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General Category => General Chat => Topic started by: dovidiostore on February 17, 2017, 11:14:14 AM
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it would be helpful! i've always been curious ever since the surgery if they moved the upper jaw forward. i know it was impacted somewhat to close the open bite, but am unsure if it was advanced. i can't really tell from the xrays. however if i draw a line from my teeth to my forehead in the 'after' it seems my teeth are in front of my forehead. i tried to do the same in the 'pre-op' xray but my forehead was cut off slightly so it's hard to tell. i was never informed of the movements that took place.
i'd prefer if it was advanced during the procedure for airway benefits and such. because i didn't have lower jaw surgery, i thought 'how could they have move it forward if it was in front of the bottom teeth to begin with' unless the auto-rotation of the lower provided room for it to be advanced (or slightly) i was worried thinking it was 'set back' during the procedure
https://imgur.com/a/o0ER9
here's the xrays. i had to rotate the pre-op xray a bit as my head was angled upwards a noticeable amount
an opinion would help, thanks guys!
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No, no advancement since you had a Class I dental relationship before the surgery. In order to maintain the Class I relationship, your surgeon would've needed to advance both of your jaws.
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Thanks for your reply man. Does that mean I'm no longer a class 1 or that the surgery gave me a worse class bite? Was that the wrong thing to do in your opinion?
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No, it's still Class I and better than before because you no longer have an open bite.
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