Orthognathic surgery is the surgical correction of skeletal abnormalities of the mandible, maxilla or both. The underlying abnormality may be congenital (intrinsic), present at birth.
These abnormalities may be recognized at birth or may not become obvious until the individual grows and develops. The dysmorphology may be extrinsic, the result of traumatic injuries or secondary to systemic diseases.
Often, the severity of these deformities necessitates surgical correction in combination with other rehabilitative services, including no surgical therapies.
In this video, we talk about mandibular and midface fractures, trauma surgery, skeletal discrepancies, and orthognathic surgery.
