Metal Mouth Message Board

Sounds good, thanks. Ya I think I should be fine then. 6 months post op will be January 6th,2009 and I wont begin to see any facial contact untill at the earilest February, and even then I will have protection. I have heard of athletes breaking there jaw and have similar surgery as Orthognatic surge...

I had surgery August 6th so its been about 5.5 months. Everything seems to be healed up great by now. Few questions though, on average how long does it take for the bones to heal, after 5.5 months do you think my bones are pretty well healed? (for 19 year old male) also, and this probably is a reall...

Ya I can see how the splint would play a major role in bone healing right after the surgery, but I guess what I meant to say is after the splint is out and you have been turned back over to your orthodontist. So basically in months after after surgery how big of a role do the the braces play in the ...

Does anyone know if the braces play a role in the actual bones healing, or are they just for the purpose of straightening the teeth? Also, did you guys get the permanent retainer put in, and how successful is that in keeping the bottom teeth straight?

Congratulations on hitting the 3 week mark! If I remember correctly, I had my surgery a day before yours, but I will not be getting my splint out for another week :( Im excited for you though, because believe me I know the feeling of yearning to open my mouth again!! Keep us posted because I would ...

I really wanted to try scrambled eggs but I dont think I can get my mouth open far enough. Do you just scramble them then blend and add milk or something so its like liquid? What I did do though was buy pasteurized liquid egg whites and I have been adding that to almost everything I eat. I kind of h...

I had the exact same problem as you. Im 19 years old and just had the surgery about 3 weeks ago. I have been in braces twice before the surgery once when I was really young like elementary school, and the other time during junior high and freshman year high school. What I was told by my most recent ...

This coming Wednesday will be 3 weeks post op for me, and I have honestly never looked forward to one day so much before in my life BECAUSE I am getting the splint out :D Once the splint is out what kinds of foods can you start eating, and how long does it take from there to get back to a normal die...

hang in there...the first week sucks! it will get better!!! are you able to open your mouth to eat, or are you banded heavily??? it all depends on how much you can open. I was allowed to take the rubberbands off to eat, even though it was a "liquid diet." This meant that I would eat whate...

I had surgery on August 6th, so tomorrow will be one week. This week has been one of the hardest weeks of my entire life. I am a big eater and eat a lot so to be on a liquid only diet for me is like hell on earth, I feel like I have eaten nothing but yogurt and Carnation instant breakfast a long wit...

Had my upper and lower jaw surgery on Wednesday and all in all it wasnt to bad. I thew up pure blood on the first day after sugery (ya bet u wanted to hear that :lol: } anyways I had a few episodes at the hospitol where I incoherently rip out my IV and decided to go on a walk until I was caught and ...

good luck..my surgery is on the 6th, 1 day after yours.

August 6th, Got my pre op appointment in about an hour.

i know its upper and lower, not wired I will have the elastics, and he said three weeks ill be shut closed with the bands.

I had my consult with my surgeon and start braces this Thursday. Both surgeon and ortho say I will be able to get the surgery this summer because my teeth are pretty straight and my ortho thinks he will have them ready for surgery by then (I have had 2 phases of braces before). I forgot what surgery...