My dentists wants me to start braces, have a jaw surgery where they will cut through my mouth, break my jaw, and set it with pins, the then after a few more month of braces be done.
Is this a safe procedure? How much does it cost? How much recovery is expected?
2007-07-13 14:13:42 · 8 answers · asked by don't hate snowflake 3 in Health ➔ Dental
it is to fix an overbite
2007-07-13 14:18:31 · update #1
Orthognathic surgery is what you are talking about. You must have a large overbite or underbite. Basically what you need to do is have an orthodontic evaluation by an orthodontist who does surgical cases. You will also require consultation with an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
Braces are usually started for anywhere from 7 months to 1.5 years to level and align your teeth in the ideal relationship. Usually this makes your bite appear worse than it is right now. But this will place ll the teeth in the ideal arrangement. Then a surgery will be performed on either your upper or lower jaw, or both. Maybe even your chin. The results are dramatic and very rewarding. Not only from a functional standpoint, but also a cosmetic one. This is truly a life changing surgery that can be done in about 2-6 hours, depending on the complexity.
The cost varies, depending upon insurance. There is a hospital stay of 1-3 days. It is very safe and predictable. Recovery can be anywhere from 1 week to one month depending upon the amount of surgery needed. If you have any questions, please ask
2007-07-13 14:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by jawsurgeon 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I just had the same thing with my orthodontsit today. He told me that I will need braces and jaw surgery. What he told me is that with most cases that they start the braces and inbetween the process with your braces, the oral surgeon will do the surgery. Normally this isn't done by an orthodontist but it is done by a oral Surgeon. This surgery is very costly in money and most insurance companies will not cover it because they consider it cosmetic surgery. The orthodontist makes a copy of your records and sends them to the insurance company for proff that way the insurance will cover the procedure. Within the oral surgeon, the first appointment is a consulatation, basically hey talk to you and tell you about the process and how much it is going to cost. The second appointment or the third appointment they preform the surgery then keep you for observation after the surgery. YOu will have to see the oral surgeon for sometime. So, I hope this helps. Good luck.
2007-07-13 16:20:25 · answer #2 · answered by greenburg603 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you have is known as an overbite - it occurs as a result of under-development of the lower jaw. Yes by breaking the jaw they can set it more forward, thus reducing your overbite. I'm not sure how long it will take, but it will involve the fitting of braces. This is because after the jaw is broken an elastic will be fitted to the lower and upper braces (to prevent the jaw moving back) for some time whilst the jaw is healing into its new position. If you are young then I suggest you have it done as mis-aligned teeth can sometime cause problems later in life. Not always though.
2016-05-17 06:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely Orthognathic Surgery is safe. It is done routinely by hundreds of oral surgeons around the world daily. Of course, no procedure is without its risks. Probably, the biggest risk is damage to the Mandibular nerve. However, anyone performing this procedure would be highly expertised and the likelihood of anything unfortunate happening would be very remote.
As for cost, that is very dependant upon who is doing the surgery and where it is being performed. Just like plastic surgeons I am sure have a wide spectrum of fee schedules, so it is something to discuss with your oral surgeon.
Recovery can be a very individual thing. A friend of mine had surgery on both jaws, and other than a bit of swelling and bruising, he was fine. What little pain he had was easily controlled with painkillers. It is safe to say recovery would take a couple of weeks anyway.
Good luck. I am sure you will be impressed with the results if you go ahead and have this surgery.
2007-07-13 14:22:49 · answer #4 · answered by Dave F 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I too was told that I needed to have it done.
I didn't.
Had braces.. my teeth are straight with a bit of an overbite. Though my jaw cracks when I swallow. But it doesn't hurt.
As far as I know the procedure was safe.
2007-07-13 14:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by Kitkat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same thing happend to me but i just went through with braces had them from 1st grade till my sophmore yr in highschool and just decided i wouldnt do the surgery unless the cracking in my jaw got worse or locked but they have new methods now to aviod surgery id take those i know someone who did the surgery and it didnt work they went through the procedure three time..good luck hope it all works out
2007-07-13 14:23:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dad had this done to him and he is fine. I do not like any tip of surgery at all so do all of your resurch on how is going to do it and look in to how safe it reilly is and asking you ortho is not enough ether so i hope you make the right chose.
2007-07-13 17:01:48 · answer #7 · answered by ferretfromfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my! I know I shouldn't answer questions with more questions, but is it because you have a 'cracking' jaw?
2007-07-13 14:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋