My journey to reconstruct my mouth. I was born with a Cleft Lip and Palate and with the changes in technology I decided it was time to try to improve the structure of my mouth.
Tracking
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Bracket
The last time I saw Dr. F he noticed that one of my brackets was loose on my tooth. But because of the surgery he was not able to fix it. It happens to be the tooth next to my gap (not the middle tooth). Well the bracket has separated from the tooth. You wouldn't notice unless you were actually checking the tooth. I just hope the tooth doesn't move backwards - both literally and figuratively.
Friday, December 24, 2010
A Christmas Miracle
I might be being overly dramatic, but I did have a good visit to Dr. S this week.
He said he likes the development of the bone, YEA!
He doesn't want to touch anything in my mouth for a while, but he wants to see me in early February and then he'll take a better look at the work he needs to do on the soft tissue, basically not all of the closure closed up right, it's better then after the last surgery, but needs more work.
Also, he's still not sure about my middle tooth next to the bone graft. I may still lose that since he's thinking it might be part of the reason for the problems in the area.
Did I mention the bone was developing?
He said he likes the development of the bone, YEA!
He doesn't want to touch anything in my mouth for a while, but he wants to see me in early February and then he'll take a better look at the work he needs to do on the soft tissue, basically not all of the closure closed up right, it's better then after the last surgery, but needs more work.
Also, he's still not sure about my middle tooth next to the bone graft. I may still lose that since he's thinking it might be part of the reason for the problems in the area.
Did I mention the bone was developing?
Labels:
bone graft,
bone morphogenic proteins,
cleft lip,
cleft palate
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Orthodontist
I hope you haven't waited too long for this...
So on Monday Dr. F put my teeth back in. They had a tough time getting the wire back in. My teeth narrowed in a bit since I didn't have a wire in for a month. Dr. F put in a new wire that would help pull my teeth back out again. I hope it works or I'm going to end up with 2 really skinny implants when this is all over.
But he told me to be careful eating since I'm not totally healed up. I did enquire about my overdue dental cleaning, that will have to wait at least 2 months. He did laugh at my question, which I did preface with, "I know I can't do it for a while," which was a little annoying.
So on Monday Dr. F put my teeth back in. They had a tough time getting the wire back in. My teeth narrowed in a bit since I didn't have a wire in for a month. Dr. F put in a new wire that would help pull my teeth back out again. I hope it works or I'm going to end up with 2 really skinny implants when this is all over.
But he told me to be careful eating since I'm not totally healed up. I did enquire about my overdue dental cleaning, that will have to wait at least 2 months. He did laugh at my question, which I did preface with, "I know I can't do it for a while," which was a little annoying.
Monday, December 6, 2010
I think we have some bone!
I saw Dr. S today and the bone graft is looking good. YEA!
I do need a little work on the soft tissue, which I had figured out already. But that will just involve some Novocain in the office. That will be some time after Christmas.
He took out some of the loose stitches, which was nice since they area annoying, but it hurt A LOT. I felt like he was just poking me with sharp objects. But now I can feel the roof of my mouth much better.
Also, I can eat regular food again. I had pot roast for dinner!
I also saw Dr. F, but you'll have to read about that later in the week.
I do need a little work on the soft tissue, which I had figured out already. But that will just involve some Novocain in the office. That will be some time after Christmas.
He took out some of the loose stitches, which was nice since they area annoying, but it hurt A LOT. I felt like he was just poking me with sharp objects. But now I can feel the roof of my mouth much better.
Also, I can eat regular food again. I had pot roast for dinner!
I also saw Dr. F, but you'll have to read about that later in the week.
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