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"Bad" Bite / Orthodontics
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| HardTranceProd |
Hey people I wouldn't mind some advice or experience on the following:
I have an "underbite" which means my lower jaw is too prominent and the upper front teeth are on the inside of the lower ones, not on the outside as they should be.
No functional/pain defects that I'm aware of, but some cosmetic defects that are probably influencing my appearance to some degree
After talking to several orthodontists: the only way to fix it surgery. Jaw surgery where you wear braces for a year, then they break your jaw, re-align it, and then you wear braces for one more year.
So has anyone had this kind of jaw surgery to correct a bite. Is this something that needs to be done or no. Is it extremely dangerous and complicated? |
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| Zenchowdah |
| its called prognathism, i think yan has it. |
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| Demoted |
I always thought braces alone fixed both underbites and overbites. You must have an underbite from hell :wtf:
teh suck. |
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| HardTranceProd |
man.... why???? in those photos, you look normal
and by the way, I have a very slight underbite; but still, surgery is the only option because it's not a question of teeth, it's a question of jaws. Do you understand the difference? whoever asked.
yan, are you aware of the risks involved? please explain to me why you are doing it and if your parents agree. |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
man.... why???? in those photos, you look normal |
Those are actually GOOD pictures of me. Here's a picture of my underbite showing fairly well:
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
and by the way, I have a very slight underbite; but still, surgery is the only option because it's not a question of teeth, it's a question of jaws. |
Same here. Precisely.
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
yan, are you aware of the risks involved? please explain to me why you are doing it and if your parents agree. |
Fully aware. The procedure is only 2 hours long and the worst that could happen is nerve damage (which happens 0.1% of the time). Also, the loss in feeling will only stick around for a month or two... It's honestly not THAT bad. My parents are still split-decision on it, you know? They ask me if I REALLY want it. And I'm not even 100% if I do. I have another year to decide, though. Guy's jaws usually stop growing + moving around the end of their 20th year.
Anyways, best of luck to you, man. |
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| HardTranceProd |
Frankly, you look completely normal in that other pic, too...
And BTW nerve damage happens in 25% of the cases. It's quite common. Many people have permanent loss of sensation somewhere in their chin.
BTW: Why isn't it possible to just use an appliance where, let's say, a band or a ribbon pushes against your jaw? Kind of like braces for teeth. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
dammnnnn, i wouldnt do it.
i wore braces for 3 years, and i hated it. the constant feeling of all this metal in your mouth, food getting stuck in them constantly, how hard it was to keep my teeth clean, and my teeth suffered as i got two cavities when they came off and my gums were swollen when they came off. but, once i was able to clean my teeth properly, became whiter, and my gums became a healthy pink, im smiling a lot more and more confident. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| 3yrs thats not bad. I wore them for 5yrs. And I still have an overbite and my teeth are more uneven now than they were before. Dont get braces it is all BS. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| 5 years too much. i stopped wearing my retainer, so my over bite is coming back slowly, a millimeter here and there as the years go by. |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
Frankly, you look completely normal in that other pic, too... |
You should look carefully at my lower lip. :p
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
And BTW nerve damage happens in 25% of the cases. It's quite common. Many people have permanent loss of sensation somewhere in their chin. |
The numbers that I received here in NY (from one of the leading orthognathic surgeons in Manhattan) is the one that I previously mentioned. Weird.
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
BTW: Why isn't it possible to just use an appliance where, let's say, a band or a ribbon pushes against your jaw? Kind of like braces for teeth. |
They have to adjust the jaw a fair amount in one instant. A device would only slowly push it into place. The jaw would then most likely rebound. :tongue2 |
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| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
Hey people I wouldn't mind some advice or experience on the following:
I have an "underbite" which means my lower jaw is too prominent and the upper front teeth are on the inside of the lower ones, not on the outside as they should be.
No functional/pain defects that I'm aware of, but some cosmetic defects that are probably influencing my appearance to some degree
After talking to several orthodontists: the only way to fix it surgery. Jaw surgery where you wear braces for a year, then they break your jaw, re-align it, and then you wear braces for one more year.
So has anyone had this kind of jaw surgery to correct a bite. Is this something that needs to be done or no. Is it extremely dangerous and complicated? |
show us pic to show how appearant it is..
unless u feel uncomfortable with your underbite u shouldnt go thru with it... i mean, there are worse defects than an underbite... |
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