Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi, James. I am from New Jersey. At this present time I do not have a oral surgeon. So far I've been on two consultations with two different surgeons and I believe I have one more consultation. I saw Hugo Quinones and Laurence Sussman. I have another oral surgeon in NYC to see. Feel free to PM me if...

Hi everyone. I had my 2nd oral surgeon consultation today and I discussed with him about what the other surgeon's preferences on being wired shut due to greater chance of nerve damage. So here is what he told me. He said that he's had experience with performing both BSSO and IRVO but he recommends B...

Wow! Thanks LAJaw that was such a great explanation. I've been trying to figure out what BSSO meant and now I finally understand. I think for this particular surgeon he prefers IVRO for his lower jaw surgeries. As far as if that's best for me not sure. But I have consultation with a another oral sur...

Hi, still new to all of this. I was wondering if anyone's surgeon is still opting for having their mouth wired shut as opposed to heavy duty rubber bands. I had only one consultation with an oral surgeon so far on Monday for my underbite and he told me that he would like to have my jaws wired for 6 ...

Hello everyone... Can someone help out with explaining how insurance companies go about finding out whether your condition is pre-existing. Yes, technical my condition is pre-existing since I've known that i had a bite problem since i was 19 now 25. My dentist even mentioned it back then that i migh...

Thanks everyone for your feedback! And chicago29 if I came across as sounding superficial or vein, I really didn't mean too. :oops: I've been to about 6 ortho consults so far and have pretty much been told the same thing that I need lower jaw surgery to fix my underbite/ crossbite. Only one actually...

Hi bb..i hope your doing well! How did your surgery go? I am also a underbiter with a crossbite and openbite. :cry: I'm still contemplating surgery but I have to speak with an oral surgeon first then i guess weigh my options. For me its either surgery w/ braces or 2 extractions on the lower jaw with...

Is it true that oral surgeons require you to wear metal braces as opposed to ceramic braces for surgery? I had an ortho consult today and she was telling me i couldn't get the ceramic braces if i was considering jaw surgery because they are not strong enough and this is a problem for oral surgeons? ...

Hello all, I am 25 yr old female and still pretty new to this site. I am really happy that I found this site because I am learning so much about my bite/teeth. I still don't quite understand alot of the braces/ teeth lingo but i guess that will take some time to figure out. I am also a tongue thrust...

Wow bracesscared! I've been lurking on this site for only a few days but I feel like me and you are in the exact same situation right now. I believe I was told I have a class III malocclusion underbite. Over the last few days i've seen 4 orthos and they have all told me the same thing as well. I nee...