Open Bite HELP?!
Question:
Open Bite HELP?
My daughter of 17 years of age has an open bite i would like to know if there is any plastic surgery that will close the gap for good?
Answers:
More than likely your daughter would need some pretty heavy duty Orthodontics and possibly including breaking her jaw and resetting it, which is not a lot of fun. An open bite is one of the most difficult cases to correct. Full braces would be put on and if the bite could not be corrected with just that, then they would have to consider breaking the jaw and resetting it to have better occlusion all the way around and then wire her jaw shut for several weeks. Very extensive and time consuming not to mention the painful. It can be done and your best bet would be to set up a consult with a local Orthodontist. They will take a series of xrays to determine the best course of treatment. Good luck.