Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi guys, I would like to announce that my orthodontist is the bomb!!! I see Dr Igor Lavrin in Melbourne CBD. I haven't actually got my braces on yet (I'm getting lingual upper and ceramic lower in March), but so far he has been awesome. Primarily because of this: I had SAME surgery and got my RPE in...

Hi all! I am getting upper and lower jaw surgery next year. I have moved to a new city and I'm getting the surgery done there, but I don't have anyone to look after me! I asked my mum to come but she's afraid of flying SO... Looks like my 2 options will be: 1. Looking after myself; 2. Flying home st...

Hmm, I don't know.... the surgeon cut in through the top of my mouth under my top lip and split my top palate because otherwise I would be too old for RPE. Is that le fort? I tried to go to work this morning but freaked out and couldn't do it!! I can't bear to talk to my colleagues! I'm actually REA...

Hi guys! I got a rapid palatal expander last Wednesday and had SAME surgery on Thursday. I am still having trouble speaking. In particular, I can't say any word with an "ee" sound in it - like "speak" or "any". It comes out more like "spayke" or "anay&quo...

I am doing it mainly for cosmetic reasons! Like you, I started out thinking about fixing my teeth only, but once my orthodontist told me that he thought jaw surgery would be necessary and sent me along to see the surgeon I realised that the surgery would fix the two main issues I have with my face.....

I got my expander in on thursday and I still
can't speak properly yet...it's horrid! I hope it's totally back to normal soon or else I am going to spend the holidays hiding away like the hunchback of
notre dame!!!!