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P K Patel MD
Procedure to Correct Asymmetry
Upper Jaw Surgery and Lower Jaw Surgery
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Braces are put on first
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When the teeth are aligned, you are ready for jaw surgery
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Jaw surgery is done inside mouth without outside scars.
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Sectioning and repositioning the upper jaw and the lower jaw allows the surgeon to improve the symmetry
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Titanium plates are used to hold the bone togther until it heals.
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We never wire the jaws closed
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Braces are continued after surgery
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