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Should I get braces and execrations or jaw surgery for an 11mm overjet? (photos)

Imaginative2416Jun 1, 2020
I am a 21 year old male and I was told by 2 orthodontists that I have a 11mm overjet and I have 2 options one being extracting 2 bicuspids and my wisdom teeth along with braces. Or jaw surgery to move my bottom jaw forward and fix it completely. I’ve been thinking about what I should do for a year now. I’ve been thinking the extraction route if it would make overjet average / healthy size but I’m afraid if I do that route and not like the results I’ll have lost 2 teeth by that point. What to do?

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Dr. Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired)
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Answered on Jun 3, 2020
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