Hi April,
I must have missed this post. Anyway, minutia is OK and true what you mentioned about approx 2mm clearance space (residual over jet) being needed. It's just that I go with the main concept. So, easy enough to factor in the 2mm with it.
I too found it very weird--let's say 'off'or even 'suspect'-- said the OJ needed (for his 8mm BSSO) could not be had safely. Not to mention the selection of a 12mm BSSO, which to me harked of a number where one would HAVE TO DO a Lefort1 to get the BSSO for 12mm BSSO. Add suggestion of septo/rhino and breathing scare.
Hey Kevan; the last couple of days I thought about the subject non stop and here are my thoughts.
Currently I suffer from health problems and aesthetic problems. Of course I want to max both solutions.
On the one hand, we have my local doctor, who is considered a no name compared to some of the guys here. I already managed to confirm my self he does not do CCW and is more newer in the scene.
On the other hand, we have someone who trained with Gunson and Wolford, is one of the best in the world and who have written huge books about aesthetic. If he say something should be done, should I not listen to him? Why should I trust my local guy who is only a decade or 2 in the business? I mean trained under the guy who invented jaw surgery! I just find it hard to believe he would try to oversell something or be a sellman. I fear that but the time I finish my local surgery I will regret not going with him.
What if the overjet soultion is the more simple one, but would not max the best outcome since the upperjaw is not touched? What if prof saw that solution first and is why he does not want to touch my upper jaw? When i asked him he directly on advancing the upper jaw, he had one clear answer NO
I am confused since I feel my upper jaw can be better, and got even more confused when I read threads here about Ante face vs monkey lips. Some say it’s bad, some say it’s good. I mean my SNA is slightly under average, my mind is telling me slightly above average is the best measurement, but then how do you avoid the monkey mouth?
I feel like I have a 50/50 chance here to make the right call and I only have one time, and if i will make the wrong call I will live with it for the rest of my life. Currently I have no idea who to choose. The world famous surgeon who might try to oversell me or the local surgeon with 5% of the expirence