Corrective jaw surgery is a procedure that corrects jaw irregularities. The procedures physically moved the bone of the jaw. And in certain situations the procedures involves adding or removing bone tissue to attain balanced proportions.
The procedure is fairly complicated and involves a team of professional dentists to plan the repositioning of your jaw. At dentakay, our dentists from various specialits plan the procedure for the best results.
Benefits of Corrective Jaw Surgery
- Improves speech problems
- Enhances chewing
- Fixes facial proportions
- Improves breathing
- Alleviates sleep apnea
Corrective Jaw Surgery Procedure
Corrective surgery requires careful and detailed preparation. For this reason, your dentist needs to first conduct an examination session. During this period, your dentist will obtain x-rays to fully evaluate the structure of your jaws.
At Dentakay, our dentists implement the most recent digital technologies to create realistic 3D models for you. These models depict how your surgery will take place. Whereas other digital programs will help you envision how corrective jaw surgery will affect your face.
This step is very important to us and at Dentakay we like to include you in every step of the process.
During the surgery, your doctor will operate from inside the mouth, so scars will not be an issue for you. After creating the right movements in the jaw bone, your doctor secures the jaw with screws. The procedure for the upper and lower jaws occur separately during surgery.
Who is Suitable for Corrective Jaw Surgery?
Anyone with jaw irregularities is suitable for jaw surgery. One jaw protruding over the other, overbite, or under bite. Whether genetics or caused by an accident.
But it is essential that you have tried orthodontics beforehand. Many cases of jaw misalignment can be fixed with traditional braces.
Corrective jaw surgery is only an option once you try orthodontics and your problem persists.
Corrective Jaw Surgery Results
Results are immediate, but healing takes some time. You’ll notice how your appearance has improved. Particularly the lower part of your face, where you’ll find that your proportions have balanced.
Any problems and difficulties you had before will alleviate. Typically, initially healing would take around 6 weeks. But final results are around 12 weeks.
For better results, you’ll begin orthodontics treatment after 6 months. This will get your alignment into perfection.
