I had a therabite, which I found useful, since I could gently force my opening wider than I could otherwise, but I also use my fingers to gently pull my lower jaw down. I am over a year post-surg., and I still exercise my jaw quite a few times a day. I can open now to about 2 1/2 fingers! I couldn't slide a knife blade between my teeth when I began.


Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!