Metal Mouth Message Board

Absolutely no problems! When I woke up I had a bit of pain but it only lasted for about four hours then there was no pain at all, but I figure if there would have been feeling in my lower jaw there would have been pain. At first people did not understand me and I had to write things down, but once t...

Hi Joey I already had that surgery. It has been 4 months and I have absolutely no complaints. I was banded shut for 4 weeks and then looser bands for two weeks after that, during which I could eat soft foods. After 8 weeks I was almost back to eating most foods with no pain or discomfort. At this po...

Yes four weeks was a long time and I was constantly hungry. That was my own fault though, as I am a very fussy eater and was only consuming the milkshakes and chicken noodle soup broth. I also was told not to eat through a straw at first but the swelling prevented food from going to the back of my t...

I was in the hospital until Friday night and my surgery had been Wednesday morning. I was not left alone in the hospital for the first 24 hours and then I was okay after that. At home I was alone and I went on with most of my regular activities, except anything that required me to bend over was a li...

Yes it was because my lower jaw was back a bit too far, and without this procedure my teeth probably would have gone crooked again after the braces came off. It has been a week and a half since the splint came out and they say I should only be eating soft foods but I am stubborn and I love food. It ...

Yes my chin is still numb and it will be six weeks on Wednesday. I have been told it may take up to a year for it to fully come back but I feel a slight change every week. I was taking four weeks off but went back after three, and I am a cashier in a very busy grocery store so my jaw was pretty tire...

It has been 12 days since my surgery and all is well. The first week was pretty rough trying out new foods and learning to sleep on my back. According to my doc the surgery itself went very smoothly and it seems my recovery is going likewise. I got out of the hospital a day early because I was able ...

I am banded with tiny metal plates holding the jaw in place I think.

Hi everyone! I am home from having my lower jaw surgery done and all is swell, literally. I actually went home a day early so recovery is going to go fater than I thought. There was pain for about 2 hours after i woke up then there was no pain at all. Probably because I have no feeling mid neck up t...

Paperflowers My surgeon is actually using the wired shut method for my surgery but I will not really be wired shut but he will use tiny elastics to hold my jaw together. When I eat, the liquid food has to pushed to the back of my mouth where the back teeth have a small space. I expect that the only ...

Hi folks After reading your messages it looks like I may be one of the next to have this surgery done. My date for damage is May 4. After recently talking to my surgeon I do not have any fear of this whole process and am actually lookin forward to the time off work. I feel I should be going into thi...