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General Category => Emotional Support => Topic started by: Ab123 on August 01, 2021, 07:14:32 AM

Title: Uncomfortable bite
Post by: Ab123 on August 01, 2021, 07:14:32 AM

I’m a few weeks post-op DJS and I think the surgery went wrong. I still have an underbite on one side and now have an overbite on the other. My teeth don’t make contact anywhere except for my underbite. Has anyone had a bite like this post-op? I’m so upset and don’t even know where to start at this point to get it fixed. My doctor brushed everything off and rushed me out of the office.

Title: Re: Uncomfortable bite
Post by: GJ on August 01, 2021, 08:00:36 AM

It sounds like your first step should be getting a second opinion to confirm something is wrong. The surgeon might think (or hope) the bite can be fixed with orthodontics.

Title: Re: Uncomfortable bite
Post by: Ab123 on August 08, 2021, 08:24:09 AM

Yes, I know that’s his plan, he wants to cover up the bite with orthodontics. My lower jaw is severely slanted. The problem is I can’t find a good surgeon.