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by amberkennon
Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:28 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Unsure on what to do regarding jaw surgery, braces, TMJ
Replies: 9
Views: 913

Re: Unsure on what to do regarding jaw surgery, braces, TMJ

See this is where it get's even weirder for us. I too suffer from autoimmune disease! Which makes this whole thing even scarier!! I have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and a couple of other smaller autoimmune problems. I'm currently actually being tested for other autoimmune diseases as well :( When I h...
by amberkennon
Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:43 am
Forum: The Bracket Club
Topic: 2 years of this?
Replies: 5
Views: 1117

Re: 2 years of this?

Spacers most definitely hurt worse than getting my braces on! That was some intense amount of pain lol. The worst part when you get braces will be learning how to eat again and learning how to smile and close your mouth with them. That definitely took me a little bit to learn. Wax will be your frien...
by amberkennon
Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:31 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Unsure on what to do regarding jaw surgery, braces, TMJ
Replies: 9
Views: 913

Re: Unsure on what to do regarding jaw surgery, braces, TMJ

How funny! We're twins :D I was told my journey will take about 24 months. 2 years in braces and jaw surgery halfway through, so hopefully we're looking at jaw surgery at the end of this year! And YES! I was hesitant and scared but I also got pregnant when I was 15 years old (like a month or two aft...
by amberkennon
Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:53 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Journey to fix my face
Replies: 3
Views: 457

Journey to fix my face

Hello! I just wanted to introduce myself since I read in the rules that a post has to be made within a day or two of registering :) I am 22 years old and about 6 months ago I finally started on my journey to fix my "broken" face. First wisdom teeth came out, then a month later I was braced...
by amberkennon
Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:42 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Unsure on what to do regarding jaw surgery, braces, TMJ
Replies: 9
Views: 913

Re: Unsure on what to do regarding jaw surgery, braces, TMJ

Weird! I'm 22 as well and I just got braced back in October for the first time in preparation for jaw surgery. I have a class III bite as well as a slight open bite that seemed pretty insignificant before braces, but that ended up being because my teeth had tipped to compensate for eating. My x-ray ...