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It's really bad that orthos push peoples teeth back because it also brings the tongue backwards potentially affecting airway and increasing the chance of sleep apnea. I apparently have severe bi protrusion class 1 bite with skeletal class 2. So I'm most likely getting 4 premolars extracted and getti...

[quote="snapdresser"]Looks like a standard case of CCW rotation with sliding genio to me. Good luck! I'll be interested to see your results![/quote] I've talked to two euro surgeons and they both recommended CCW. One mentioned I may be possibility for surgery first while the other said 4 p...

Yes, what you are referring to is coined as the "surgery first" method. Teeth also move faster after jaw surgery so with this route your braces time will be cut down by a lot. It's actually quite common and a lot of surgeons do it. But not everyone is a candidate for surgery first. I belie...

[quote="djspeece"]I did a simple search on the word "Melbourne" and came up with some leads - check it out [url]http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/search. ... =melbourne[/url][/quote]
Thanks, but unfortunately no names where mentioned.

I'm in the process of trying to find a good ortho in Melbourne that has a decent amount of surgical experience. If you don't want to share any ortho's names, then please private message them to me. Thank you.