Metal Mouth Message Board

My dentist said he wouldn’t feel comfortable making a night guard for a sleep apnea patient, and my oral surgeon said they “don’t do that”... The good news is that the Amazon one seems to work fine. It’s bulky and took some getting used to, but works.

how would you describe the sensation? It feels like there’s pieces of gauze tucked up between my gums and lip right where the 4 plates are/were. It’s now February and my 4-month alarm went off a few days ago to decide whether I want the other side out or not, and I’ve decided to leave the other sid...

Nothing you can do that I know of. But you can stay apprised of any nerve regeneration studies and maybe one will come down the pipes that you qualify for and can sign up for.

snapdresser, did the plate removal help? Unfortunately the feeling I described has not yet resolved. It seems a bit better, especially where the maxillary plate was, but it’s only maybe 10% better overall. My surgeon told me to wait until February and then let her know if I want her to take out the...

The lisp could be from your tongue getting used to the new position of your jaws, and the numbness might make that even harder. Both should get better with time; you’re still early on in recovery. Give it another year

Yes, breathing through my nose did improve. Though it was better, I still had some difficulty breathing through my nose after my LeFort I so I saw a top ENT and he said my septum wasn’t too deviated or anything, and said it was just swelling due to allergies and dry air. So I’m taking allergy shots ...

I can see the slight cant, but the casual observer won’t notice it. I think the difference in the bony growth between the left and right side of your mandible probably makes it somewhat more obvious. I’d recommend the bone shaving over the risks of having a revision, of anything, but it’s ultimately...

I think some people never really get the post-op molar position perfect. I think @jaime just learned to deal with a slight gap that remained after many months of orthodontic treatment, but I could be wrong. Good luck!

I flew internationally (about 7 hours) when I was about 10 weeks post-op. No problems at all.

It’s really hard to predict the strange feelings you’ll experience during the healing process. Many people (including myself) experience phantom pains and weird altered sensations like you’re describing. It usually gets better, but it’s possible that there is some permanent numbness. If the hardware...

A good surgeon should be able to find a middle ground where you still have 1-2mm gum showing, or at least should be able to make sure that you have several mm of your upper incisors showing post-op. I agree that it’s worth warning people about the potential for over-impaction tho!

You still have some swelling 3 months post-op. It can take a year or more for the last of the swelling to go away completely, and it will happen very slowly. You won’t notice any difference day-to-day or probably even month-to-month, but you’ll see in several more months that you’re less puffy than ...

Hey Cloudy, Yes, general anesthesia in a hospital OR. My surgeon told me that if it had just been a couple screws being removed, she’d have done it at her office surgical suite, but she was glad she did it in the hospital because I had to be retracted all the way up to under my eyes to get the highe...

Please keep us updated during your recovery from this. Will do! I’m pretty much as puffed up now as I was post-bimax except this time it’s only on half of my face, and I can chew and whatnot. I expect it’ll take months for the swelling to go away completely :roll: I’ll post updates as it goes along.

Maybe you should get an opinion from another surgeon. I went to NYCOMS and got an opinion that covered aesthetics. Cost me $500 for the consult but the doc was an expert and I’m sure would answer all your questions. Or find another in-network surgeon with an eye for aesthetics to ask. My initial tho...