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Upper jaw widening operation

How long does it take to recover from upper jaw surgery?

How long does it take to recover from upper jaw surgery?

Initial jaw healing typically takes about six weeks after surgery, but complete healing can take up to 12 weeks. After initial jaw healing — at about six weeks — your orthodontist finishes aligning your teeth with braces. The entire orthodontic process, including surgery and braces, may take several years.

Upper jaw widening operation

The most important information about the upper jaw expansion process, the reasons for its procedure, and other important information that we provide you with in the following article:

Maxillary enlargement: when is it performed?

Jaw widening surgery is usually performed after growth stops, i.e. from 14 – 16 years for females and 17 – 21 years for males. The operation is performed under general anesthesia . The following are the cases treated by the upper jaw widening operation:

  • Patients who have crooked teeth or crowded teeth as a result of their narrow jaw require this operation, as it is difficult to put orthodontics to treat these problems without resorting to tooth extraction.
  • Patients who have problems with the symmetry of the upper or lower jaw or a small chin resort to this operation
  • Sleep apnea is one of the problems that can be caused by maxillary narrowing and is treated by jaw expansion.
  • Many people suffer from malocclusion as a result of problems in the jaw or teeth, and this problem can be eliminated by expanding the upper or lower jaw.

It is worth noting that maxillary augmentation is not the only way to treat the above problems, and your doctor may help you treat it using what he thinks is appropriate based on your health situation. 

Maxillary enlargement: how is it performed?

Here are the most important details about the upper jaw enlargement process:

1. Consultation

The consultation takes place with the orthodontist as well as the surgeon who will perform the procedure.

2. Pre-operative appointment

All orthodontic surgery procedures begin with an appointment for the doctor to perform an x-ray or scan to make a dental model. Pictures and models are used to plan how the procedure will be performed.

3. Anesthesia

General anesthesia is used with a breathing tube placed through the nose.

4. Surgery

Incisions are made in the mouth and sometimes additional small incisions are made on the cheeks, then the doctor begins to fill the bones in the planned areas to be then fixed with plates and screws, and the surgeon may resort to leaving a splint as a protector that is attached to the teeth.

5. Evaluation of results

The results of jaw surgery are visible immediately, but become more visible after the swelling and bruising disappears within a month or two after surgery.

Maxillary enlargement surgery: recovery phase

It includes the following:

  1. After the operation, you need to stay in the hospital for at least one night in most cases.
  2. When you feel pain, the pain is controlled by giving you intravenous analgesics prescribed by the anesthesiologist, and you will be given some antibiotics .
  3. It is important to know that you need to take at least one to two weeks off, whether from work or study, to get enough rest.
  4. Don’t worry about stitches, as these are melting stitches that gradually dissolve within 1-2 weeks. Swelling and bruising usually go away in at least 2-3 weeks.
  5. For the first two weeks after surgery, a diet that includes soft, easy-to-chew foods is recommended.
  6. It is important to maintain oral hygiene by brushing and rinsing with salt water
  7. It usually takes about 6 weeks for the jaw to heal after surgery.

Maxillary expansion surgery: complications

Some of the potential complications of surgery may include:

  • Bleeding .
  • Having a broken jaw.
  • Loss of part of the jaw.
  • The jaw does not return to its original position.
  • The need for an additional operation.
  • Numbness and tingling as a result of a nerve injury.
  • Having an infection.
  • Changes in the nasal cavity
  • Temporomandibular joint problems

source : wikipedia

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