE and LeForte1 on the 26th. I elected to have it done at the OS office. I asked the OS about doing it at the hospital and he said that since I was not going to be downfractured, it would be ok to do it at the office. Doing it at the office saved me about $5500.00. He charge...