Corrective Jaw Surgery
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Presentation:
50 year old male with an extreme malocclusion complaining of difficulty chewing and speaking clearly as well as excessive snoring.
Orthodontist:
Michael DeLuca, DMD, MS
Diagnosis:
- Sleep Apnea
- Extreme Brodie bite (posterior scissor bite)
- Dental cross-bite
- Maxillary asymmetry
- Mandibular hypoplasia and asymmetry
Treatment Solution:
- Pre-surgical orthodontics
- Orthognathic (jaw) surgery
- Single-piece Le Fort I osteotomy
- Bilateral mandibular osteotomies
- Autogenous iliac crest bone graft
- Sliding genioplasty
- Osseous recontouring
- Post-surgical orthodontics
Presentation:
23 year old male complaining of a bad bite, speaking with a lisp and difficulty when biting and chewing his food.
Orthodontist:
David Seligman, DMD
Diagnosis:
- Skeletal open-bite
- Dental cross-bite
- Maxillary hypoplasia
- Mandibular hyperplasia
- Mandibular asymmetry
Treatment Solution:
- Pre-surgical orthodontics
- Orthognathic (jaw) surgery
- Single-piece Le Fort I osteotomy
- Bilateral mandibular osteotomies
- Post-surgical orthodontics
Presentation:
17 year old female complaining of a bad bite, speaking with a lisp and difficulty when biting and chewing her food.
Orthodontist:
Shivani Patel, DMD, MS
Diagnosis:
- Dental cross-bite
- Maxillary hypoplasia
- Mandibular hyperplasia
Treatment Solution:
- Pre-surgical orthodontics
- Corrective jaw (Orthognathic) surgery
- Single-piece Le Fort I osteotomy
- Bilateral mandibular osteotomies
- Post-surgical orthodontics