Metal Mouth Message Board

Hey Inoah, Here's my 2 cents having gone through jaw surgery... The surgery is a major undertaking and carries risk as you've already mentioned. It's also quite an extensive recovery process for some... it was for me. It took months before I felt normal again. If I were you I would read through the ...

Hi guys... It has been around 8 years since I last posted here... I had my jaw surgery in December of 2009 and you can see my original post history here: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=33278 I'm looking for advice and your thoughts. Around 2 years ago I had massive TMJ problems -- I...

I am getting a lot of pimples on my chin

I think they help to stabilize your jaw so that your bone can heal, and also for your jaw muscles to form a muscle memory for the correct bite. I didn't wear elastics until about 2 weeks after surgery (I was supposed to but couldn't due to complications) but I don't think it was a problem. When I di...

Thanks everyone! Hopefully by April I will be able to open my mouth wider. Actually I just checked again and I can only open 1.5 fingers wide

Hi all, For those of you that are post-op, how wide can you open your mouth? The reason I ask is that I have to do some breathing tests in April (will be about 5 months post op) and I think I will have to be able to put my mouth around some of the test devices. Right now I can only open about 2 fing...

I had very similar numbness as you. Numbness on the right side under the eye all the way to the side of the nose and mouth. Right side of the upper palate, bottom left lip and chin, and my gums too. Numbness on the right side of my face has slowly gotten better and I think around 5-6 weeks most of t...

@chicago 29: I'm living in Canada. I was expected to stay in the hospital for only 2 nights, which I think is pretty standard for the bi-max (does that mean upper and lower? I assume it does =P) + genio. On the second night I had a blood vessel under my tongue burst and so I had to be put on breathi...

1. 24/7, except for eating 2. Don't know how soon I could've done it but the first time I tried was after about a month and it was fine. 3. Talking was a bit difficult at first, and then I had to be placed on breathing tubes so I didn't really talk much until after the first week or so. Smiling and ...

When I was in the hospital I was able to use earphones and was fine

Are they strictly a one time use thing? I'm placing an order for a jaw bra and thought I'd try a zip n squeeze bag too but I'm reluctant to buy a bunch in case I don't use them. Those who love them, tell me your thoughts. Those who didn't care for them I'd like to hear about that too! Thanks! They ...

Hi candycin, Sorry to hear that your bottom teeth shifted :( I have a loose bracket on the bottom too, and when I put my elastics on it shifts that tooth around. The surgeon told me not to worry about it and that once the bracket is fixed the tooth can be repositioned fairly quickly. Hopefully every...

Thanks for the responses all. Just a quick update: since it was the holiday weekend I decided to just try to get through it. After about a week I am now starting to be able to reach a deeper more regular sleep.

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone else was prescribed Ativan for sleeping and how long did you use it for? I used it every night for the first 19 days or so and now that I have stopped for the past few days I have found that I am waking up almost every hour at night... which seems to be a withdrawal...

Hi all, Thanks for the responses. I will try using the heat on it as you guys recommended. I am not taking any supplements but I feel like I should start because I don't think I'm getting enough nutrition... @asmileconnectus - Are you taking those vitamins in liquid form? I do have most of those vit...