Metal Mouth Message Board

Congratulations, Dave, on getting your braces put on and surviving the procedure. I hope to be in my braces by August - my appointment with my OMS for my 1st Orthognathic Surgery consult is scheduled on July 18th, and then I go back a few weeks later to hear his surgical plans for my underbite. I'm ...

Hello, Nahky - Thank you for your post. How long do you have to wear braces? Was it painful to have them put on? It's great to hear that your space between your teeth closed so-o soon - I hope it goes really fast for me too. I'm hoping it goes faster than the docs are planning it to - maybe they'll ...

Hello, I'm having my underbite surgery (BSSO & possible LeFort I Maxillary Osteotomy) sometime next summer. I'll be getting my braces put on in mid-July - they're supposed to be on for twelve months prior to and six months after the surgery. I have a 5mm jet, so my surgeon will be setting back m...

Hello, I'm new to this website and messageboards. I'm 47 and have an underbite. I will be getting braces on in July and my surgery will be next summer. I will be having a BSSO (Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy) and possible LeFort I (Maxillary) Osteotomy, but my surgeon isn't sure the maxillary pr...

Hello, I'm a 47 year-old who is just beginning my Orthognathic Surgery journey - I have an Underbite. I went for my OD Consult on Thursday afternoon and was told that my jet measures 5 mm and that my OMS will need to set back my mandible 7 mm. I go back to the OD on Tuesday for xrays, molds and pict...