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Procedure Detail
Due to congenital or acquired reasons caused by maxillofacial bone deformities, resulting in the maxillojaw relationship is not coordinated, the tooth line is not consistent, the specific manifestations of buck teeth, earth and heaven teeth, teeth, small chin and other symptoms. Adjust the position of the upper and lower jaws, reshape the anteroposterior and vertical relationship of the dental arch, so that the upper and lower jaw bones are corrected to a reasonable and appropriate position, and re-establish a beautiful, coordinated and stable maxillary occlusal relationship. Maxillofacial surgery and orthodontic methods to improve the problem.

Features
Maxillofacial orthodontics can be operated first and then corrected to fundamentally improve facial contour problems.

Benefits
Improve the face shape, improve the convex mouth, optimize the face shape, improve the surface

Recommended
Micrognathic deformity, simple maxillary deformity, maxillary protrusion, maxillary retraction, maxillary asymmetry deformity, mandibular protrusion deformity, occlusion deformity

Suitable Candidate
Malocclusion, maxillary protrusion, maxillary retraction, maxillary deformity, mandibular deformity, maxillary protrusion

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Pros
After the upper and lower jaw osteotomy, return to the normal position, can solve the functional problems such as speech and chewing; Adjust facial proportions and lines to improve appearance; It can solve the problems of protruding mouth, floor covering and facial asymmetry at the same time; Surgical plan combined with braces orthodontics can accelerate the effect of correction.

Cons
The surgical trauma, risk and postoperative complications are high. Recovery after surgery is slow, taking 8-12 weeks to be completely fixed. The cost of surgery is high, and the requirements for doctors and institutions are high.

Unsuitable Candidate
Patients with heart disease, hepatitis, nephritis and pneumonia; Patients with blood diseases, diabetes, hyperthyroidism and other diseases; People with a history of allergy to narcotic drugs; Facial neuropathy; Cicatricial constitution; Mental patients and persons with mental disorders; During menstruation or pregnancy.

Scar
No

Anesthesia Method
General anesthesia

Treatment Course
Once

Procedures Technique
Surgery

Sustainability
Long lasting

Recovery Period
6 months

Qualification
Maxillofacial qualified physician

Pain Scale
No pain

Before the Procedure

1. Skull X-ray, CT, 3D printed skull model;
2. Whole mouth tooth model;
3. Good health condition, no cold, infection, etc.;
4. Chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, blood test (routine, microbiological, coagulation, biochemical) examination;
5. Clean teeth 2 weeks before surgery;
6. Women should avoid menstruation, lactation and pregnancy.
7. Men should quit smoking two weeks earlier.

Reminder
The above postoperative care is for reference only. Due to individual differences and different operation methods, the recovery cycle, removal time and nursing methods will be different. Specific nursing plan, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice.

Hot issue
Q1. Will correction change the shape of the face?
Orthodontics can change the shape of the face, but the degree of change varies.
Q2. Do I have bony buck teeth or dental buck teeth? Pull out four fruit double cusp teeth to do correction will have a very good effect?
According to the analysis of dental film, it is a bony buck tooth, which is divided into two degrees and two degrees in clinical practice. Most of the cases can be treated by correction. In order to ensure the coordination of the teeth up and down, the most common extraction mode is bicuspical teeth, which will not affect the function and health of the teeth.
Q3. My teeth are also covered by the sky, which makes my jaw protruding. Is it OK to have my teeth fixed?
The upper teeth are behind, and the lower teeth are in front, which belongs to the anti-jaw symptom, that is, the ground bag day, from the side, the lips are depressed, and the jaw is protruding forward, which affects the facial beauty.
There are two kinds of correction, one is dental packaging, which can be corrected by wearing braces, and the wearing time is generally about 2-3 years, and the other is bone packaging, which requires orthodontic surgery, and the specific situation is diagnosed in the hospital.
Antijaw need to be treated as early as possible, with the development of the jaw during adolescence, the jaw protrusion will become more and more obvious, early treatment, can receive good correction effect, and can prevent the deformity from serious development.
Q4. The mouth is convex on the side, how to improve it
Orthodontic treatment of the mouth process includes three methods: extraction correction, non-extraction correction and orthodontic orthognathic combined correction. It is up to the professional orthodontist to decide which solution to use according to the different types of dental misfit of the patient.