Moderate to severe maxillary malformations in adults and the elderly are not completely curable with orthopedic and camouflage orthodontic procedures. In these cases, especially in severe cases of mandibular protrusion, the option of orthodontics with jaw surgery is considered, especially if the patient also shows a desire to improve the shape of his face.
The best age for jaw surgery is after the end of jaw growth. Normally, the jaw growth of girls continues until the end of the second decade of life and boys until the beginning of the third decade of life.
Orthodontics should be performed before and after jaw surgery. Preoperative orthodontics is performed to prepare the teeth before jaw surgery, while postoperative orthodontics seeks to replace the jaw or jaw in order to establish a favorable dental relationship and proper occlusion.
Today, maxillofacial surgery methods have advanced so much that the postoperative recovery period has been minimized and previous concerns about the limitations of opening the mouth have been significantly reduced, because today in many cases, following the replacement of the jaw during surgery instead of closing the teeth Jaws connected to each other with wire Sturdy metal plates are used on the bones themselves to stabilize the position of the jaw.
March 07, 2022 - توسط مدیر