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Well, that was interesting... Second opinion ortho came back, and called the rest of my team. His view: No more ortho, no more surgery. Take all the braces off and let the upper-fronts settle, then do whatever is needed to extend the molars. Second opinion ortho thinks fillings are still possible......

Thanks, my OMFS did use VSP. As I mentioned, it's a world class hospital most in the OMFS profession would instantly recognize. The second opinions have concurred the surgeon at most (and I stress at most) was off by 1.5 mm. My jaw almost certainly suffered relapse and bone loss post-op. This is sup...

Everyone except my (already paid in full) ortho agrees I shouldn’t have a revision Le Fort. Even my second opinion ortho advised against a revision Le Fort. The main reason my primary ortho wanted the Le Fort I redone, was that we didn’t get the target expansion. We aimed for 8-10 mm advancement. In...

Context: I live in a small town in California. Every dental expert knows everyone else, and nobody’s willing to rock the boat. I have had two professionals refuse to take my case citing said “boat rocking” and “high risk” - and the nearest city is a four hour round-trip drive. I may be able to move ...