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My jaw hangs open naturally, I have overbite, TMJ, and asymmetry to name a few issues. What do you suggest I do? (Photo)

Exquisite322727Mar 29, 2022
Please examine the pictures so I know which procedures I can get to maximize appearance and minimize discomfort in the lower half of my face. Thank you.

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Dr. Alejo Villarreal, DDS
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Answered on Jul 27, 2022
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H. George Brennan, MD, FACS - Account Suspended

It appears from your photographs that you have both conditions. You should consult with an expert facial plastic surgeon or a maxillofacial surgeon. The more simple correction would be to consider facial implants. The more complex solution calls for the reconstructing the bony framework of...

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Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired)

Your primary issue is the underdevelopment of the entire lower jaw. The ideal would be to increase the overbite/overjet with orthodontics (despite your past orthodontics) and advance the lower jaw to achieve the goal. A masking approach with a genioplasty and jawline augmentation is a second...

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Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired)

You appear to have a differential growth issue but the situation does not need correction usually unless you have esthetic concerns or significant symptoms

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