Surgical Orthodontic Cases
Explore complex before & after cases involving jaw surgery, extractions, asymmetry, and other advanced treatment needs—highlighting the results achievable with comprehensive orthodontic care.
Adult female with a lower jaw that was positioned too far back in combination with moderate upper and mild lower crowding and too much vertical overlap of upper and lower front teeth (deep bite). Treatment was done through a combination of upper and lower braces and surgery to move the lower jaw forward.
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Adult male presenting with a lower jaw that was positioned too far backward compared to his upper jaw and severe crowding in his lower jaw. To correct this situation a combination of orthodontics and surgery of the lower jaw was needed. Because the discrepancy between upper and lower jaw was very large, a regular lower jaw advancement surgery (sagittal split osteotomy) was not possible. The lower jaw was advanced 18 mm through a surgical process called distraction osteogenesis, through which the lower jaw was advanced 0,75 mm per day (Class II severe retrognathia with mandibular crowding).
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Adolescent (almost adult) female presenting with a lower jaw that was positioned too far backward compared to her upper jaw and moderate to severe crowding in her upper and lower jaw. She could not close her lips without significant lip strain. In order to create a balanced profile a combination of orthodontic treatment with surgery to advance her lower jaw was needed (sagittal split osteotomy) (Class II retrognathia with crowding).
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Lower jaw was positioned too far backward compared to his upper jaw and too much vertical overlap of his front teeth. To create a balanced profile a combination of orthodontics and surgical advancement of his lower jaw was needed (sagittal split osteotomy). Treatment was initiated towards the end of his growth (Class II retrognathia with deep bite).
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