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Do I Need Orthognathic Surgery?
At Petrous Orthodontics, we make every effort to avoid surgery, but for some patients, surgical orthodontics is the only option.
Orthognathic surgery (aka–Jaw surgery) is typically recommended for adult patients to correct severe jaw bone irregularities or alignment issues that prevent the jaws from working properly. These can include severe underbites, severe overbites, significant jaw asymmetries, jawbone abnormalities, and/or obstructive sleep apnea. Jaw surgery can also improve the chin profile, nose esthetics and the ability of the lips to close comfortably and naturally.
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Common Questions About Surgical Orthodontics
Orthognathic (jaw) surgery is typically recommended for non-growing patients to correct severe jaw bone irregularities or alignment issues that prevent the jaws and teeth from working properly. These can include severe underbites, severe overbites, severe crossbites, open bites, jawbone abnormalities, asymmetries, and/or obstructive sleep apnea. Jaw surgery can also improve facial esthetics such as the chin profile, the nose esthetics and allowing the lips to come together properly.
In most cases, surgical orthodontics is performed on patients who have finished growing. Because children are still growing, we're often able to make significant adjustments to the size and shape of their jaw bones without surgical intervention. Even when we know that a child does need orthognathic surgery, we wait until the child's jaw is fully grown so that the child doesn't outgrow the correction. There are certain types of issues, however, where a growing teen can have jaw surgery.Â
No. Braces are required and are essential to preparing your future bite. Surgeons will also require that the patient is being mutually treated by an orthodontist well before the surgery takes place. The planning that goes into a successful surgical orthodontics outcome requires the talented surgeon and orthodontist to be planning along the way leading up to and after surgery.
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Part of providing the highest standard of care is making your orthodontic treatment affordable. We specialize in developing affordable payment plans that are always interest free, and we are a premier provider for the majority of PPO insurance plans. We also work with you to utilize Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to minimize out of pocket expenses. The cost of orthodontic treatment varies depending on your needs, but our commitment to making treatment attainable does not.
