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Antbee:
Hi everyone, surgery is on Thursday! Cannot believe I'm actually doing this. Still, trying not to freak out and focusing on the end result and the fact that by 2013 all should be much improved.
Final surgical plan was decided yesterday. Upper is now being moved up a further mm - 5.5mm and forward 2mm. He's also doing an upper lip reconstruction to even out my upper lip which is wonky and much thinner than my lower. He also says I'll have tooth support for my upper lip now which I haven't had before. He talked a bit about how all my ortho work had made my chin lose shape (extractions from the front of my lower jaw).
The lower jaw is coming up and forward, probably no genio and he's going to level my lower jaw as it's currently off, leaning to the left. Genio may happen once he's in there. I'm having a TON of augmentation with HA etc. oh and some CCW and my midlines are off to they are moving a bit too.
One thing I'm really worried about is my tooth roots are very close and he says doing the 3-piece segmenting will be tight and in his career he's seen 60 teeth die due to upper surgery like this, but he says he needs to segment my upper because it's much narrower than the lower. He says if a tooth dies I'll need a root canal but can't really fix it for a year (not sure why yet but I would hate to have a grey front tooth for a year! I'm worried about that one).
Oh also my nerves are unusually low and toward the outside of my lower jaw line which is a risk factor for permanent damage. Jeez. But he didn't seem massively worried and said I didn't have the other risk factors.
I feel quite anxious and a bit panicky about the long haul ahead/ risk factors but am trying to think it'll be worth it in the end. Zach (surgery with Arnett 10/4) has been a real help telling me how he's doing which has been great.

treevernal:
You are about 3 months ahead of me (my surgery with arnett is 1/17/2013) so I am jealous!  Best of luck to you and just know that you are in the very best hands (thats what my orthodontist keeps telling me whenever I say im scared of surgery haha).  

I wonder which teeth are most prone to dying/needing root canals?  Is it usually just in the upper jaw?  The canines?  Incisors?  Im curious about that.

Keep us in the loop!

Edit: also, considering arnett has done this surgery over 4500 times, having only 60 teeth die is not bad at all.

Marisama:
Good luck.  Be sure to keep us in the loop, which I'm sure you will.  I believe I'm next in line after you.  I just try to relax and avoid thinking about what actually goes on during surgery.  You're asleep and won't feel a thing.  Just a nice long power nap.  Just think, you only have one more day of your misaligned jaw! 

funnybones:
Good Luck to you Antbee! I would be (will be?) quite nervous myself, but remember you will be in expert hands. I'll be checking on your status  :)

treevernal:
Good luck!!!

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