Orthognathic surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed to correct functional issues with breathing, chewing, and/or speaking due to a dental or skeletal irregularity. Also known as corrective jaw surgery, orthognathic surgery can have a significant impact on your quality of life. Some of the conditions that may cause you to be referred for orthognathic surgery include:

• Difficulty biting or chewing
• Difficulty swallowing
• Chronic mouth breathing
• Protruding jaw
• Open bite
• Receding chin and lower jaw
• Racial injury
• Birth defect
• Inability to close lips together
• Excessively worn teeth

Depending on the specific issue, your treatment may require a combined set of procedures by your dentist and/or orthodontist as well as the surgery performed by our doctor.

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