I recently went to the dentist to find that I have horizontally impacted wisdom teeth in my lower jaw below the gum which may need to be removed sometime in the future. Will having a chin implant affect any dental work and will i have to let them know? Also do implants show up on dental x-rays - the panoramic ones they take of your upper and lower teeth?
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You are not a candidate for a chin implant, you have a deficient lower facial 1/3 and this is one of the reasons your face does not look long enough. You appear that you would benefit from a sliding genioplasty to advance your chin but also to elongate it and the later will give you better...
Hello! Thank you for your question! Numbness after any surgical
procedure is expected for several weeks to months following. As the
nerves to the area are traumatized and will then experience a temporary
neuropraxia, a transient loss of nerve conduction. This usually
resolves over the...
