Hello.. It's been 11 days since I had double jaw surgery after corrective jaw correction for severe class 2 malocclusion.
But
my jaw keeps falling back... I'm worried if this is just me or if other people have similar problems that will improve over time, so I'm asking.
(
Discharge day, 2 days after surgery)
When I was discharged 2 days after
the surgery
The nurses who were taking the X-rays
at the time
After taking
the X-ray
(
2-10 days after surgery)
After
that, I continued to practice pushing my lower jaw forward and was able to move my jaw to fit the wafer.
However,
you can't fit it to the wafer if you use just the right amount of force. You have to clench your molars and use a tremendous amount of force from your jaw joint to your molars even on a regular basis. And my molars, jaw joint, and surrounding muscles hurt so much... If I relax the force even a little, my lower jaw quickly falls back again and the gap between my upper and lower jaw becomes close to 1 cm.
The most
painful part is when I'm sleeping.
When I lie down to sleep, whether I put my head up as high or low as possible, my lower jaw keeps falling back while I sleep. Because of gravity, if
my lower jaw falls back, the wafer won't bite and I have to keep my mouth open. This is difficult, so I tighten my jaw and molars, and the part where the wafer meets in the front falls back due to gravity, which supports my gums and teeth from falling back. My front teeth and gums hurt, and my jaw on the molars side also keeps hurting because I'm tightening my jaw. When
I
sleep, I can't keep tightening my grip, so my lower jaw falls back. My mouth opens in the part that doesn't fit the wafer. I wake up from sleep in that state because it's hard, and I keep going back to sleep. When
I wake up in the morning
like that
Do
other
have this problem? Is this a common problem when the jaw is first established after
orthognathic surgery
I would like to ask for advice based on the experience and knowledge of seniors
ㅜㅜin Yangak
님
[Double Jaw] 
Gimin
