Fixing an issue with a receding lower jaw
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:23 pm
Hello,
Around 8 months ago, I got two upper teeth pulled out in an attempt to fix my teeth by moving my upper teeth backwards to meet with my bottom receding jaw. I had the option to go for surgery to move my lower jaw forward but I was a stubborn ignorant child when he proposed it. The gaps created from the removed teeth have nearly closed but now I am self conscious about the way I look and I regret not getting the surgery. So what I'm wondering is, is it too late for me to get the surgery done and will anything extra need to happen now. Also just an estimated cost so I can give my parents an idea.
Thanks,
Bevan
Ps. I realise that my orthodontist is going to be mad at me due to the fact that I didn't listen to him a year ago an go along with the surgery and now I have to move my upper teeth all the way back to the spot where we have been trying to close in the last 8 months.
Around 8 months ago, I got two upper teeth pulled out in an attempt to fix my teeth by moving my upper teeth backwards to meet with my bottom receding jaw. I had the option to go for surgery to move my lower jaw forward but I was a stubborn ignorant child when he proposed it. The gaps created from the removed teeth have nearly closed but now I am self conscious about the way I look and I regret not getting the surgery. So what I'm wondering is, is it too late for me to get the surgery done and will anything extra need to happen now. Also just an estimated cost so I can give my parents an idea.
Thanks,
Bevan
Ps. I realise that my orthodontist is going to be mad at me due to the fact that I didn't listen to him a year ago an go along with the surgery and now I have to move my upper teeth all the way back to the spot where we have been trying to close in the last 8 months.