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i dont know about the bath / local dentists but i do know that i was reffered via an nhs dentist as i was having lots of headaches, i have an open bite ( only my back teeth meet) so he reffered me to the hospital to have xrays and get fitted with a thing that looked like a retainer i wore at night t...

nervous? yes! starting to worry about not being able to breathe properly after surgery. i'm sure it'll be fine but im currently suffering with a sore/swollen throat and can only imagine what itll feel like after having had surgery and a breathing tube shoved down there along with facial swelling. I ...

Hey guys ;) welcome jawpains! So I had my surgical hooks put on last Thursday And also had my final records and measurements taken so they can perform the mock Surgery on my models this week. Felt like I was part of a saw movie :| Then on Friday went Into the hygenist for a deep clean before my op. ...

If your going for less is more, I'd go with grey or blue they stain the least. You could also ask your orthodontist about quick ligs - I've had these for ages now they're little metal twists instead of elastics. More metal but no staining and at least all the same colour. As for life with braces I'm...

Flushed your lungs? That just sounds plain painful... :s I suffer from stress related gastritis, am really worried ill commit after surgery :S

This is my no.1 worry other than the loss of feeling in my face :s

Oh no yellowwhat that's terrible, stick here anyway! We will all go through it together. I've for my last ortho app on Thursday. Am having all final facial records taken too. How have you managed your notice with work? Surely they need more than a months notice? Would be a nightmare for me I re-arra...

Hey, I've booked three weeks off work, I'm a nanny so little kids and a sore face probably won't mix well, I'm hoping ill be able to take it easy and get back into it after three weeks off I make a terrible sick patient, I get so bored! I'm crashing on my mums sofa at the moment, so she'll be lookin...

hey guys :) thanks for posting back. i'm having mine done in london on the nhs and suddenly i feel like i know very little about what im having done :S guess you get a more detailed overview of propspective surgery when you pay for it. Spoke with my orthodontist today and shes happy to only see me o...

Hey! How are you? Your before me, I'm booked in for June 11. They're still deciding if ill need the bottom done or not as its only slight. Have an anterior open bite. Not sure on measurements.... Have you got copies of your stuff from the ortho/surgeons? Maybe I should ask would be cool to know. Hav...

I'm due to have upper and probably lower jaw surgery in June to fix anterior open bite.
Am starting to get worried about after the op, swelling/ pain, liquid diet and what if I don't like what I see in the mirror!?
Anyway any ones experiences, of both jaws would be greatful to share