Hello, I was wondering if I could be guided correctly so that I might make a decision on how to go about the above issue. I had a SARPE a few years ago, which changed one side of nose or even face, more than the other. No one seems to notice this except for me and I wanted to know what kind of options I had. I had broken my nose at age 11 and had a bump on it since then, which I grew to not mind so much over the years, however the widening bothers me at the moment.
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I looked at the accompanying photo but that seems to be a stock photo and not related to your question. The answer to your question if you could expand one side of the maxilla (upper jaw) more than the other side is: no, most maxillary expansion appliance will expand both sides at equal rate and...
Sounds like your fractures were repaired but the occlusion was not taken into consideration? Without looking at your complete notes, it would be hard to make a definite diagnosis, but you would probably need to get either orthodontic treatment to correct the malocclusion (for minor malocclusion...
What you are describing sounds like you had an existing congential mandibular asymmetry and later on you experienced a trauma while eating something big? Obviously, we would require an extensive clinical and radiographic examination before we can offer any valuable treatment recommendations...