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Can an Extreme Overbite Be Corrected Quickly with a Cosmetic Smile Makeover?
asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Bernard Ian Krupp, DDS
Question viewed 462 times
Tags: comparison, frequency, outcome, overbite, quick, reconstructive, results, surgery
How often do people come in for a fix to their overbite problem, hoping that a smile maker will be quick and easy solution, but end up with will a full mouth reconstruction to realign the jaw instead?
4 answers to Can an Extreme Overbite Be Corrected Quickly with a Cosmetic Smile Makeover?
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Smile Makeover vs. Jaw Surgery
An overbite is a skeletal issue that treated properly should be corrected as a team approach by a board certified Orthodontist and a board certified Maxillofacial Surgeon who has lots of experience doing this type of surgery. There are many dentists who call themselves "Cosmetic Dentists" but there is no speciality in dentistry like this and no training programs but many would attempt to camouflage the skeletal deformity by full mouth reconstruction. In the end it is simpler and...
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Bernard Ian Krupp, DDS
Baltimore Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Baltimore Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
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Extreme overbite quick correction with cosmetic smile makeover
Extreme overbite is not usually able to be corrected by a cosmetic smile makeover. Many of these problems are underlying skeletal structural issues but you should talk to an orthodontist and see what he can advise you. I have been able to to correct "overbites" which we orthodontists refer to as "protrusions" of up to 15 mm without jaw surgery by using upper bicuspid extractions and temporary anchorage devices (T.A.D.s also called mini implants)....
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Clark L. Jones, DDS, MSD
Phoenix Orthodontist
Phoenix Orthodontist
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Smile Makeovers With Extreme Overbite
Completing smile makeovers quickly on a patient with a severe overbite is usually not going to happen without having a compromised result. With severe overbites the treatment usually consist of 1-2 phases of orthodontics and potentially even jaw surgery. Surgery is needed when the overbite is caused by a deficient mandible (lower jaw) or a rather large maxilla (upper jaw). It would only be recommended if it were the only choice to give you the desired result. Porcelain...
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Extreme overbite and a Cosmetic Smile Makeover
I think the answer to this question is what is your definition of a Cosmetic Smile Makeover?? And what is your definition of quickly?? It is of my opinion that if you include surgery or orthodontics in your definition of Cosmetic Smile Makeover, then the answer is "Yes". Many times an extreme overbite is a skeletal issue. It could either be an overdeveloped Maxilla (upper Jaw), or an underdeveloped mandible (lower jaw), or even a combination of both. If you are saying...
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James Merrett, DDS
Maui Cosmetic Dentist
Maui Cosmetic Dentist