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- Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:04 am
- Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
- Topic: Questions for initial surgery consult
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1199
The trip to the oral surgeon was interesting, I think I saw him for a whole 5 minutes but in reality the whole visit lasted an hour with one of the hygienists giving me the outline of what was to come. The procedure is the what seems to be standard BSSO, they want to pull all four wisdom teeth which...
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:46 pm
- Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
- Topic: Questions for initial surgery consult
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1199
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:59 pm
- Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
- Topic: Questions for initial surgery consult
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1199
Questions for initial surgery consult
Hi, I have just made it to the surgery consult stage and I have an appointment for this Friday. My lower jaw needs moving forward, I have some idea's for questions to ask but I am sure that there is much wisdom out there that I could use, so please help me out. My initial list would include: What ty...
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:48 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: First time I've felt embarrassed....
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5429
Hi Lisa, Tactless little j..k, I trust he did not get a tip. As an ex pat from the UK now living in Canada for the last 11 years, it is noticeable that the worst teeth usually belong to a Brit when you look at professional people that have made the move to Canada. I am in a similar position to you, ...
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:06 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Flossing with Braces: small tip
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2085
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:00 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Orthos in montreal- HELP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 854
Hi SS07, There is no magic bullet in terms of time, I was told by the first ortho I saw in Montreal, West Island that my initial treatment would take 6 months then a jaw surgery and six months to finish. The next one I saw said 9 months to a year then surgery, the last one said 12 to 18 months then ...
- Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:57 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: People with gaps Please give your experience
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6294
Hi Bellita, I had a 2mm gap between my front two teeth when I started treatment back in March 2007. The first wire did nothing for closing the gap, general alignment improvement was the first objective. After 8 weeks the wire was changed and an elastic chain was put across the front 4 teeth, my orth...
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:16 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: POLL: HOW MANY OF YOU ARE OVER 40????
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3546
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:44 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: 3 month update
- Replies: 1
- Views: 527
3 month update
Hi to all, Progress so far, initial wires were replaced with 16 by 22 at my first adjustment in May after 8 weeks. A chain was added across my top 4 to close the gap between my front 2. Five weeks later, Tuesday this week both wires were replaced with 18 by 25 and a new chain fitted. Looks like the ...
- Mon May 07, 2007 2:50 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: braces and jaw surgery
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1763
Hi Kerry, I think that I am about the same as you, maybe 12 months with braces, lower surgery to bring lower jaw forward by 6 to 8mm, continue with braces for another 6 months then fixed bonded retention top and bottom with a removable retainer on top for a while. I have a more pronounced chin which...
- Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: I've done it but there is a problem!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1058
Hi Bambulka, You may think your lower teeth were perfect but your perfectly formed archwire thinks not! Do not worry, it will all be fine, I am seeing changes after a month, some that I expected, ie right direction, some wrong direction. If your ortho has positioned the brackets correctly then all w...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:02 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Cost
- Replies: 70
- Views: 11920
Interesting, Canada seems a tad more expensive, I'm paying $7100 cdn, Montreal West Island. My lowest quote was 6300, the next was 6600 to 7000 and the one I went with was 7100. I do not normally go with the most expensive quote for anything but this ortho instilled the most confidence in me. In US ...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:18 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: So where is everyone from, how old and braces?
- Replies: 263
- Views: 40163
- Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:50 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Initial Consult - How much were you told ?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2993
Hi Mikecl, I had 3 consults and I got progressively more detail from each one. I had a good idea what to expect in terms of the detail plan after the 3rd consult, I chose that ortho because I felt he was being more honest about complications than the other 2. The most detail did not come until the r...
- Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:20 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: flossing alternatives?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1070