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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: UnderMunch on June 14, 2017, 03:30:30 PM

Title: Where do teeth go before jaw surgery?
Post by: UnderMunch on June 14, 2017, 03:30:30 PM

I have crowding of my front teeth in my lower jaw and maybe a tiny bit of crowding in my upper jaw: Where or in what direction would the max fac surgeon normally move my teeth before surgery? Are they just moved backward or are there other ways to create space for the teeth?

Title: Re: Where do teeth go before jaw surgery?
Post by: ditterbo on June 17, 2017, 05:04:49 PM

I'm wondering the same thing, just so happened to pose a very similar question to Gunson.

Title: Re: Where do teeth go before jaw surgery?
Post by: UnderMunch on June 17, 2017, 11:30:56 PM

Quote from: ditterbo on June 17, 2017, 05:04:49 PM

I'm wondering the same thing, just so happened to pose a very similar question to Gunson.

I'm guessing that they're commonly moved backwards, towards the throat since moving the jaw forward will make it so that both jaws occlude properly even with the teeth moved back.

But it's just a guess, I don't know.

Title: Re: Where do teeth go before jaw surgery?
Post by: Eilerson on June 18, 2017, 01:12:40 PM

 The bite will be decompensated in orthodontic presurgery stage this usually entails uprighting the teeth.

 If you're skeletal Class iii be prepared for the underbite to get worse during the preparation stage.