Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi, I'm almost 6 weeks post op. I had upper and lower jaw surgery to fix an overjet, cant and occusal plane tilt. Anyway, in the manual that the surgeon gave me for post-op directions, it said that by the 3rd week you should have stretched your mouth open to 3 finger widths. My mouth isn't even 3 fi...

Hi, I am almost 6 weeks post-op. I had upper and lower jaw surgery. My face is different, I'm trying to get used to it, hopefully I still have some swelling that has to go down. Anyway, since surgery one woman commented that it looked like my cheek bones were higher. I haven't noticed anything with ...

yeah, I had the palette expansion surgery (sarpe) first, in Sept. 2005 and I just had double jaw surgery last month on the 16th. They were apparently both necessary to achieve the final result. I had the same surgeon for both surgeries...it was all apart of the plan when I had my initial consult wit...

That's funny!! LOL! I don't swallow big chunks of anything as the gap between my teeth is only a couple millimeters, if that. That's another reason that I didn't like the zip n' seals because the straw is larger in diameter than the space between my teeth and it caused discomfort. Anyway, I blend up...

No, sorry Meryaten, I actually just read the initial question and posted. I usually write in response to the person posting the topic! sorry!

I just posted this on a different thread, I had double jaw surgery almost 2 weeks ago and my mouth is almost totally closed due to lots of elastics. I tried those zip and seal bags but recently discovered plain old zip lock bags where I put food in and cut a hole in a corner and place the bag betwee...

Pureeing everything, to me is disgusting! If I can eat soup with some baby little round pasta in it to add a little texture, I totally choose that to pure liquid. I am on a strict no-chew diet for 6 weeks - 4 1/2 to go! I want texture and substance in my food. Anyway, that's what I do with all my fo...

I had my expander put in a month after starting a new receptionist job. The whole experience with that stupid expander was absolutely horrible, from the way you talk to the way you end up looking, I covered my mouth with my hand until it came out. I never learned how to speak properly with it and I ...

Hi, I'm 13 days post-op, I had double jaw surgery and I have elastic bands keeping my mouth in place. I can only open my mouth a tiny bit - almost not at all. Anyway, my surgeon's office gave me some of those zip bags in my pre-op bag, there are 2 different kinds, one for liquids and a stronger one ...

Hi, I'm 13 days post-op, I had double jaw surgery and I have elastic bands keeping my mouth in place. I can only open my mouth a tiny bit - almost not at all. Anyway, my surgeon's office gave me some of those zip bags in my pre-op bag, there are 2 different kinds, one for liquids and a stronger one ...