I have mandibular prognathism (though my dentist has never specific ly said this to me) and my top set of teeth is pretty mucked up ie with some gaps and some slighlty out of position teeth. Now I am almost certain that I am going to get a brace to correct the top set of teeth however without a proper bite im not sure if they will stay that fixed. I am 18 so i have stopped growing now and i have the option of jaw surgery to cut a bit of the jaw out of the back of my mouth to give myself a better bite (and also hopefull to look better), however its quite major. I also think I have a mild case of Temporomandibular joint disorder as i get clicking when opening and moving my mouth about though it doesnt hurt. If I chose to have the operation then the braces would be free. There are apparantly some risks to having the surgery such as nerve damage and I am currently unsure what to do. What do people think i should do... anyone else been in this situation? what did you do and was it worth it?
2006-10-27 04:51:15 · 6 answers · asked by Kodan 1 in Health ➔ Dental
i would go for it. i'm going through something similar, which i need jaw surgery to move my lower jaw forward. They are going to hold it together with plates. It sounds strange but i think you'd be happy with the results. I have a year of braces to go before i can get it done but i def. want it done. Just make sure u get a surgeon who has done surgery like this before. You should be fine. Good Luck.
2006-10-27 04:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just had my jaw reconstructed and broken in 3 places my nerve was actually cut but they sometimes can not help cutting your nerve to do the prcedure. Now I was rare normally the average for cutting your nerve is 1 in 100. I think everything has risks. I would defineltly have the surgery. You can not understand how worth it is till you look at the pictures. My teeth match up and my jaw is straight now. If you are in college then I would advise doing it over the summer. You have to have braces on for at least 6 months before surgery. I was out of school for about 2 weeks so and I had it in the spring and I am still recovering a little bit. 27 days till the braces come off so the process is almost over. I am so happy with the results
2006-10-27 07:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by coolpuffin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girls generally stop growing at 18 but often boys do not. You would need a bone age x-ray to know for sure. My daughter had jaw surgery to move her upper jaw forward, widened it and lowered it. She was temporarily numb right at first but the feeling began to come back and with in 6 months all feeling had returned. It is normal for the jaw to go numb at first because the nerves are interupted. She is fine and looks amazing. Braces couldn't correct her issues and she wore braces for 8 years and when they couldn't fix her that way surgery was her only option. She said she would do it again as it wasn't that painful at all since she went numb. She said that once the numbness left she was already healed.
2006-10-27 05:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by Skeeter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why hasn't your dentist mentioned this to you? You said you are 18. You still have about 4 to 6 years of growing to do so no you haven't stopped growing. I have had surgery on my jaw and yes it is major surgery and once you have part of your jaw cut out you can't get it back if it doesn't 'look' right in a few years after you've grown some more. I wouldn't have the surgery over. Although it did help me for a short time I now have the same problems plus! Give yourself time and talk more extensively to your dentist. Ask their reasons for not recommending this surgery. And ask the person who did recommend this surgery their 'why'. Just to get free braces is definitely not a reason to have it done.
2006-10-27 05:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My suggestion is to get a 2d opinion. Jaw surgical operation is a quite large deal. possibly adequate correction might want to be achieved with braces to make you chuffed without surgical operation? you may want to communicate with both a typical practitioner and an orthodontist.
2016-12-05 07:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by kobayashi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 17 (nearly 18) and i am getting headgear to fix my bite. i only have 2 wear it at night so it will be ok (probably) so maybe this could be an option for u.
2006-10-29 20:47:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋