Only lefort.. braces still?

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#1 Post by **ReoSity** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:52 am

I feel a little foolish asking this but does anyone know if braces are required if a person is only having there upper jaw moved upward?

#2 Post by **jayye** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:34 pm

I guess it depends on how the teeth would look after the jaw was moved forward.

#3 Post by **crazybeautiful** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:55 pm

You always need braces before a surgery, I believe. They are their to stablise your teeth afterwards as well as get them in the optimum position beforehand (even if your teeth are relatively straight to start with)

#4 Post by **Audra** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:05 pm

Yes, braces are still required.

#5 Post by **ReoSity** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:33 pm

That's what I figured, thanks guys.

#6 Post by **AF104** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:52 am

The incisors have to be decompensated, the teeth need to be leveled and the dental midlines need to be brought in sync with each other and the facial midline(if possible. otherwise the facial midline is corrected during surgery). The result of pre-surgical orthodontics will dictate how far the maxilla can be mobilized.