I've been distressed over my surgical results since 2013. lately i've been trying ways to restore comfort and asthetics until im ready to proceed with a revision.
I just want to share a few photos with you all. I bought a sports mouth guard and modified it to allow my molars to rest together whilst having no pressure on my front teeth. I find it very relaxing as without the guard my mandible has no comfortable resting position and it causes trauma to my teeth and major anxiety.
As you can see I look really good! well i think so. the guard restores the vertical dimension, adding 4mm of bite height measured at the first molars. The guard also provides good lip support, there is about 4mm of guard in front of my upper front teeth. The guard also supports my lower lip as my lower incisors are retroclined. I'm thinking I will have a more permanent guard made.
Had I not had extractions retractive orthodontics as a young teen and terible surgery in my late 20s, I think wearing the guard is probably a good indication of how I would have looked now.
There are also a few photos of the modified mouth guard.
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