tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748573610052699240.post145016514028784529..comments2024-03-11T23:40:03.051-07:00Comments on steph's jaw surgery blog: I love my orthodontiststephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593644503311170383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748573610052699240.post-42916433639996177512009-04-07T09:42:00.000-07:002009-04-07T09:42:00.000-07:00I think doctors have conventions for the sole purp...I think doctors have conventions for the sole purpose of having someone they can talk to and actually understand each other! I hope that letter does the trick for you!funkyrhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479156349039832396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748573610052699240.post-85029438920666484082009-04-07T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-07T09:21:00.000-07:00Fingers crossed this does the trick and you can ju...Fingers crossed this does the trick and you can just focus on the details of surgery/recovery itself!<BR/><BR/>As far as what it means, it's just the fancy jargon for what you already know: Excess manible verticle height + excess maxillary growth= too much up/down growth of your bottom jaw + upper jaw respectively, or the 'long face' you mentioned. They sure know how to make it sound like we're freeks, no? haha.<BR/><BR/>All those degree measurement are like V mentioned, and deal with the angles considered normal in how the face is put together. If you want to peak, here's a link that shows what all those abbreviations mean and where specificly they apply. Fairly medical, but at least you can see what the're talking about :)<BR/><BR/>http://www.ncl.ac.uk/dental/ortho/ass-ceph.htmKatherine (Kate)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01197376634270850417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748573610052699240.post-55904678825982151352009-04-07T04:41:00.000-07:002009-04-07T04:41:00.000-07:00Fingers crossed for you hun! Don't think anyone ca...Fingers crossed for you hun! Don't think anyone can dispute that letter hun!<BR/><BR/>I think the cephalometric analysis is to do with all the measurements they take of your skull... So the degrees are the angles of the different planes... But I'm not a head and neck surgeon so I'm not sure :)<BR/><BR/>xxxVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466673625054238750noreply@blogger.com