Metal Mouth Message Board

I suppose it can be looked at as a joint effort between the OS and the ortho...but the ortho has the master plan. When I ask my OS questions like - how long will the expander stay in to stabilize as my jaw heals?; how far/how many turns will I open?; etc. he cannot or will not answer those questions...

I think it is hard or maybe impossible to tell if you need SARPE just by looking at the upper arch. I'm no dentist/OS/ortho but I know in my case, my upper arch didn't necessarily look that small but the crowding and leaning of my lower teeth made it necessary unless I opted to pull one or more of m...

I have been reading topics on this site for a couple months now and just decided to join and start interacting. I had my Leforte I Osteotemy on September 23rd. I've been expanding 1 turn every day since September 28th and my last turn will be in 1 week, October 18th when I am getting my upper braces...