Is there anything that needs to be treated to correct my overbite?

Overbite can affect the shape of our mouth and face, and may even make the face look sunken, which is very harmful to the individual's image. It can be corrected by surgical methods. During the operation, in addition to understanding the relevant steps, you need to undergo an examination before the operation and do oral tests to see if you meet the surgical standards.

Correction method 1. For overbite caused by maxillary retrusion: use maxillary osteotomy and advancement surgery. This orthodontic surgery method uses a special maxillary osteotomy method to move the maxilla forward as a whole to achieve the purpose of overbite correction. By moving the maxilla forward, the facial depression caused by maxillary retraction can be significantly improved.

2. For underbite caused by mandibular protrusion: use mandibular splitting surgery. This method of orthodontic surgery is to correct the dental problem of mandibular protrusion by cutting the mandible bone and then moving the mandible back as a whole. This type of orthodontic surgery can not only shorten the length of the mandible, but also adjust the proportions of the entire face, making the face more coordinated and beautiful.

3. Correction with braces

The most commonly used ones are fixed braces and removable braces, which are braces that you can wear and take off. There are also some new ones, such as braces made on the tongue side, and braces made of tooth-colored, such as ceramic braces, or transparent ones such as molded braces. These are also called aesthetic braces or invisible braces.

4. Adults with overbite can use surgical orthodontics, which is also called "dental surgery orthodontics" or "surgical orthodontic beauty". It is a surgical method to correct the misalignment of teeth and alveolar processes of adults (over 18 years old). Children's dental deformities are most suitable for traditional correction by wearing braces because the body is in the growth period. Adults have stopped jaw development, so although most can still be corrected by this method, it often takes 1 to 2 years or even longer to complete the treatment. Some deformities, such as upper and lower alveolar protrusion, cannot achieve the ideal effect by traditional non-surgical methods, but surgical orthodontics can complete the correction within 2 to 3 hours.

2. Examination of physical health status before overbite correction surgery: Excluding possible internal diseases such as heart, lung, liver, blood, previous surgical history, medication history, allergy history, etc.

3. Stop drinking alcohol and stop taking aspirin, vitamin E and other vasodilators one week before the correction surgery.

Postoperative precautions 1. Overcome the discomfort during the initial wearing period: In the first few days or even one or two weeks of wearing braces, it may cause soreness or even pain in the teeth, as well as tingling in the cheek and lip mucosa. Patients should be mentally prepared for this and cooperate with the doctor to get through this initial period.

2. Carefully protect the corrective devices: The brackets bonded to the tooth surface and the archwires passing through them are very delicate devices, and patients must take extra care of them. This requires the following: brushing your teeth carefully and gently to avoid violent collisions with the devices; eating or chewing food with gentle movements, and try to avoid eating coarse and hard food; do not touch or fiddle with the corrective devices on the tooth surface with your fingers.

3. Strictly follow the doctor's instructions: Patients should strictly follow the doctor's requirements and cooperate with the treatment throughout the treatment process, such as replacing elastic bands, using extraoral bows, and wearing removable correctors. In addition, following instructions and attending follow-up visits on time is also a necessary condition for achieving good correction results.