Orthognathic Surgery

Orthognathic surgery is a corrective jaw surgery that straightens or realigns your jaw, and corrects related skeletal deformities that a patient may need.

Following conditions may also prompt a need for orthognathic surgery:

• Birth defects
• Chronic jaw or jaw joint (TMJ) pain
• Involuntary mouth breathing
• Inability of your lips to come together without straining
• Trauma or injury to the jaw or face
• Open bite (space between the upper and lower teeth when your mouth is closed)
• Protruding jaw
• Receding lower jaw and chin
• Tumor or pathology affecting the jaw