i realized i had a slight underbite when i was like 15 but my front teeth could touch , and by 16 it seemed to have gotten worse coz my front teeth wouldn't touch anymore. Not that big a deal, but makes it a little hard to like, eat noodles or somehting. I went to the dentist and he said that my teeth themselves were perfectly straight (although a little off center) and to cure my underbite, i'd have to get a major surgery involving removing teeth and slicing my lower jaw open or something, i cant remember. He also said there's a chance that the surgery will not be that successful and my teeth might end up worse than how it started.
what kind of surgery is that? is it costly? can anyone describe and explain it to me properly? also is there really a big chance of the surgery going wrong? coz my dad refused to let me get it once he said there was a chance something might go wrong and it was a major surgery.
i'm 16, will my jaw still keep growing and will my underbite get worse?
2007-04-14
03:28:08
·
6 answers
·
asked by
Anonymous
in
Dental