In most cases, clutter and mismatch between upper and lower jaw has teeth disorders. Sometimes teeth and jaw problems can be treated with orthodontics, but sometimes severe jaw problems are such that not only orthodontics is not enough, but jaw surgery is also required..
Teeth and jaw disorders may be genetic reasons, have congenital or developmental, so from birth or an individual cell growth. In addition to the damage to the jaw joints and pathology (Tumor growth) Can be disfiguring jaw and teeth at any age. Some of the reasons why a person with abnormal jaw jaw and dental surgery needs are:
• Mouth ulcers
• breathing problems
• facial asymmetry
• Jaw joint disorders
• abnormal growth of both jaws
• jaw joint damage caused by impact
• placement of teeth on each other
• Inability to eat and chew properly
• common structural abnormalities of the jaw and teeth
• Elimination of dental implants and bone loss
• Remove damaged teeth and non-recyclable
• infection in the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaw and neck
• birth defect (Jaw growth problems and cleft lip and palate)
• reconstruction after cancer treatment in the face, jaw, mouth and neck.
Maxillofacial Surgery at what age is appropriate?
The right age for jaw surgery is 18 to 25 years old, because the growth of the jaw has reached its final stage at this age and stops. Changing the face through jaw surgery should also be done at the same age when the person has passed his bone maturity.. But if the patient's jaw to be a serious problem, maxillofacial surgeon focuses on improving the existing problem in the jaw and the applicant's age is not an important issue.
Dr Behnam khorami