- Should I have two-jaw surgery at the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic? Or should I visit plastic surgeons for this surgery?
- Originally, two-jaw surgery have has begun to treat patients with severe malocclusion, such as mandible prognathism, retrognathism or facial asymmetry. Moreover, two-jaw surgery is not a simple bone surgery. Thus, this surgery should be carried out based on the professional knowledge of the mouth/ temporomandibular joint and occlusion. Therefore, it is recommended to have surgery from ana oral and maxillofacial surgeon who can accurately diagnose and treat these areas.
- Currently I have a normal occlusion. If I have two-jaw surgery, do I have to undergo orthodontic procedure ?
- After two-jaw surgery, it is not necessary to undergo orthodontics unconditionally. If you are in normal occlusion before surgery, we can calculate your jaw position and move the jaw within the normal occlusion range. In this case, additional orthodontics is not needed after the surgery.
- Is it safe only when fixing the jaw joint (between the jaw bones) after two-jaw surgery?
- The reason why we fix the jaw after two-jaw surgery is to prevent movement of the shifted jaw from returning to its original position. The Face dental clinic performs two-jaw surgery for not only moving the jaw bone but also thoroughly separating the muscles and soft tissues around the jaw, which can minimize the phenomenon of returning to the original state after surgery. And, we manage the patient to be safe even if we do not fix the jaw joint after two-jaw surgery.
- is it possible to improve the protruded mouth with two-jaw surgery?
- Two-jaw surgery can help to improve the protruded mouth. tIn the case of over-exposed gums or protruded lip with a long face, it is recommended to improve the protruded lip and the long face simultaneously. This will bring you a three-dimensional face with beautiful ratios.