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Question:
Surgery and Braces for Overbite? Is surgery safe for overbite in a 53 year old lady?
I have been told to correct my bite. Surgery has been advised and then follow on to braces. ...Visitor from Galway Ireland
Answer:
Surgery to correct an overbite is safe given that your health is good, risks, complications, advantages, disadvantages,benefits and alternatives and costs are discussed.
We call this informed consent.
In my experience, patients that require jaw surgery go through pre-surgery orthodontics (braces), then they have the surgery and braces are again used to finish or finalize a person's occlusion or bite. Good luck with your situation.
Wisconsin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
Richard Winter, DDS MAGD
Winter Dental Associates
5323 W. Hampton Avenue
Milwaukee Wisconsin WI 53218
(414) 464-9021
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