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So many ppl fall to no tooth show after jaw surgery.... I'm too waiting for a plan..what are these doctor thinking....

[quote="jawregret1"][quote="bracejks"][quote="jawregret1"] How are you doing now? Did the tooth show improve at all?[/quote] Hi, jawregret1, How are you going, my doctor suggested me to use brace to extrude the upper teeth down and tipping more forward to improve it, bu...

Hi, jawregret1,

How are you going, my doctor suggested me to use brace to extrude the upper teeth down and tipping more forward to improve it, but i don't know how much will improve still, but there are some cases fixed by this way, hopefully mine as well.

[quote="jawregret1"][quote="bracejks"][quote="jawregret1"] You had it only moved forward, not down? What did you have in your first surgery? Double jaw surgery? Genio? How much were you impacted?[/quote] First surgery was impacted 2.5, and moved back 3mm plus clockwise ...

[quote="jawregret1"][quote="bracejks"]i'm in similar situation as you as well, but my is much more worse i had second surgery and still not able to show my upper teeth enough. First surgery over impacted, then i went for another surgeon who recommended only move forward the upper...

i'm in similar situation as you as well, but my is much more worse i had second surgery and still not able to show my upper teeth enough. First surgery over impacted, then i went for another surgeon who recommended only move forward the upper jaw no bone grafting, but is improved, still not enough t...

My first surgery was not planned properly, they set too far back for my upper and lower jaw and impacted with 3.5mm CW rotation fix my long face syndrome,
but i don't have gummy smile to begin with which make me no upper teeth show at all and have a very droopy upper lip looks like 50 years old man.

I'am the same boat as you tc, the surgery has been done 1 year ago with impaction and set back to correct long face without gummy smile.Now my philtrum seems lengthen with droopy mouth., 0 tooth show.....i'm going to have a revision end of this month with another surgeon ,the surgeon also think i ha...