Surgical Jaw Correction

Following are some of the conditions that may indicate the need for corrective jaw surgery:

• Difficulty chewing, or biting food.
• Difficulty swallowing.
• Chronic jaw or jaw joint (TMJ) pain and headache.
• Excessive wear of the teeth.
• Unbalanced facial appearance from the front or side.
• Facial injury.
• Birth defects.
• Receding lower jaw and chin.
• Protruding jaw.
• Inability to make the lips meet without straining.
• Chronic mouth breathing.
• Sleep apnea (breathing problems when sleeping, including snoring).
• Open bite (space between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed)