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Jaw Surgery

  • 23-10-2012 5:40pm
    #1
    Miss_diagnosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Hi

    I went to the orthodontist yesterday. I have a bad overbite but it looks a lot worse as my front 3 teeth stick out due to some bone loss due to gum disease
    I dont care about the overbite at all (it never bothered me before) but I just want the three front teeth back in place. He wont do anything for me unless i have the surgery and there is NO way I can do it. (cost,pain etc).
    Anyway I have to go back to my dentist for scaling and root planing. Has anyone been told they had to have surgery and then found an alternative?


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  • #2
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    Miss_diagnosis wrote: »
    Hi

    I went to the orthodontist yesterday. I have a bad overbite but it looks a lot worse as my front 3 teeth stick out due to some bone loss due to gum disease
    I dont care about the overbite at all (it never bothered me before) but I just want the three front teeth back in place. He wont do anything for me unless i have the surgery and there is NO way I can do it. (cost,pain etc).
    Anyway I have to go back to my dentist for scaling and root planing. Has anyone been told they had to have surgery and then found an alternative?

    What surgery do you mean?


  • #3
    Miss_diagnosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭Miss_diagnosis


    breaking my lower jaw and moving it forward


  • #4
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    Miss_diagnosis wrote: »
    breaking my lower jaw and moving it forward

    Maybe, the orthodontist does not see any treatment working without this surgery... There are usually other options and although they might not give the 100% result, if you are willing to accept a compromised result then that's your choice... Maybe get a second opinion


  • #5
    Miss_diagnosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭Miss_diagnosis


    thanks. im not after perfection by any means.as i said i just want my front teeth back where they belong (there is space for them) as i look a bit like a donkey from the side. he wouldnt even discuss other options with me.Ill get the peridontal work done and ill be off for other opinions :D
    :D


  • #6
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    Miss_diagnosis wrote: »
    thanks. im not after perfection by any means.as i said i just want my front teeth back where they belong (there is space for them) as i look a bit like a donkey from the side. he wouldnt even discuss other options with me.Ill get the peridontal work done and ill be off for other opinions :D
    :D

    Sounds like a plan,
    good luck,
    OS


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