Metal Mouth Message Board

[quote="sirwired"]Start with a consult with one or more orthodontists and explain what you want to accomplish; any jaw surgery has to be preceded and followed up by braces anyway. The surgery you get (if needed) is dictated by what the ortho can do with his/her treatment. Any OS consult be...

I went to three oral surgeons recently to consult about my jaws. I can't close my mouth at rest, have a gummy smile, and have trouble breathing through my nose. Two of the surgeons recommended four extractions and decompensation of the incisors + wisdom teeth extraction (so 8 teeth) + upper jaw impa...

[quote="Daib"]you can search for orthotropics on http://orthotropics.com/ or look up local dentists who say they deal with the face, tongue, arch shape[/quote] DO yo uhave any before/after photos you could private message / email me? I am interested in seeing an example of what can be achi...

What orthotropics doctor did you see?

I never had extractions though. Only braces when I was very very young to procline my upper and lower incisors like this \
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[quote="Daib"]Bones maintain them selves, they will eventually get back (physiology can not be tricked). Sounds like you have a lot of function problems, and surgery will only make it worse. Orthodontics pull teeth inwards and back with no consideration for the tongue (which shapes the jaw...

Jaw surgery only lasts 10 years? Really?

Hi Archwired. I am 25 years old and have a very unique problem that has bothered me for years and I want to get around to finally consulting / getting surgery to fix it. I have prominent cheekbones and a recessed anterior maxilla area making my midface seem very dented in with nasolabial folds while...