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Overbite Correction for 15 Year Old

Would you do surgery on a 15 yr. old to correct overbite. Braces have not corrected her bite. The orto. wants to break her jaw.to correct it. What would happen if we chose not to do the surgery?

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age 17 or under jaw overbite
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1 Doctor Answer | Asked by memesan in Millen Ga.
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Jaw Surgery

The surgery that you are talking about is called Orthognatic surgery. unfortunately, it is the only way to correct an overbite. the younger the patient is the faster the recovery is. one of my dentist referral had it at at age of 50 and he is much happier person but definetly the recovery was very difficult for him.  An overbite can lead in the future to more damage in the dentition thus creating a TMJ problem (articulation of the jaw). ... more
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