Should I get jaw surgery now or wait until i’m older?
Q.
Hi. So I’m 15 years old and I have an underbite. I went through retainers ever since 8 but when I started losing teeth it became useless. All my docs and orthos told me to get surgery when I’m 16. Although I just came back from an ortho and he told me I should wait till I’m 21 to get the surgery because my jaw can still grow. I want to do it now but my ortho said if I do it now it’s possible it will grow back. So should I wait or should do it now?
Hi. So I’m 15 years old and I have an underbite. I went through retainers ever since 8 but when I started losing teeth it became useless. All my docs and orthos told me to get surgery when I’m 16. Although I just came back from an ortho and he told me I should wait till I’m 21 to get the surgery because my jaw can still grow. I want to do it now but my ortho said if I do it now it’s possible it will grow back. So should I wait or should do it now?
A.
its best to wait till your jaw has stopped growing
its best to wait till your jaw has stopped growing
I had underbite corrective surgery on both jaws about fours years ago. During the operation they broke the bottom jaw in where they shouldnt have. That side of my face is still swallon and very obvious when I wear my hair up. They also broke my nose and ever since I have a bone sticking up just under my eye. Yesterday I notice a noise in my mouth so looked and noticed my top jaw on one side is moving is this right?????
I would go and see a Maxillo-facial surgeon for advice as soon as possible
If I have a slight crack in my jaw in the back is it possible for my jaw to heal correctly or pretty good?
It depends on where the crack is some do heal by themselves others require treatment. You need to get someone to look at this.
I’m 14 years old and it’s possible that I may need surgery to correct a problem with a minor misalignment of my jaw. Will I end up with a scar on my face after the surgery, or will they operate from the inside?
You will not end up with a scar, dont worry Anna.
hi, my sister is having trouble with a wisdom, she is 25 and according to the dentist the tooth (which is not visible ) is covered by the bone, so it involves removal of bone as well. my questions: 1. can an orthodontist do this procedure? 2. does it take a lot of time? 3.is it a common procedure? 4.the dentist further said that the nerve is very close and during the procedure she might lose the functions of the tastebud of half the tongue thank you for your time
She will need to see an oral surgeon for a proper consultation and assessment of the tooth, bone and nerve, they are the best guys for this type of dentistry
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