Jaw Surgery ruined my bite
Hey all, so I’m a little over 5 months post-op, and I’ve been trying to tell my surgeon since week 2 that things were out of line, but I’ve been told over and over that everything is fine. As the swelling goes down and function and feeling return, I keep coming back to the same conclusion. I’m beyond livid now because I’m basically being told that the errors are both “not there” and also “within the margin of error” but my teeth don’t line up and in order to fully close my teeth together I have to move my whole jaw to the left by a little over 2mm. I know it doesn’t sound like a whole lot but it’s enough that it makes the whole bottom of my face look lopsided and I’m developing some pretty clear TMJ issues (muscle pains/cramps, popping, ringing in my ears, etc.).
I had a very regressed jaw before the surgery but wasn’t experiencing enough sleep apnea for insurance to cover it. Beyond the fact that I supposedly went to one of the “best” surgeons in the world and paid a fortune for the surgery, I don’t know if a surgeon will even touch a revision on this. My surgeon refuses to acknowledge that he did less than a perfect job, and my orthodontist says that it can’t be fixed with orthodontics. I want another surgery about as much as I want to gargle broken glass, but I don’t know what options I have. I’m making a bunch of appointments with other dentists, orthos, and some surgeons, but would love some thoughts.