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I do not have cartilage between my joints, either. I've had orthognathic surgery almost 7 years ago. I still have regular headaches and now they're talking about a total joint replacement. I was in a bite splint for a year before I started my surgeries, now I just wear a retainer on my top teeth at ...

I had my surgery on February 3, 2005. At the time, I was 23 years old. I had upper and lower done. Before surgery, I had 1/2 a tooth touching in my entire mouth. 18 months before my orthognathic, I had joint surgery where my surgeon removed all of the cartilage and left bone on bone. I wore my brace...