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Dontknowwhattodo

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Can jaw surgeries be done to only one side?
« on: May 01, 2014, 03:45:16 PM »
Can jaw surgeries such as maxillomandibular advancement be done to only one side of the jaw? like for example only to right side? upper or lower or both.

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Re: Can jaw surgeries be done to only one side?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2014, 05:06:07 PM »
Has this question been answered before? Do you have any examples plz?

And also is mid line misalignment  of the teeth and jaw correctable? Because whenever I search its usually Asian sites that come up which make you a bit suspicious. not even once I got a non Asian site.

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Re: Can jaw surgeries be done to only one side?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 05:12:34 PM »
Has this question been answered before? Do you have any examples plz?

And also is mid line misalignment  of the teeth and jaw correctable? Because whenever I search its usually Asian sites that come up which make you a bit suspicious. not even once I got a non Asian site.

Midline misalignment is correctable, often even orthodontically. I don't think it's possible to operate only on one side of the jaw if changes to occlusion are involved.