I found some videos on youtube that help explain some of the treatments I have gone through!
How my teeth used to be! I didn't get teeth taken out, but my teeth used to look just like the first shot
Parts of Braces- I have had all of the things mentioned except the braces with the little door.
Holding Arch
Expander. worst. thing. ever.
Expander made gaps, power chain closed them!
Wisdom teeth
Double Jaw Surgery! This is exactly what Dr. Egbert will do, but he will also be moving my lower jaw 2mm to one side so my midlines match up!
Bonded Retainer
I want this after I ger my braces taken off so that my teeth will always stay nice and straight :)
Showing posts with label jaw surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jaw surgery. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Countdown: 23 DAYS!!!!
Only 23 days left until I get upper and lower jaw surgery! ahhh! I am getting my surgical hooks put on in 12 days (August 1st), Preop on the 4th and surgery on the 12th! My final meal is going to be at my favorite mexican restaurant with my moms friends and visitors from out of town. So far all I've done to prepare is get a recliner, so I still need to get ALL of the stuff on my checklist. So much to do....so much time?
BYE!
BYE!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Countdown: 42 Days!
This is just a bit about what I have gone through up until now regarding jaw/ortho work!
October 2002 - August 2004: braces for 22 months on 4 top teeth
2005: "Space Keeper" to keep my upper arch stable
2007: Expander on top teeth
June 2008 - June 2009: Full top braces
I got bottom braces at some point
October 2010: Top braces (my teeth were straight i just needed the brackets for surgery)
January 2011: Wisdom teeth removed
March 2011: final tightening of braces!
August 13th 2011: JAW SURGERY!!!!
I was supposed to get surgery shortly after October 2010 but due to miscommunication between my orthodontists about my wisdom teeth, I had to wait until 6 months after getting them removed, which pushed me back until July. My surgeon is Dr. Mark A. Egbert, DDS, Division Chief
Dentistry, Craniofacial, Oral Surgery
Consultation went great, the staff was nice, and he even had a cute resident helping out ;) My favorite part about him? He said that the surgery would just "enhance what I already had going on". The doctor said he thought we would achieve the best results if I had double jaw surgery, as opposed to only lower, which my ortho had said. After getting molds and bite trays done, we were told the scheduler would be calling us in two weeks. I eagerly awaited the phone call for THREE WEEKS, so my mom then proceeded to call them multiple times a week and push for a surgery date. After 5 weeks of waiting, during one of my moms weekly phone calls, they said they had LOST MY FILE!!! My mom immediately called the orthodontist to request copies of all my records. After my orthodontist confirmed he had hand delivered my files, they were mysteriously found and submitted to my insurance for pre-authorization. By the time the insurance had approved me, we were offered a surgery date of September. Luckily my ortho and surgeon have a good relationship and they negotiated and now my surgery is in August! Thanks Dr. Fey!
October 2002 - August 2004: braces for 22 months on 4 top teeth
2005: "Space Keeper" to keep my upper arch stable
2007: Expander on top teeth
June 2008 - June 2009: Full top braces
I got bottom braces at some point
October 2010: Top braces (my teeth were straight i just needed the brackets for surgery)
January 2011: Wisdom teeth removed
March 2011: final tightening of braces!
August 13th 2011: JAW SURGERY!!!!
I was supposed to get surgery shortly after October 2010 but due to miscommunication between my orthodontists about my wisdom teeth, I had to wait until 6 months after getting them removed, which pushed me back until July. My surgeon is Dr. Mark A. Egbert, DDS, Division Chief
Dentistry, Craniofacial, Oral Surgery
Consultation went great, the staff was nice, and he even had a cute resident helping out ;) My favorite part about him? He said that the surgery would just "enhance what I already had going on". The doctor said he thought we would achieve the best results if I had double jaw surgery, as opposed to only lower, which my ortho had said. After getting molds and bite trays done, we were told the scheduler would be calling us in two weeks. I eagerly awaited the phone call for THREE WEEKS, so my mom then proceeded to call them multiple times a week and push for a surgery date. After 5 weeks of waiting, during one of my moms weekly phone calls, they said they had LOST MY FILE!!! My mom immediately called the orthodontist to request copies of all my records. After my orthodontist confirmed he had hand delivered my files, they were mysteriously found and submitted to my insurance for pre-authorization. By the time the insurance had approved me, we were offered a surgery date of September. Luckily my ortho and surgeon have a good relationship and they negotiated and now my surgery is in August! Thanks Dr. Fey!
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