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Jaw Surgery without Braces?

April 26, 2017braces Jaw surgery

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Jaw Surgery without Braces?

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I am 23 years of age and I have fairly good teeth. The only problem that bothers me (I have two crooked bottom teeth that does not trouble me) is my extreme overbite. I was about 16 when my dentist told me about the corrective Jaw Surgery and how my lower jaw recedes too much just for braces. My question is since my overbite goes beyond braces can I just get the jaw surgery without braces? My concern is only my receding jaw and not my crooked teeth. My results do not have to be perfect either, just “good enough.” …