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Jaw Surgery in Spain

Details of dental clinics and medical centers in Spain performing Jaw Surgery.
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Hospital Quirónsalud Malaga

With more than 36 medical specialties, 200 physicians and surgeons of the highest level, Quironsalud Hospital Malaga is one of the most pertinent hospitals in Spain.

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Jaw Surgery is available at Hospital Quirónsalud Malaga

Vithas Xanit International Hospital

With 25 years of constant updating, today it manages to be a dentistry benchmark using cutting edge diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to tackle complex cases and rehabilitate all types of smiles functionally and aesthetically.

Availability:

Jaw Surgery is available at Vithas Xanit International Hospital

Listed dentist:

Dr. Alberto Cuevas Millán

Head of The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit

Clinica Dental Crooke

Clinica Dental Crooke has their own dental laboratory, equipped with the latest Cad/Cam technology, that allows pamper the quality of our treatment and greatly reduce the execution time, optimizing results and guaranteeing success and satisfaction to the patients.

Availability:

Jaw Surgery is available at Clinica Dental Crooke

4 listed dentists:

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Dr. Eduardo Crooke

Implantology – Periodontic – Aesthetic Dentistry

Dr. Rosa Gomez Laguna

Implantology – Prosthetics – Aesthetic Dentistry

Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

It is the medical-surgical specialty that deals with the prevention, study, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the pathology of the oral cavity and the face , as well as of the cervical structures, directly or indirectly related to them.

Availability:

Jaw Surgery is available at Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital

An ISO certified modern private hospital, which was opened in 2006, and is part of the Quironsalud Hospital Group. This tertiary care hospital has certified medical specialties capable of treating the most complicated medical cases.

Availability:

Jaw Surgery is available at Hospital Quirón Madrid

Listed dentist:

Dr. Julio Acero

Head of Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Grupo Hospitalario Quirónsalud

Quirón has an internationally prestigious medical staff, the largest in the sector, and is also the principal hospital network in terms of patient numbers and care facility area. The group administers 47 healthcare centers, more than 4.000 hospital beds and 8.000 doctors

Availability:

Jaw Surgery is available at Grupo Quirónsalud

Listed dentist:

Dr. Julio Acero Sanz

Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service

Nisa Pardo de Aravaca Hospital

A modern (opened in 2007), general, private hospital located in Madrid, part of the NISA group of hospitals. The international patients department can assist patients with accomodation and trasportation, and can communicate in English as well as in Spanish.

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Jaw Surgery is available at Nisa Pardo de Aravaca Hospital

Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja

Quironsalud Hospital Torrevieja is an ISO-certified private hospital located in the north of Torrevieja, championing excellence in cancer treatment and management. IMTJ Best International Hospital of the world (awards 2017)

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Jaw Surgery is available at Hospital Quirónsalud Torrevieja

Sant Joan de Déu-Barcelona Children’s Hospital

In the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona we believe that a healthy infant teething contributes to proper development of children and adolescents, as well as to ensure good quality of life when you reach adulthood.

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Jaw Surgery is available at Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Hospital General de Catalunya

The intent of the Hospital General de Catalunya is to provide the preceptor with an overview of the dental management of medically compromised patients in both the outpatient and inpatient settings, as well as provide exposure to the latest philosophies in all phases of general dentistry.

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Jaw Surgery is available at Hospital General de Catalunya

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About Jaw Surgery

This information is intended for general information only and should not be considered as medical advice on the part of Health-Tourism.com. Any decision on medical treatments, after-care or recovery should be done solely upon proper consultation and advice of a qualified physician.


Jaw Surgery

Orthognathic, or corrective jaw, surgery is done by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon to correct an array of minor and major dental and skeletal disorders, which include the misalignment of teeth and jaws. Surgery may improve breathing, chewing and speaking. While the patient's looks might be significantly improved due to their surgery, orthognathic surgery is done to correct functional issues.

What you can expect

Jaw surgery often may be done totally inside your mouth, so no facial scars show around your mouth, chin or jaw. Your surgeon makes cuts in the jawbones and transfers them into the right position. As soon as your jaws are correctly aligned, bone plates and screws secure the bones into their new placement.

Sometimes, the additional bone might be added to the jaw. Your surgeon moves the bone from your rib, hip or leg, and secures it with temporary wires.

Jaw surgery occurs in the hospital and needs 1 to 2-day stay. Full recovery at home usually takes 3 to 6 weeks.

In most instances, an orthodontist position braces on your teeth before the procedure. Braces are often on for 9 to18 months before the operation to align and level your teeth. After your jaw heals from the procedure, usually about 6 weeks after surgery, your orthodontist completes aligning your teeth and finally takes out the braces. The whole orthodontic process, which includes surgery, might last a year to 2 years.


Types of jaw surgery

Jaw surgery might be carried out on the lower jaw, upper jaw, or both

Upper jaw ( maxillary osteotomy )

A maxillary osteotomy might be done to correct these problems:

  • Considerably receded upper jaw
  • Crossbite
  • Too little or too much of the teeth showing
  • Open bite

From inside the mouth, your surgeon cuts the bone above the bone on top of your teeth (beneath both eye sockets) to ensure that the whole upper jaw, which includes your upper teeth and the roof of your mouth, may move as a unit. The upper teeth and jaw are moved forward until they fit correctly with the lower teeth.

As soon as the jaw is realigned, small plates and screws hold the bone in its new position. The screws that are smaller compared to a bracket used for braces get integrated into the bone structure as time passes.

An open bite happens when excess bone grows above the molars, leading to what is usually a flat, even surface to become angled. Once you bite down, your molars touch but your front teeth do not touch one another, which make chewing hard. To resolve this, your surgeon shaves away or takes out the excess bone.


Lower jaw ( mandibular osteotomy )

A considerably receded lower jaw may be fixed by a procedure known as mandibular osteotomy.

In this procedure, the surgeon creates cuts lengthwise down the jawbone and behind the molars so that the front of the jaw may move as a unit. Because of this, the jaw slides smoothly to its new place. Screws hold the jawbone as one until it heals.


Chin surgery ( genioplasty )

A deficient chin usually comes with a seriously receded lower jaw. Deficient chin may be corrected by a procedure known as genioplasty, in which your surgeon cuts your chin bone and secures it in a new place. Usually, surgeons may restructure the chin and alter the jaw during the same surgery.

Why it is performed

  • Orthognathic surgery is a combination of orthodontics and jaw surgery. Rectifying jaws that do not align correctly is a typical cause of jaw surgery.
  • Jaw surgery is suitable after growth stops, typically around age thirteen to fifteen for females and age sixteen to eighteen for males.

Jaw surgery might help to
  • Make chewing and biting less difficult and improve chewing in general
  • Decrease breakdown and wear of the teeth over years of use
  • Correct crossbites, improving the look of deficient chins, facial imbalance, overbites and underbites
  • Restore balance to lower and middle facial features
  • Improve "gummy" smiles , in which the lips do not completely close or even pull upward and display huge parts of the gums
  • Improve "toothless" smiles , in which the teeth are all covered by the lips
  • Decrease the risk of temporomandibular joint condition and other jaw disorders
  • Correct and repair abnormalities, post-traumatic facial injury and deformities
  • Offer relief for sleep apnea

Can you eat normally after surgery?

The mouth closes and opens normally, even on the day of surgery; however, the opening is restricted by the swelling and the elastic bands. You will be urged to drink and eat from the first day and slowly progress from soft, mushy food to a regular diet over the next couple of weeks.

Risks : -Numbness -Infection -Re-adjustment of the bite -Relapse of the operation

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