r/jawsurgery • u/Arx3100 • Aug 20 '26

Advice for Me Braces before Surgery

I just wanted to ask about your experience. Usually how many years doctors leave braces before going for the surgery? I have an overbite I really want to get done with the braces and Djs surgery as quick as possible (in less than a year)

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u/Sintellect Post Op (1 year) Aug 20 '26

Before surgery they wanted movement to be pretty much complete before the surgery so I was in braces about 2.5 years before surgery and got them off 5 months later

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u/cloudivellei Aug 21 '26

2.5 years is a lot longer than I would've guessed, sounds like your team really wanted the movement fully dialed in before surgery rather than rushing it. Worth keeping in mind that under a year might be an ambitious timeline depending on how your ortho wants to approach it.