Metal Mouth Message Board

Emdanut, I had my surgery back in September and developed a full body rash a few days post-op. My ortho thought it was probably a reaction to the antibiotic but my GP said they couldn't test to see exactly what I was allergic to. I found this disturbing as my surgeon said that the allergy could be s...

Hello Everyone, Hard to believe its been almost 6 months for some of us(much less time for Marian- I'm hoping/praying that there are no more complications) I'm really curious now as to how everyone is doing; I'm guessing given the lack of activity here most people are fairly well... but I'm guessing...

Marian, I am so sorry to hear about your jaw :( Did it just happen one day, or do you think its been like that for a while? I'm praying your recovery is quicker this time. To everyone else; I'm getting my braces off on tuesday !!!! YAY. For those of you who had your braces off, did you have dirty te...

I was wondering where everybody disappeared off to :) I just got back from my appointment with my orthodontist and she seems very pleased with how my bite has settled. So much so that she only has me on one set of elastics(and only at night), and has suggested that the braces may be removed in Janua...

Jo, That sounds horrible I couldn't imagine going through what you've done. I'll be praying for a speedy recovery. Marian, From what I understand my elastics are meant to keep the bite from opening, and pull the lower jaw forward a little bit. I think my mid-lines are aligned fine. My ortho has been...

Hey All,

Just a quick question; its been seven weeks since the surgery now and I'm dying to get my elastics off. I've gotten no indication from my ortho when that will be. Have yours told you any dates/timelines etc?

Jeff

Hey Jo, how are things going?


Anyone else been getting prickly pain in their chins? Over the last few days its actually become quite annoying?

Also, it still hurts to brush my teeth or when I bit down to hard on things?

Jeff

Jo, really all I can say is wow. I really hated my face before my surgery, but I don't think I hate it enough to go through 3 operations. I'm surprised your surgeon will put you through that physically. How much weight have you lost? For everyone else, how's your numbness doing? Im still numb, but m...

I saw my ortho yesterday for my 4 week post-op checkup, and dude, my teeth are killing me know. My teeth are apparently looking good, although my ortho thought she could bring my bite a little bit more forward so my front teeth actually connect(that is a very odd feeling since I've never been able t...

I would say I'm getting along fairly well these days, lips and chin are still numb and I'm not chewing as much as I would like, but I can't complain. One annoying things right now, is that I'm frequently getting ear-aches. I'm not to sure wither it's because I'm talking/eating too much or what. But ...

Unfortunately I've not got much to report. Things are pretty much as they were late last week. My chin is still numb(and getting crusties as I'm not cleaning it properly :P). I'm still sleeping sitting up, I tried laying down but that was just too uncomfortable. I take all my elastics off for one me...

Jo- I'm sorry to hear you had to have the surgery redone; but its good to know the surgeons are on your side. I really do hope this one takes. But I'm curious, how is it that your jaw seems to move so easily?Is it a muscular thing, or did they just not put the pins/staples in properly? I'm now 19 da...

Was I the only one here who got a genioplasty? I'm trying to understand my chin numbness with respect to you guys.
Jeff

Jeff

Just a quick post as I'm at work; I'm 35.

Jeff

Hi All, So I just saw my ortho and my surgeon for the two-week followup. Suprisingly, the surgeon didn't even look in my mouth just asked me if I had any questions. Apparently I'm not seeing the surgeon for a couple more months and I've got my next ortho in two weeks I had several, his answers were ...