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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: Vic on December 29, 2015, 03:40:15 PM

Title: Jaw Surgery without Braces
Post by: Vic on December 29, 2015, 03:40:15 PM

Can you have upper and lower jaw surgery with out braces if you already have a good bite already?

Title: Re: Jaw Surgery without Braces
Post by: Bobbit on December 29, 2015, 03:51:12 PM

Quote from: Vic on December 29, 2015, 03:40:15 PM

Can you have upper and lower jaw surgery with out braces if you already have a good bite already?

Unless I have my memory confused,  I have seen  pictures of a case like that about a year ago  - -  where I think the surgeon installed some temporary "pegs"  that were used for the rubber bands to hold the various pieces in place against the 3-D printed splints between the upper/lower jaws.

Title: Re: Jaw Surgery without Braces
Post by: Rico on December 29, 2015, 04:41:46 PM

http://www.sandropelo.it/la-chirurgia-ortognatica

turn on translator in Google and read there about Surgery First

Title: Re: Jaw Surgery without Braces
Post by: PloskoPlus on December 29, 2015, 05:13:20 PM

Quote from: Vic on December 29, 2015, 03:40:15 PM

Can you have upper and lower jaw surgery with out braces if you already have a good bite already?

Arch bars are one option.  They are as horrendous for your gums as they look.
IMF screws are another option.