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Hi everyone Here is a link to my blog on my journey through (NHS) braces, double-jaw surgery & genioplasty to correct a severe underbite. I have also experienced supernumerary teeth, overcrowding from small upper arch, wisdom teeth extraction, TMJ issues, and root resorption. http://jawsurgery-j...

Hello :D I'm currently having orthodontics (month 16) for double-jaw surgery and genioplasty. I have a very large underbite which makes it difficult to eat and talk as well as causing ear problems and sinus problems. In fact my underbite is so large I can bite down and still stick my tongue out - wh...

I was fitted with my current set at 27 (28 now). This is also my second time around! I think it is much more painful as an adult. I don't remember having such sore teeth after an adjustment as a teenager. Is that just me?

I'm NHS too, my appointments are every 10 or 12 weeks. I think this is because I had root damage fom previous orthodontic work. I have a friend with braces on the NHS too, his are every 6 weeks. When I had them as a teenager (again on NhS) it was every 4/6 weeks.

^^^ that should say 'I' now have no worry about receiving substandard treatment.

(Another new member rule: cannot edit posts!) :)

I had orthodontics as a teenager to mask an underbite (my parents refused the surgery). On removal of my braces my ortho instructed me to return in one week to collect my retainer. By the time I returned, my teeth almost fully moved back to their pre-treatment position (in particular, my four front ...

I should be having double jaw and genioplasty surgeries for an underbite, this year. I have suffered with a stuffy nose and a feeling of blocked sinuses for years. My ENT specialist said I have narrow passages (I also suffer with eustacian-tube dysfunction), he diagnosed me with 'mid-facial segment ...

Hello, I have root resorption (from orthodontics as a teenager) on my four front upper teeth very badly and slightly on the rest of my teeth. My root:crown ratio is 0.5:1 on these front teeth (typically it is 2:1 or larger). I am 16 months into orthodontics for double jaw surgery and genioplasty. My...

@devildriver1 I am also in the UK having orthodontic treatment on the NHS (for double jaw surgery and genioplasty for a very large underbite). I have only just joined Archwired (hence the late post!). This is my second time in braces (I'm 28 now) I had them as a teenager but my parents refused the o...