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Hi, I'm 13 months in, with an anticipated sentence of 24 months, however, my orthognathic surgery was supposed to be after 12 months of braces, and that still is stretched to at least April. :| I'm not sure if this also stretches out my sentence for braces, but either way, I hardly notice them there...

Good luck, you two, on your surgery!

[quote="drgnfly"] It seems like the relationship between Ortho and OMFS is very important for care coordination.[/quote] YES! I'm actually trusting my ortho at this point, because I have yet to even talk to my surgeon, but I went with that particular surgeon because my orthodontist office ...

I think it's all demographically based. My braces were about $7,500. My upper jaw surgery -- going to Seattle for it -- will be about $9k in total (hospital fees/anesthesiologist/etc.) plus travel costs.

My ortho office called them "turbo bites". Two were attached to the inside of my upper front teeth. They were actually, in my case, meant to prevent my bottom teeth from hitting the upper brackets, so it wasn't that bad for me. They were still really annoying, as food would get lodged up a...

In short: Yes! I had braces put on in January 2015. I was told it'd be a year later that I'd be going under the knife. Well, in November the ortho said, "ehh, it's looking more like March-ish for your surgery. I still want to see this and this move a little." At my last appointment, which ...

In the Braces stage and will have surgery, tentatively, this Summer.

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I'll be having surgery, tentatively, around April-July, hopefully! I got braces on January 2015, with an anticipated surgery for a year after...well that has come and gone, my next ortho appointment is April, so I assume that's when they may set a date. drgnfly is correct, though, you just never kno...

On a cosmetic basis, you may think you look fine, which is awesome, but no matter how "mild", I think having a misaligned jaw can lead to problems down the road. If you have the means to correct your bite now, I'd do it.

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