Metal Mouth Message Board

I second the recommendation of Dr. Dale Bloomquist. I understand
people come from "around the globe" to seek his services and in
addition to his private practice he is an Associate Professor of
the Univ. of Washington medical school - teaching Orthognasthic
surgery. In fact a man had traveled from Pakistan to have his surgery done by Dr. B when I was there. I had every confidence in his ability and talked with several people, including a surgical nurse who worked with him, who have had jaw surgeries done by him. Without exception, they
were pleased with him, the procedure and the results. Even
though I am a whiner, I am pleased with the outcome of my surgery
also. I also agree with Meryaten, I'm sure he does the whole range of difficulty in these surgeries.

In cases where the surgery is not covered by medical insurance, he often offers a reduced rate - which the hospital (Swedish) in conjunction with him also offers.

I'm not familiar with the terms 3dMD scanning vs. facebow -
Meryaten could you tell those of us that don't know, what these
procedures mean? I am aware that Dr. B actually plans the
procedure on moldings but I'm not very "technical" to say the
least

Thanks for your replies. Do you have any advice as to how to pick the best surgeon? I have heard that Dr. William Arnett is the best in the country, but I haven't talked to anyone that has actually had surgery by him or knows anyone that has had surgery by him.

kelsie went to Dr. Arnett. I dont remember if she posted here, but her blog site is:
http://orthognathicsx.blogspot.com/

Delag,

Thanks for letting me know that Kelsie went to Dr. Arnett. I would like to contact her with some questions. Do you know how I can reach her? Her blog seems to have a yahoo contact, but when I click on it, I get a this page is not available message. Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you!