Hi there,
I'm wondering how surgeons decide the ideal placement of the lower jaw or angle of the TMJ?
In cases where the lower jaw has been held back by the upper jaw/maxilla, advancing the upper jaw can be expected to see the lower jaw come forward naturally into a more natural position. In BiMax surgery, how do surgeons decide how much lower jaw movement will come from this mechanism and therefore how much should come from surgical advancement of the lower jaw to create a total forward movement that lines up the bite and reduces compression of the TMJ?
Thanks,
SG
