Orthodontic surgery is the specialty of dentistry, which is related with treatment of malocclusions. Malocclusions are cause by inappropriate alignment of the tooth, disproportionate development of jaws, crowding of the teeth, . Orthodontic surgeries include implants and implanted prosthesis, apiectomy, tooth extraction and fiberotomy.
Orthodontic treatment usually is started in growing patients from age of 5 to 14. First of all doctor-ortodontists must make the diagnosis and plan the treatment. Once these steps are done, special orthodontic treatment and orthodontic surgeries can be performed.
Implants and implant-supported prosthesis are part of orthodontic treatment if they involve bones. Apiectomy is difficult orthodontic surgery, which is based on removing of part of the underlying bone tissue.
If patient has problematic tooth location and it is required to get more places for permanent tooth, tooth extraction can be required. This procedure usually is performed under local or general anesthesia. Moreover, removing of wisdom teeth also is a kind of orthodontic surgeries.
In addition to this, orthodontic treatment involves fiberotomy. It is the procedure which is based on severing the fibers around a tooth and preventing it from relapsing.
Orthognathic Surgery
One of the most difficult orthodontic surgeries is orthognathic surgery. It is the procedure which is used for correction of the jaw and face development problems that can not be corrected with removable retainers or braces. Orthognathic surgery requires general anesthesia. Procedure is based on cutting the bone and creating appropriate jaws connections.
