Orthognathic Surgery

What is orthognathic surgery?

Orthognathic surgery consists of harmonizing the facial features by moving the upper jaw and mandible.

This treatment is performed in patients who have a malposition of their bite (open bite, crossbite).

It is a functional treatment, because it fixes the bad bite that you have, it is aesthetic because when correcting the above, it improves your face leaving it more attractive.

Those indicated to perform this surgery are:

The only patients who should undergo this treatment are those who have a bad bite due to dental and jawbone malpositions that cannot be improved with orthodontic treatment.

It solves all the problems that are centered on an irregular growth of the facial bones and due to this cause functional problems such as:

  • biting problems
  • speech problems
  • sleep problems

And aesthetic problems such as:

  • jaw forward
  • maxilla forward

Type of malocclusion

CLASS I

This is the correct bite.

  • Harmonic profile
  • Upper / lower lip at the same height

CLASS II

This bite is not correct.

  • Upper jaw is more advanced than the lower jaw
  • This occurs because the maxilla is too prominent or the mandible is underdeveloped.
  • The upper teeth are too far forward compared to the lower teeth.

CLASS III

This bite is not correct.

  • Mandible more advanced than the upper jaw.
  • This is caused by excess mandibular growth.
  • Chin forward.

Treatments - orthognathic surgery

cirugía ortognática

MONOMAXYLAR

Treats Class II bite problems

cirugía ortognática

BIMAXILAR

Treats dentofacial deformities to achieve:

  • facial harmony
  • proper occlusion
  • joint stability