Moving out lower jaw; bone growth
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> I had an operation about a week and a half ago to move out a portion of
> my lower jaw so the teeth are aligned with the upper teeth. This is after
> over one year of orthodontics and in expectation of perhaps 1 more year
> of orthodontics. The swelling is tremendously reduced and I love the results.
> What I'm wondering is how do the portions of the lower jaw grow towards
> one another? Is the growth constant over the 5-6 week period my jaws will be
> wired shut? Does some sort of growth take place first and then calcification?
> I'm somewhat prone to calcium-based kidney stones. While I realize that during
> the bone growth period kidney stones shouldn't be a problem even after drinking
> lots of milk, I wonder how soon after the healing process can I expect to
> worry about how much calcium I'm taking in?
> I'm also wondering what caused my lower jaw not to grow completely. Is it
> completely genetic, or is something else involved?
In regards to calcium stones, if the stones are calcium oxalate you
will have less stones by increasing calcium and decreasing oxalate in
the diet to promote more binding of oxalate in the gut. If you have
another type of calcium stone, decreasing calcium may help, but increasing
fluids is probably a better choice. Anyway, check with your doctor to
know what type of stone was found when one of your stones was analyzed.
Steve Holland
