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- Surgery instead of braces? I'm 19 years old and I have an underbite. All of my friends say that I have a beautiful smile but I don't feel that way because of my underbite, which I think is pretty bad. I went to my dentist and he said that I would have to have braces and then have surgery. Since I'm 19 I really
don't want to get braces but I'm fine with having the surgery done to realign my jaw. Is there anyway that I can just get the surgery done without the braces? I know my teeth aren't 100% straight but I really don't want to get braces. ...Visitor from OH (answer)
- Breaking Jaw and Surgery required? How can an under-bite be fixed? I was told that major surgery was involved and this included the breakage of my jaw bone. Is this the procedure for most under-bites? ...Visitor from CA (answer)
- Jaw pain: I am 56 years old. I have an underbite that has never given me any problems until very recently. My jaws are starting to feel pain near my ears. What can happen, what is causing this, and what can be done to help it ? ...Visitor from IL (answer)
- Fix without Surgery? I'm 19 years old and I have a mini underbite. Its not that bad but it is still an underbite! Because of the underbite, my face looks flat, except for my nose. Is it possible to correct my underbite without having surgery? I'm scared of surgery. ...Visitor from Vancouver British Columbia Canada (answer)
- Does it worsen as we grow older? I have an underbite and wanted to know if it will continue to worsen with age or stops when I stopped growing? I have lived with it for this long as I am 27 years old, but if it was to get worse maybe look into correcting. Also, how likely is it to pass on through my children? ...Visitor from Australia (answer)
- I have an idea on how to fix my bite: I have an underbite but my problem is not that my upper teeth protrude in front of my bottom teeth. I have had braces before so my upper and bottom front teeth now meet. My problem is that the angle of my front bottom teeth is slanted outward at like a 45 degree angle (I'm sure its not 45 degrees but you get my point). I was wondering if without surgery I can push back my bottom teeth so that they stand vertically instead of slanted and then bring my bottom jaw forward so that my bottom and upper front teeth meet. I am sure that would get rid of my underbite. I hope I explained it well enough for you. So let me know what you think. ...Visitor from WA (answer)
- Class 3: My daughter is 8 years old and has a class 3 underbite. I have taken her to 2 dentists. Dentist no. 1 said she must go to an orthodontist for braces and dentist no. 2 said we should do nothing till she is 12 when she could have her lower jaw broken and reset by a maxillo-facial surgeon. Dentist no 2 also said that her jaw will go back to how it was after braces have been removed as she is still growing. I would really appreciate your advice. ...Visitor from South Africa (answer)
- Class 3 Bite: I'm 18 years old and I have a class 3 underbite. I have already had braces. I had them for 3 years. I got them off about a year ago. When I had braces my orthodonist had some of my teeth pulled to give my teeth room to move. Now that my braces are off my friends and I think my teeth look worse than before I had braces. Now my bottom teeth stick out alot farther than my top teeth and now I have gaps where they pulled my teeth. Is there anything I can do besides surgery? ...Visitor from TX (answer)
- Can't see top teeth: I am currently going through the braces stage for my under bite. Surgery was an option for me at the start of my treatment but the orthodontist said she could fix my bite with out surgery. I have nearly finished aligning my teeth and I am still unhappy with the result my teeth are sitting behind my top teeth. Now you can not see my top teeth very well because my top jaw is too small. I did go see a maxillofacial surgeon before I started my treatment and he said that he would make my top jaw longer and pull it down so you could see more of my top teeth. My
parents are against the surgery and say it is not nessary because my teeth are in the correct position. I am still very unhappy though. ...Visitor from Australia (answer)
- Acromegaly: I have an underbite that developed from Acromegaly, which I have recently been diagnosed with. I do not want to have surgery to correct the underbite because I have residual damage from Bells Palsy. My question: how can I correct the underbite without surgery? Also, since the Acromegaly releases the Growth Hormone, is it possible to treat my orthodontic problem of that of a teenager who is still growing? I am 39 year old female. ...Visitor from NJ (answer)
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