I have had my wisdom teeth out already and that was miserable!!! I've had braces, retainers, and headgear throughout my life. I am having jaw surgery on my upper jaw to fix my underbite December 19th and I am scared beyond belief. When I got my wisdom teeth out, the doctor said that this surgery to fix my underbite was going to be much worse. If you have had the surgery to fix your underbite can you tell me what its like? Do you feel a lot of pain or have a lot of swelling? When can you talk after the surgery? How long did you have to be rubber banded/wired shut? Also how many nights did you stay at the hospital? When it was all over did it change your nose or face significantly? Sorry so many questions! I'm 16 btw.
2006-11-24 16:46:05 · 2 answers · asked by Brandi 2 in Health ➔ Dental
I had a choice to do upper or lower, but upper was recommended for me.
2006-11-25 15:18:12 · update #1
Check out http://www.orthognathic.com/ for some answers.
2006-11-24 18:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE NOT HAD THIS DONE TO MYSELF BUT I KNOW OF THE PROCEDURE. IT'S KNOWN AS A Le FORTE PROCEDURE. HAS YOUR ORAL SURGEON DISCUSSED THE OPTION OF DOING YOUR LOWER JAW OR IS THIS SKELETAL-LY NOT FEASIBLE?
2006-11-25 01:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋