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by mfconrad
Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:40 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: 12 hours to BSSO ..
Replies: 26
Views: 5531

Hang tight and rest well Pablo, things only get better from here!
by mfconrad
Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:18 pm
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Good article for the technically inclined
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Sorry, I should have figured that was old news :)
by mfconrad
Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:00 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Good article for the technically inclined
Replies: 3
Views: 1029

Good article for the technically inclined

http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9514269934/html/index.html Basically a review of previous studies on nearly everything to do with orthognathic surgery. Probably good for pre-op people. Possibly less good for post-op people, because you don't want to become obsessed with your own potential problems -- th...
by mfconrad
Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:51 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: panic
Replies: 7
Views: 1747

I just had surgery done 5 days ago and have had tight elastics holding my jaws shut constantly. I don't think wired jaws are common at all these days. While it hurts my teeth to do so, I can open just enough to let liquids in and out. Maybe .5cm. I vomited once and it was suctioned out. My main prob...
by mfconrad
Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:45 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: 3days post-op... in good spirits
Replies: 9
Views: 2031

The thing I don't like about pre-mixed meal replacements like Ensure is their corn syrup content. Its like the second or third ingredient, and after eating so many of those things, it feels gross drinking it. And corn syrup is not particularly nutritious either. It is just a cheap liquid filler to a...
by mfconrad
Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:49 am
Forum: Dental Do-dads (Dental Products Q's and Comments)
Topic: " Sonic" toothbrushes..Too Many!
Replies: 12
Views: 4398

I did some searching once at scholar.google.com for info about toothbrushes. Studies tend to be funded by big manufacturers, but if you understand what you are reading, you can glean good information. My summary: Since the performance of SoniCare is so close to that of the rotating Oral B, which is ...