Corrective Jaw Surgery(Orthognatic surgery)Corrective jaw, or orthognathic surgery is performed in order to correct a wide range of minor and major skeletal and dental irregularities, including the misalignment of jaws and teeth. While the patient's appearance may be dramatically enhanced as a result of their surgery, orthognathic surgery is performed to correct functional problems.Following are some of the conditions that may indicate the need for
corrective jaw surgery:
- difficulty in chewing, or biting food;
- difficulty in swallowing;
- excessive wear of the teeth;
- open bite (space between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed);
- unbalanced facial appearance from the front, or side;
- receding chin;
- protruding jaw;
- inability to make the lips meet without straining;
- chronic jaw or jaw joint (TMJ) pain and headache;
- facial injury or birth defects;
- chronic mouth breathing and dry mouth;
- sleep apnea (breathing problems when sleeping, including snoring).
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* INFO: Dr. E. A. Ozeri operates in Milan and Bologna (Italy)
