Braces before SARPE? Double jaw Surgery? Confused
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 9:13 pm
Hey guys!
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with getting SARPE and if you had braces before or after?
My orthodontist told me that she spoke with a surgeon (who I have a consult with later this month) and I will need to have my upper jaw expanded as well as lower jaw moved back (I currently have a class 3 open bite). She said I will have an appliance in my mouth for the expansion after surgery. Well, at this point I knew nothing about SARPE and didn't ask her any questions. However, now that I've done some research on palatal expansion, I'm pretty confused. I'm supposed to be getting braces in two days and this will be the first thing I'll ask my ortho... but I was just wanting to hear some experiences as well.
My ortho at first told me that I am a candidate for invisalign, which I was planning on getting, but after speaking to the surgeon she told me that it'll be better if I'm in braces as that way they'll have more "control" after the palatal expansion (whatever that means). Now that doesn't really make sense to me because the majority of what I've seen online is people getting SARPE, getting braces, then getting a separate surgery to move the jaws.
I'm also thinking maybe I should delay getting the braces put on until I have a consult with the surgeon. The orthodontist had good reviews online, but I didn't really "shop around". I just hope these people know what they're doing.......
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with getting SARPE and if you had braces before or after?
My orthodontist told me that she spoke with a surgeon (who I have a consult with later this month) and I will need to have my upper jaw expanded as well as lower jaw moved back (I currently have a class 3 open bite). She said I will have an appliance in my mouth for the expansion after surgery. Well, at this point I knew nothing about SARPE and didn't ask her any questions. However, now that I've done some research on palatal expansion, I'm pretty confused. I'm supposed to be getting braces in two days and this will be the first thing I'll ask my ortho... but I was just wanting to hear some experiences as well.
My ortho at first told me that I am a candidate for invisalign, which I was planning on getting, but after speaking to the surgeon she told me that it'll be better if I'm in braces as that way they'll have more "control" after the palatal expansion (whatever that means). Now that doesn't really make sense to me because the majority of what I've seen online is people getting SARPE, getting braces, then getting a separate surgery to move the jaws.
I'm also thinking maybe I should delay getting the braces put on until I have a consult with the surgeon. The orthodontist had good reviews online, but I didn't really "shop around". I just hope these people know what they're doing.......