"Strange it´s not possible to see the cut below the plate. I am just guessing now, but it could not be a massive amount of grafting material? - I don´t think I am right but if I am there is no fracture on your ramus. Did you have problems with your joints before the surgery? Was Gunson your surgeon?
Seems like you had a great result, perfect bite and seem to look really good - would be interesting to see before pics/x-rays/CBCT scans"
Sorry to disappoint you, but that crack that you see on the ramus (vertical part of the mandible) is a fracture and it was confirmed by other doctors. My only surprise was how one can fracture that bone since it needs a lot of power applied. Also, from profile, the results might look good but frontal view and in real life, the surgery was a disaster (mouth twisted, no tooth show, no occlusion etc.) and I need another surgery to correct all these and to achieve the initial objectives that were never achieved. A CT/CBCT scan look doesn't necessarily match the real appearance that you get after surgery, so be careful if you will try to assess your future results based on how the CT scan looks like. You might get negatively surprised, as I was.
However, I never had TMJ problems prior to surgery. I do not know who Gunson is. Is he a surgeon? Could you tell me about him? Unfortunately I cannot give you on a public forum the name of my surgeon, but if I knew what he will do on me I was never submitting myself to his "skills". And I would not recommend him either.
