How Do You Survive Orthognathic Jaw Surgery (Maxillofacial Surgery)?
Have you been told that jaw surgery is the only option to straighten your, or your child’s, bite? If you’re like us, the surgeon provides detailed instructions but leaves out a few useful tips. This eHow tries to fill in the gaps. Don’t assume you’ll have to pay out of pocket just because you don’t have orthodontic insurance. In our case, the surgery came under our medical insurance, not dental or orthodontic. When your orthodontist calls it “elective” surgery, don’t assume that means “cosmetic” or “not covered by insurance”. It just means, roughly, that the problems it will fix are not life-threatening or disabling. Talk to all your providers — orthodontist, surgeon, and dentist — about the need for surgery. It was our dentist, the last one we talked to, who added the decisive bit of information: that our son had not only an overbite but an open bite. The open bite, where only the back teeth make contact top to bottom, made our son’s decision much more straightforward because it mea
