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Posted by Pinski on February 04, 2010 at 22:12:49:

In Reply to: Re: Cost for braces posted by Gremlin on January 01, 2010 at 06:00:43:

If you don't mind me asking:
Instead of trying to correct your overbite first,
wouldn't it make more sense to have the MMA procedure first (so they could advance the lower jaw farther forward in order to lessen the
overbite) and *then* put you in braces to "fine tune" everything?
That way, the lower advancement would be greater than the upper one, possibly resulting in a larger airway.

I ask because I *wish* that's what they would have done for me 12 years before my MMA surgery.
I had a very bad overbite (and quite a significant chin deficit) and needed braces badly. If they would have advanced my lower jaw forward before putting me in braces back then, I possibly might have been able to avoid the later MMA surgery all together. I guess I will never know for sure and this is just my experience/opinion.
I'm sure your MMA surgeon will know what's best for you.

By the way, I have braces again (third time) and they cost $7,200. I paid $400 extra for the 6 "clear" bands on the top front.

~Pinski

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