Mary has an overbite, John's lower jaw protrudes and Kate is bothered by a receding chin. Like more than 10 million Americans, these three suffer from irregularities of the jaw. Dentofacial deformities can affect a person's ability to eat, speak and breathe properly.
Many patients also suffer emotionally from such defects.
Sadly, children are often the target of mocking and ill humored comments from peers when facial appearance is compromised. The results of irregular growth of the upper jaw can be devastating both functionally and cosmetically. We are best equipped to determine if you have a jaw deformity and if orthognathic surgery is indicated. Surgical correction is only undertaken after careful examination and X-rays, photographs and plaster models of the teeth are studied. Often an orthodontist is consulted to work with us to effect the optimal cosmetic and functional result.