What orthodontic "fine tuning" did you have post op?

[pantlover]

what else did your ortho need to fine tune with your teeth post op? i know everyone's different, but about how long until you had your braces taken off? or estimated to be taken off?

[jaime]

I'm a bad person to answer this question because I've had a "worst case scenario."

I was estimated 6-12 months of post-op orthodontics. I'm currently at 17 months post-op and still in braces.

In my case, my bite on my left side didn't close after surgery and still is slightly open (although two teeth make contact on the left side). I presume my surgeon messed up, but I doubt he'd admit it.

Even if your teeth are perfectly aligned in their arch, they may not fit the other arch after surgery. Elastics and bends in the wire are used after surgery to fit everything together.

[Nozzelnut]

Usually 3-6 months but like Jaime; it's been about 17 months or so for me too.

If I didn't need some specific things done; or if I convinced my surgeon to do them during surgery, I'd probably be done by now.

Part of the problem of having retraction orthodontics as a teenager... Fixing all the problems that arise later in life.

[EWUgal15]

I was estimated 12 months of braces post op. I only had to go 9. There was some bracket repositioning, elastics the whole time, bends, IPR, a little bit of everything.

[pantlover]

oh man. and here i am 3 weeks post op thinking that my teeth look damn near perfect! lol my post op appointment with my ortho isn't until Dec (6 weeks post op) and I was hoping to get some good news but by the looks of your posts, it looks like there's probably small problems my untrained eye can't see.

[jaime]

oh man. and here i am 3 weeks post op thinking that my teeth look damn near perfect! lol my post op appointment with my ortho isn't until Dec (6 weeks post op) and I was hoping to get some good news but by the looks of your posts, it looks like there's probably small problems my untrained eye can't see.

Don't stress it! From what I can tell, it's pretty unusual to go as long as Nozzel and I have. Seems like average is anywhere from 3-9 months.

[pantlover]

oh man. and here i am 3 weeks post op thinking that my teeth look damn near perfect! lol my post op appointment with my ortho isn't until Dec (6 weeks post op) and I was hoping to get some good news but by the looks of your posts, it looks like there's probably small problems my untrained eye can't see.

Don't stress it! From what I can tell, it's pretty unusual to go as long as Nozzel and I have. Seems like average is anywhere from 3-9 months.

Thank you everyone for your input! I was already told ahead of time that i would probably be in braces for a minimum of 6 months after surgery for stabilization. and i am now noticing that I do have a bit of a posterior open bite on my left side. but it's totally ok, i would rather be in braces for a little bit longer and fix everything and get it right the first time than EVER GO THROUGH THIS EVER AGAIN. lol

[glennstanzalone]

They are closing a gap that opened up before my surgery when they decomp'd my bite. They are fixing my midline that shifted w elastics. Also fine tuning the direction my teeth are in my head. Like really really small stuff. I got my surgery in August and will get braces off in February.