Causes And Treatments For Jaw Deformities

Jaw deformities are a common condition ranging from mild abnormalities to more defects that can be surgically corrected .In some causes the upper or lower jaw or both may grow to much resulting in malocclusion.

Upper Jaw (Maxillary) Deformity Treatment

Upper jaw deformities also known as the maxillary deformities are the deformities which mainly affect the maxillary of the patients. The size of the maxilla in the patients is either increased or decreased which also leads to compromising in the appearance of the patients in the long term. Therefore, it is important to diagnose the condition at the right point of time.

There are several causes which are associated with the upper jaw deformity and this includes dental abscess, teeth grinding, anxiety, temporomandibular joint pain, tumour of jaw, sinus infection, road traffic accidents, cleft lip, cleft palate, maxillary hypoplasia, poor dental hygiene as well as dental cysts.

Many patients suffer from the deformities due to genetic factors and therefore the genetic links of the disorders should be checked at the time of the diagnosis of the upper jaw deformity cases in the patients. In this way, proper diagnosis will help a lot in order to get the proper treatment plan made for the patients in the best way.

Lower Jaw (Mandibular) Deformity Treatment

Lower jaw deformity can be seen in many patients who come to the oral surgeons or dentists to get their appearance corrected. Lower jaw deformities are comparatively more prominent than the upper jaw deformities due to the position of the respective jaws. Therefore, the aesthetic features are handled with much more care in case of the lower jaw deformities which are also known as the mandibular deformities.

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Jaw deformities are common conditions that affect the upper or lower jaws. It can be corrected by a jaw reshaping surgery. Here the jaws may grow too much or too little resulting in a condition called malocclusion (imperfect positioning of teeth when the jaws are closed). These deformities may be due to trauma or birth defects like cleft lip or cleft palate. Correction of jaw deformities helps you to get a new look.

Types of Jaw Deformities

1. Malocclusion: Imperfect positioning of teeth when the jaws are closed.

2. Microgenia: Unusually small or deformed chin

3. Macrogenia: Enlarged chin

4. Macrognathia: Abnormally large jaw

5. Short Maxilla: Upper jaw is shorter than normal

6. Long Maxilla: Upper jaw is longer than normal

7. Mandible prognathism: Protruding lower jaws

Diagnosis

Jaw deformities can be diagnosed by a physical examination. For proper clarification of the deformities X-ray, CT scan or MRI scans are also advised.

Treatments

1.Upper Jaw (Maxillary) deformity treatment : Surgeries can be done to treat this maxillary deformity.This include addition or reduction of the bone structure, to get the normal shape and size of maxilla.

2.Lower Jaw (Mandibular) deformity treatment: Mandibular deformities are more common compared to maxillary deformities. This can be treated using dentofacial osteotomy or orthognathic surgery. Orthognathic surgeries are performed to correct conditions of jaw, face or other skeletal problems. Mandible prognathism can also treated using Mandibular osteotomy .It is done to get an aesthetic look.

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