Metal Mouth Message Board

John, I'm so pleased someone has the same expander as me! Until yesterday it was really easy to turn mine. I think now that I was just winding on the slack after the operation because it then got really stiff and I REALLY felt it when I turned (It actually felt like I was moving bones apart). Then, ...

Hi all, congrats to those who have just had their SARPE surgery! I had mine 3 days ago and am feeling OK at the moment. I'm a bit afraid of what it would feel like if I let these pain meds wear off though! I had the expander implanted during the surgery. It's screwed/bolted in on either side. Massiv...

I haven't heard of anyone losing a tooth from nerve damage so I think you'll be alright. How's the recovery going?

I can't tell you all how helpful this message board has been to me over the last few months! I have slowly been making my way through all the posts from 2005 to present, in preparation for SARPE surgery in March. I'm English and live in the Netherlands and it doesn't seem like this surgery is very c...