My son 15yrs of age had openbite jaw reconstructive surgery 10days ago. Everything seemed fine just the normal swelling but on the 11th day we noticed his smile has dropped on his left side. this is disturbing for me as a parent. and to make if worse he is very shy. Will this stil change - as there was nothing different besides the swelling and numbness which is acceptable. please help
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November 21, 2011
Answer: Dropped smile on one side after Jaw Surgery
Dafney,
As mentioned previously, you are one on of the "lucky" souls with a very precise occlusal (bite) pattern. When people with a very small occlusal comfort zone are thrown out of that zone, generally symptoms develop. Sounds like your situation. Definitely...
It is possible to split the maxillary suture. It is easy in kids and harder as you get older but quite possible at age 20. When the suture doesn't split widening can be do due alveolus (bone that holds teeth) and teeth sliding over underlying bone or can be the teeth tipping out of the bone.Th...
Given your age six days should be plenty of time for you to heal from wisdom teeth extractions. The younger that you are the faster you heal. In addition, there is a good chance that the roots of your wisdom teeth have not completely formed yet making them easier to remove. You...