UK PATIENT lower jaw surgery (good news)

Message

#1 Post by **Kerry** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:48 am

Hi everyone

Just got back from the hospital after seeing the surgeon and it looks like im going to have it all done on the NHS which is fantastic !

I will be having my bottom wisdom teeth out first (before end of year) and after that i will be having braces fitted which i will wear for 12 months aparently my top bit needs widening (only overheard) and then surgery and another 6 months of braces.

All i have to do now is wait to hear from them as to when i got in for pre ops and wisdom teeth out.

#2 Post by **Mart** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:40 am

congratulations kerry!

hope you'll keep us posted on how things go. my experience of nhs wisdom teeth extractions was a pleasant, painless one, and the plan is its helped me to be prepared for the main event. Hope all goes well!

#3 Post by **Kerry** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:50 am

thank you guys, i am little worried about the wisdom teeth because they havent come out yet is this more painfull ?

#4 Post by **neas** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:22 am

I'm borderline jaw surgery. My current treatment plan has two outcomes.

If my bite plate works and brings my bite together well I will just have brces on the top and bottom and remove 1 tooth to allign the teeth together.

If my bite can't be fixed with the bite plate 9 months in they will diverge my treatment plan to include jaw surgery of lower jaw to move it forward and downards some.

I currently have a deep bite (or did) am 2 months into treatment and am happy with NHS treatment, free and its working or appears t be.. Only problem is damn archwire poking my cheeks... got worse since last adjustment. I dont use wax at all i dont see the point of it.

#5 Post by **Kerry** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:09 am

thank you very much your all a great help, its nice to have found this site

#6 Post by **ema27** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:13 am

hi there i am also having lower jaw surgery on the NHS some time early next year hiopfullt just be fore easter

I had to have my wisdoms took out also looking back not that bad but i was nervous as it was my ist time under.The worst bit was the first 2 days but after that it was so much easier-so dont worry like everything thats thrown at us-we find a way to cope-good luckxxx

#7 Post by **Kerry** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:10 am

hi em, how are you doing with your braces and stuff ? i have to be braced still and little scared. did you have normal braces coz i was wondering wether the NHS would let me pay the extra to have ceramics ??