Metal Mouth Message Board

Well, I do have lip incompetence where I cannot close my lips when I lay down. I sleep with my mouth open. I posted a picture of my smile on another jaw forum and someone said I look like I have a gummy smile, but when I visited the surgeon they said I didn't have gum show. It's been mentioned that ...

I'm sorry if I come off harsh, I just really want this problem to go away.

Yes, to be honest I am doing this for cosmetic reasons, I can't even begin to explain how having the outer appearance that I do has caused me problems in my social life, it is seriously a downer. But I also care about being able to breathe better because that's something I've been annoyed with since...

Thank you guys for your responses!!!! I already talked to one surgeon about CCW rotation, but he said that since I don't have a gummy smile that he can't do it or else my upper teeth won't show after surgery? Idk. I don't show gums when I smile, but only my upper teeth show completely now when I smi...

Very straight to the point. I met with two orthognathic surgeons. I have mild sleep apnea score of 6.1 (cannot breathe properly through my nose; but NO throat airway problems because I have a wide palate). I have a long face with vertical jaw growth or "high occlusal plane angle", mouth pr...

I've looked into everything I possibly could lol. I have United Healthcare, and they are giving me a rough time in regards to approval. I got denied three times, despite having misaligned jaws, a weak chin, and horrible mouth protrusion. Bite is alright, no oral trauma although I have mild sleep apn...

I know that he does work in a training center in NYC. I was thinking about going to him, but became hesitant when I read a review online of him messing someone's face up. The person in the review said he did not perform the jaw surgery procedure as planned, and he refused to fix the issue. The perso...

Hi, I am a girl from New York City interested in orthognathic surgery. Unfortunately my insurance does not want to cover it, and I simply cannot afford to pay the outrageous prices they charge in regular hospital facilities here in the USA. I am on low income and can only afford to pay 5k or less fo...

[quote="jmrut22"]I called the hospital and told them my situation (insurance would not pay) they worked up a prepackaged deal for me for one nights stay. The surgery was billed at 30k, they charged me 10% and it was around 3050.00. Some hospitals do this for people who do not have insuranc...