Metal Mouth Message Board

I had my wires debanded last Thursday, 4 days ago, after having my teeth wired shut for 5 weeks +.

I can't open my mouth very wide at the moment. I can only make less than an inch of space in between my teeth right now.

How long did it take for you to regain the full motion of your jaws after debanding?

Eating is still a struggle for me and I find myself "slurping" a lot just to get my food into my mouth. No matter what, this is still better than the previous 5 weeks!

I am 12 weeks post op and can open my mouth about 30mm which is about 2 fingers. My surgeon wants my jaw to open 40mm which is about 3 fingers. I am doing exercises but he said it will probably take another 2 - 3 months to get full range of motion.

Wow! That is quite a long time! I guess I need to be very patient. Thanks for the info.

i am 4 months and half post op and o still can open my mouth and put 3 fingers not comfortably ..im worried cause i used to open my mouth more and ive been asking my friends to open theirs and there is definitely a difference...
i dont know how to solve this do you know if its to late?
i havend done any exercices no one told me to..what kind of exercices do you do?

brok3nwings wrote:i am 4 months and half post op and o still can open my mouth and put 3 fingers not comfortably ..im worried cause i used to open my mouth more and ive been asking my friends to open theirs and there is definitely a difference...
i dont know how to solve this do you know if its to late?
i havend done any exercices no one told me to..what kind of exercices do you do?

I was told to put my thumbs on my upper teeth and my index fingers on my lower teeth and hold my mouth open as wide as I can for 10 minutes and to do this twice a day. I have been doing it for 3 weeks and have gotten 5mm more.

I am 2,5 months post op and I can stuff 3 fingers in there with ease I was banded shut for 4 weeks.