Metal Mouth Message Board

I have a lot of issues chewing. My bite is so messed up now. It’s so disappointing. My appointment is next Friday so I’ll post again after I know what’s going on. I’ll be spending the next week trying to keep myself from panic spiralling, haha. Ughhh… that sounds terrible. Good luck with your appoi...

That’s a great idea getting the opinion of the TMJ doc. A fresh pair of eyes is good especially if you’re considering taking the plunge again :? I thought you were 100% in the US now except for your appointments? If you’re still working in Canada you can’t get free national orthodontics or something...

We talked about my issues, he looked in my mouth, stood back and told me sternly I need to see an orthodontist. Ugh. I checked and my orthodontist in Ontario has retired, and others have taken over the practice. I’m not sure whether it’s worth it to go back there, or just start fresh here in Michig...

Welcome to Archwired!!! And good luck with the surgery! What’s your plan?

There appear to be significant and broadly understated psychological impacts of a chin reduction according to what I’ve read over the years on this forum. People with prominent chins for their whole life tend to be dissatisfied with a “normal” chin and generally think their doctor reduced it too muc...

My face was shortened a few mm and it made a huge difference. Be weary of them shortening your face as it reduces tooth show and can make you look significantly older. Mine was shortened a couple mm too much and I’m not super thrilled about it, but some folks on here were shortened even more and som...

I was once in the same boat as you in most ways. I’m in the US but I ended up getting a sleep study that showed I have sleep apnea and they did a Lefort I + BSSO + SG to fix it. I’m so much happier with my appearance now! Do you snore? If so, that’s a good sign that you may have sleep apnea and migh...

I’m not sure what to tell you. Frankly, I don’t think you’ll be happy with the results either way. Maybe try to see a surgeon who specializes in VSP? Virtual Surgical Planning allows for precise movements that aren’t possible otherwise.

You know your situation better than anyone here. That said, I have some additional questions: what was wrong with the LeFort movements, and why won’t they redo it to correct said movement problem? There may be plenty of blame to go around here. I’m not an expert on dental implants but I’ve heard the...

That’s great to hear! And your surgeon sounds like they have a better bedside manner than both. Good luck!!

Impaction refers to a movement of your maxilla that surgeons sometimes make during LeFort I operations, specifically when they cut out a section of your maxilla and move it upwards towards your nose. You can search “over impaction” on this forum to read people’s complaints about what happens when su...

It sounds about right to me. You’d be under general surgery cutting through bone, preserving nerves, etc.

What kind of movements are you looking at for the LeFort I? I would caution you against impaction at your age. Regarding the anxiety, I would just say that by the time your surgery date rolls around it’ll just feel like you’re floating through the days if you’re anything like me. But the anxiety jus...

As I mentioned, many people on here are not happy with the results of their downgraft. I would recommend searching some up.

A number of people on here have gotten down graft revisions. You can probably search some up. Often times they’re still not happy and may or may not end up having a second revision. If you know exactly what you want and convey that articulately to your surgeon, and approve their surgical plan before...