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Before/After Photos => Other => Topic started by: DolphinBite on November 19, 2012, 06:19:47 AM
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Hi -
My before and after photos are here: http://www.happygoplucky.com/my-blog/2012/11/before-and-after-photos-of-jaw-surgery-sarpe.html (http://www.happygoplucky.com/my-blog/2012/11/before-and-after-photos-of-jaw-surgery-sarpe.html)
Until I put the before and after photos side-by-side I didn't realize how much my face has changed. My upper palate is much wider now - and I think my face is already becoming more symmetrical.
Would love to hear what you guys think!
Brandi
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I'm trying to fix overcrowding, and edge to edge bite (almost underbite) - and then of course the side effects like jaw pain, and receding gums. :)
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Im starting to wonder if what i have is even a palette expander
It looks like a retainer, not the stuff i see in google or db's
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It doesn't flare the teeth, in fact, my teeth are angled down for the first time in my life! They used to flare out in order to meet my bottom teeth.
How it works: your palate is split open during surgery by the doctor in a few key places so that it can open up, but is still stable. Then, depending on how much your palate needs to be widened, you turn a key every day for a few weeks and a gap slowly begins to form. Once your palate is widened enough, you stop turning the key and the expander stays in to keep everything as stable as possible. Once your palate has begun to fuse again and everything isn't wiggly anymore, the expander is removed and then the orthodontist can begin to bring the gap back together.
Does this make sense?!
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dolphin, when will you get surgery?
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Ugh did everyone in here get a botch job by their ortho when they were younger?
I could have had all this s**t done when I was younger but didn't because I went to a strip mall hack >:( now my lower lip is going to be numb for life because some asshole felt like scamming me
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as if it'd do anything...maybe in the usa were customers and consumers have some rights...not in italy
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I have always suspected this even when I was a dumb naive teen I bet the majority of the simple cases can be corrected in less than a year but in actuality it takes 2years+
orthos are a joke, I'm probably going to egg the house of my previous ortho
one good piece of revenge --decimate their reputations online --like on rate md etc. you can do it anonymously.
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I find this anger satisfying. It's certainly justified.
It is all about chair time. Expander design and installation take lots of planning and installation time. Plus, experience/competence is a must. Basically, many don't have the training and/or patience for expansion cases, so they pull.
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It is.
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marisama you give us hope.
just like obama before he got elected
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Please, for the love of God, don't compare me to Obama.
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Please, for the love of God, don't compare me to Obama.
Haha!
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Loool.
4 MORE YEARS! FORWARD!
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funny thing about tongue space. im the opposite, i have too much space. my tongue has no place to rest because my palate is so high.
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My palate was widened and lowered. My tongue fits perfectly now. That's strange that your palate is higher CK.
4 more years of partisan BS. We'll probably be dealing with Hillary after that. No end in sight.
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My palate was widened and lowered. My tongue fits perfectly now. That's strange that your palate is higher CK.
you have your retainers yet ? any idea on the vertical height of your (upper) retainer?
(http://i.imgur.com/nHIoaJy.jpg)
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Any thoughts as to why Ryan's palate lowered but CK's palate stayed high?
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Don't have retainers yet. Still have just under 2 months left in braces.
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Less ccw for CK or Ryan?
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I was thinking less CCW for CK. CCW rotation lowes the posterior portion of the midface.
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Maybe CK is referring to the front of his palate? Would make sense if he had anterior impaction.
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Maybe CK is referring to the front of his palate? Would make sense if he had anterior impaction.
Did you have an impaction yourself? how many mm ?
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Maybe CK is referring to the front of his palate? Would make sense if he had anterior impaction.
front? you mean hard? soft is quite high my tongue can barely touch it.
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Did you have an impaction yourself? how many mm ?
I had about 4mm of impaction.
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front? you mean hard? soft is quite high my tongue can barely touch it.
Yeah, the front portion of the hard palate is what I'm referring to.
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Yeah, the front portion of the hard palate is what I'm referring to.
the hard is fairly high/vaulted as well.
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I was thinking less CCW for CK. CCW rotation lowes the posterior portion of the midface.
Did the lowering affect bone structure or soft tissue on the outside in any way from what you can tell?
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Did the lowering affect bone structure or soft tissue on the outside in any way from what you can tell?
Not sure what you mean exactly. I had jaw surgery and my face has changed because of it. I have more support behind my upper arch.
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I guess did your face get longer or wider?
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A little wider and a little shorter.
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Do u know how many mm of ccw you had in the back of upper jaw?
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No, sorry.
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Ryan, when were you cleared to floss? My packet says 16 weeks, but today gunson said I could have been doing it since 8 weeks. Making sure he's not mistaken. Thanks.
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No, sorry.
I think it is on the pre surgical ceph . Showing movement down in back of upper jaw. On mine it says 8 mm
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My movements changed a bit from the consult work up.
Yes I was cleared to floss. I usually use soft picks and floss a coule times a week.
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My surgery is now scheduled for June 12!!!!! Woo Hooooooooo!
Also, I started a Facebook page that's connected to my blog. I want it to be a place where people going through jaw surgery or anything else that is stressful & challenging can go for support. Here's the page if you want to join: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Happy-Go-Plucky/405660919458001?ref=hl (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Happy-Go-Plucky/405660919458001?ref=hl)
hugs -
B