Metal Mouth Message Board

hi anyone is it possible to have surgery before the gaps are closed.ive been wearing power chains 8 months now and i cant see any improvement even though my ortho assures me they are closing. iam supposed to be getting hooks fitted next appointment[for surgery ihope]i caant think of any other reason for fitting them.are the fitted weeks or months before surgery as iam of to canada in june for 2 weeks

i suppose if the gaps aren't too big ..... i still have little gaps and having op in june. I am not getting hooks on till 2 days prior to op ...... if you haven't an op day are you having elastics on ?????

I also have the same problem. I have a 3mm gap on the left of my upper jaw, 1mm on the right and 2mm on the lower jaw. And also asymmetry on my upper. So, my ortho said that he had to close the gaps and fix the asymmetry before any surgery could be done. And that means at least two more months! I almost cried when I heard that. I wanted the surgery so bad, and he had told me before that I could have it this May/June, but now, he changed it into August. And I have no time for recovery before coming back to college!!!!

So I also wonder if we can fix the asymmetry and close the gaps by braces after the surgery or not!

I'm in the same situation as you, palht, in regards surgery possibly in August and going back to university. Last time I had an appointment she said 'about 6 months' which meant August. But I still have a bloody gap and she hasn't done anything to try and close it (although my braces are self-ligating so powerchains etc aren't used so I don't know what is used)


I see her next week so hopefully she'll give me some good news! I really cannot wait any more; I'm getting irritated and a bit down about it to be honest, because I've been waiting for so long and this gap is just taunting me now!

Powerchains ARE used to close gaps with self-ligating brackets.

I have self-ligating (Damon 3 on top and 3MX on the bottom) and I have a powerchain on both arches to close gaps.

I have a 3mm on the right side of my jaw and a two mm on the left side...both on my lower jaw. And my doc said he is going to take my molds and ceph x-ray in august....so he said i will e ready for surgery then....i'm not sure if my gaps will be closed by then....but i'm not a doc

I have a 3mm on the right side of my jaw and a two mm on the left side...both on my lower jaw. And my doc said he is going to take my molds and ceph x-ray in august....so he said i will e ready for surgery then....i'm not sure if my gaps will be closed by then....but i'm not a doc

Audra wrote:Powerchains ARE used to close gaps with self-ligating brackets.

I have self-ligating (Damon 3 on top and 3MX on the bottom) and I have a powerchain on both arches to close gaps.

Ah right. Didn't know that I hope I get some then!

tazzle maybe your right about the hook dilema i will find out next ortho app