Orthognathic Surgery Questions
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My lower jaw is not right
I'm a 15 year old. I hav my lower jaw exceeding upper jaw. Can you tell me about the cost and methods of the surgery ? I went to a dentist and he says I had to remove my tree teeth which scared me to hell. I never decided to do the surgery. But....
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Lost Retainer, How To Order Online?
My daughter lost her retainer about 2 months ago &i am about to purchase a new retainer online ,can i send a mold of her teeth now , or will it not do anything and keep her teeth that way sence her teeth are already spread ?
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Orthodontist wants to file my teeth.
Hello, I got my braces about 9 months ago and the doctor has noticed that one of my front teeth has a chip in it. He asked me if I had a dentist that's going to fix it for me, but I'm only 19 and unfortunately I don't have any insurance at all, so...
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Fractured mandible
I had an accident and sustained a left mandible condylar head fracture, dislocated, a right mandible symphysis body fracture and several chipped/broken teeth. I had an ORIF of condylar head fracture with interdental wiring and a closed reduction of...
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Ossifying Fibroma
A friend was just diagnosed with ossifying fibroma of the mandible. She woke up one morning with an obvious swelling around the area of the lower left row of teeth. Very hard, but painless and also presenting under the tongue and starting to shift...
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Headgear and Linguistic Braces
I\'m 28 and have an underbite that I\'d like corrected and am looking to the find the most low profile and least life intruding method of doing so. I had braces in high school and, originally, the plan was to have Orthognathic Surgery to correct...
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Will I need surgery?
I am 19 and I was told I would need braces and a expander as a girl , my parents did not think it was needed. I have a crossbite and all but my top 4 front teeth sit in side my lower jaw. Is this very bad and will i need surgery?
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Underbite issues
I have a bad underbite. When I was around 12 or 13 I had braces. At that time they asked if I would like to have surgery to fix my underbite and I said no because it never really bothered me. I'm almost 25 now and I'm starting to have pain in my...
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Will I need Braces For This?
I am 13 years old and I still have 10 milk teeth left but this is not the problem, the problem is that I have a tooth growing next to my molar right at the back of my mouth (the molar is a milk tooth) and it is hurting all the time, can you tell me...
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Wisdom Teeth Removal Pulsing Pain?
I recently had all 4 of my wisdom teet removed on monday april 20. It is thursday and i have been feeling pain in the low bottom right of my jaw where 1 of my wisdom teeth was removed i was wondering is it normal to feel pulsing pain in the socket...
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What shall I do?
Around 8 weeks ago I visited the orthodontist for the first time - I am 15 years old. The orthodontist looked at my teeth and I had an X-Ray, and they then proceeded to tell me that I could receive fixed braces under the NHS. However, they told me...
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Wisdom Teeth Removed If Not Bothersome?
Is it necessary to have wisdom teeth removed if they are not bothersome?
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Can Upper Jaw Surgery Fix an Overjet?
I am 24 years old and had braces when I was 10 years old until I was 12 years old. Since then my teeth have shifted and my lower jaw either did not grow as much as it should have or has moved backward. I have talked to an oral surgeon but am...
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How Much Does It Cost To Have Both Jaws Moved For Underbite Surgery?
My Orthodontist required to me that both jaws must be operated on to correct my class 3 underbite. How much is the price range since I live in Des Plaines, Illinois?
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What Are The Risks Of An Untreated Crossbite?
what are the risks when a 10yr old child has a crosbite and does not treated like one that gets the palate expander? My daugter is bieng told that her lower jaw is growing. What should i expect if the expander is put in vs. not doing so?
