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Jane Mourad
Mourad Odontologia, Brazil
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Dentist Case Rep
It’s also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery. Is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face related to structure, growth, airway issues including sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, maloclusion, problems primarily airsing from skeletal disharmonies, otorrino orthodontic dental bite problems that cannot be easily treated with braces, as well as the broad range of facial imbalances, disharmonies, asymmetries and malproportions where correction can be considered to improve facial aesthetics and self esteem. This surgery is performed via the mouth, where jaw bone is cut, moved, modified and realigned to correct malocclusion or dental facial deformity. The word “osteotomy” means the division of home by means of a surgical cut.