Orthognatic Surgery

This type of surgery is usually done in the hospital. Some signs of imbalance in growth that may require orthognathic “corrective” facial surgery include:

• difficulty chewing or biting food
• difficulty swallowing
• speech problems
• chronic jaw pain
• excessive wearing of teeth
• open bite (space between upper and lower front or back teeth when mouth is closed)
• unbalanced facial appearance
• facial injury or birth defects
• receding chin
• protruding jaw
• inability to make lips meet without effort
• chronic mouth breathing with dry mouth
• sleep apnea (breathing problems when sleeping, such as snoring)

Orthognathic surgery often requires a team approach with the oral and maxillofacial surgeon and the orthodontist. If you have any questions please feel free to call our office at (757) 430-7690.