Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey I wanted to pm you as I had a similar experience in NY(and Id rather not publicly talk about the surgeon), but it doesnt look like I can for some reason.

You look great, but I am curious did you ever find a resolution/explanation for this issue?

Just wondering if OP ever got an answer/explanation for his lip incompetence.

I have the opposite problem. Im a guy and I had double jaw surgery about 3 weeks ago. I also didnt have a genioplasty and I am thinking I should have as I still look like I have an overbite in profile view. It looks like all my other problems were fixed(open bite, lip incompetence, gummy smile, show...

I just had 2(maybe 3 brackets, on my top back teeth on the right) break(they are floating on the wire). I wont be able to see my orthodontist until Monday. Should I be concerned about teeth shifting back to starting position and losing progress/delaying treatment?

Hey you can pm me pics if you arent comfortable posting them(obviously I will keep it 100% confidential), and I will tell you what I think. It is 100% normal to feel this way though. 1) You still have a lot of swelling at only 14 days post op 2) The face that you knew for 20+ years has changed in a ...

Im set to have orthognathic surgery sometime in the future(whenever my teeth are ready) to correct an open bite and vertical maxillary excess. The only problem is that a few years ago I got no prep veneers on my top teeth to fix staining and spacing. I think they lengthened some of my teeth. My conc...

I just had my appointment with an orthodontist and he confirmed that I will need braces and surgery to fix my problems. I am set to begin a 4 year course of study, abroad in Israel soon. The school provides health insurance but it doesnt cover pre-existing conditions(which I am assuming my condition...

Your profile is fine. You are tilting your head slightly higher in photo A than in B(you can tell by the position of the ear and nose). That is why it looks like your jaw changed it's size.

http://www.facialdevelopment.com/results.php

The results seem quite drastic. But I didnt think it was possible in adults without surgery.

Sorry I should have clarified, my problem is a skeletal openbite because of posterior vertical excess. Im guessing you were a class 2 skeletal and your teeth compensated for the discrepancy which is why they needed to decompensate. Since my problems are mostly vertical, and my teeth are straight I d...

1)I just had braces taken off, my teeth are straight and I am pretty sure my orthondontist didnt compensate. Id imagine I'll need braces for a little bit but I am fairly certain the time will be reduced to a few months. 2) When I said good credit I meant near 800 for all three. I dont know if that m...

I have finally decided to pursue surgery after some soul searching. I plan to go for consults starting in the fall when I start law school. Im not sure if I would still be covered under my dad's policy as I would be 23. As I have a full ride scholarship to school I wouldnt really mind taking a loan ...

Hey, did you have to have braces? You said your teeth are already straight(so are mine) so I am wondering if it is possible to do this without braces.

Usually LFS patients have either an open bite or overjet( or both). I dont understand how your upper teeth would be covered by your lower lip in that case. If anything it sounds like whatever the opposite of long face syndrome is. Are your lips naturally closed at rest? It would be easier to help wi...