Alternatives To Jaw Surgery To Correct A Minor Overbite?

By Orthodontics Editor, on July 3rd, 2009

I met with an orthodontist about Invisalign. My teeth have crowding, and I have a slight overbite. My two choices were to have a tooth extracted to make room, and then do Invisalign OR have jaw surgery and then do Invisalign. Jaw surgery sounds ridiculously painful, not to mention expensive to compared to a single tooth extraction. My overbite is minor and certainly doesn’t pose any problems, however, I do feel that I would look better if my jaw wasn’t recessive. Does anyone know if an overbite can be corrected without surgery? Will the Invisalign help change it at all? Are there any devices I could use to correct it? I am meeting with him again next week, but just wanted to see if anyone knew the answers to these questions before. Thanks!

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1 comment to Alternatives To Jaw Surgery To Correct A Minor Overbite?

• Liz67

  July 3, 2009 at 6:40 pm

  I think you should get a second opinion from a different dentist.

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