Orthognathic (Jaw) Surgery resolves severe underbites, overbites, and facial asymmetry. Using 3D Virtual Surgical Planning by expert surgeons to deliver life-changing results.
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Orthognathic surgery, more commonly referred to as Corrective Jaw Surgery, is a major, life-changing maxillofacial procedure designed to straighten or realign the jaws. At Biswas Clinic in Ayodhya, Dr. Biswas utilizes advanced surgical techniques to correct severe skeletal and dental irregularities, including the misalignment of jaws and teeth.
When the upper jaw (maxilla) and lower jaw (mandible) do not align correctly, it results in a condition known as malocclusion. While mild malocclusions can be treated effectively by an orthodontist using braces or invisible aligners, severe skeletal discrepancies require surgical intervention. Jaw correction surgery not only dramatically improves a patient's facial aesthetics and profile but, more importantly, it restores critical oral functions such as biting, chewing, speaking, and breathing.
Our maxillofacial surgical team in Ayodhya frequently treats a wide spectrum of jaw deformities. Understanding your specific condition is the first step toward a customized surgical plan. We regularly correct:
Many patients initially seek out orthognathic surgery in Ayodhya for cosmetic reasons, desiring a balanced facial profile. However, the functional health benefits of correcting jaw discrepancies are profound and life-altering:
1. Permanent Relief from TMJ Disorders: Misaligned jaws put immense, chronic stress on the temporomandibular joints (TMJ). Over time, this leads to chronic jaw pain, headaches, clicking, and popping. Realigning the jaws permanently redistributes the biting forces, alleviating TMJ strain.
2. Curing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Patients with a severe overbite or receding lower jaw often suffer from a narrow airway. During sleep, the tongue falls backward, blocking the airway and causing severe sleep apnea. By surgically advancing the upper and lower jaws (Maxillomandibular Advancement), we drastically widen the posterior airway, often serving as a permanent cure for OSA.
3. Preventing Premature Tooth Wear: A bad bite forces certain teeth to bear the entire load of chewing. This localized stress causes teeth to crack, chip, or wear down prematurely. Jaw surgery ensures the chewing forces are evenly distributed across the entire dental arch.
Embarking on jaw correction surgery is a collaborative journey that requires time, patience, and absolute precision. A typical timeline spans 18 to 24 months and involves a close partnership between Dr. Biswas and an expert orthodontist.
Before surgery, your teeth are often angled to compensate for your misaligned jaws. An orthodontist will apply braces to move your teeth into their correct positions relative to their individual jaws. For a period, your bite may actually feel slightly worse as the dental compensation is removed, preparing the teeth for the surgical movement of the jaw bones.
At Biswas Clinic, we utilize advanced CBCT scans to create a precise 3D digital model of your skull. Dr. Biswas simulates the entire surgery on a computer, mapping out exact bone cuts (osteotomies) down to the millimeter. Custom 3D-printed surgical splints are fabricated to ensure the operating room results perfectly match the digital blueprint.
Performed under general anesthesia in a hospital setting, the surgery involves making incisions entirely inside the mouth—leaving no visible facial scars. The jaw bones are carefully sectioned, moved to their new, corrected positions, and permanently secured using microscopic biocompatible titanium plates and screws (Rigid Internal Fixation).
After a healing period of roughly 6 to 8 weeks, you will return to your orthodontist. Minor adjustments are made via braces or elastics to "fine-tune" and perfect the interdigitation of your new bite.
Recovery requires dedication, especially regarding dietary modifications.
The First Week: Expect significant facial swelling and mild bruising. Ironically, most patients report profound numbness rather than intense pain, due to the temporary stretching of facial nerves. You will be on a strict liquid diet (smoothies, broths, nutritional shakes).
Weeks 2 to 4: Swelling begins to subside rapidly. You will transition to a no-chew, very soft diet (mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, yogurt). Elastics (rubber bands) may be used to guide your jaws into their new position as the muscles adapt.
Weeks 6 to 8: The jaw bones have achieved primary healing. You can slowly return to a normal diet. Most patients return to school or work after 2 to 3 weeks, though full chewing capacity takes about two months to regain fully.
Surgical Duration
2 to 5 hours in the OR, depending on single vs. double jaw correction.
Anesthesia Type
General Anesthesia administered by a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist.
Hospitalization
Typically a 1 to 2 night inpatient hospital stay for observation.
Don't guess what your outcome might look like. Let us acquire a 3D CBCT scan to demonstrate how moving your jaws will dramatically change your profile.
Book NowThis is highly advanced skeletal surgery. It requires a dedicated Maxillofacial Specialist.
We don't guess. We take a 3D CT scan of your skull, simulate the exact jaw movements on specialized software, and 3D-print custom surgical guides before you ever enter the operating room.
The entire surgery to reposition your upper or lower jaw is done through incisions made inside your mouth. There will be zero surgical scarring on your face.
Jaw surgery must be paired with braces. We work seamlessly with expert orthodontists to align your teeth perfectly before and after the surgery, guaranteeing a flawless final bite.
From digital planning to life-changing results.
Detailed answers from our lead Maxillofacial Surgeon in Ayodhya.
Orthognathic surgery is fundamentally a medical reconstructive procedure. Its primary objective is to correct functional disorders—restoring your ability to chew properly, articulate speech clearly, prevent premature tooth loss, and secure an open airway to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
However, because the jaw bones form the foundation of your lower face, repositioning them naturally results in profound, highly desirable cosmetic transformations. Patients routinely experience dramatic improvements in facial harmony, jawline definition, and overall profile balance, but these are beneficial side-effects of treating a core medical and skeletal discrepancy.
No. In decades past, maxillomandibular fixation (wiring the jaws shut) was common to allow the bones to heal. Today, Dr. Biswas utilizes advanced Rigid Internal Fixation (RIF). During your surgery, tiny, biocompatible titanium plates and screws are placed directly into the bone fragments to hold them rigidly in their new position.
This means you will wake up from surgery able to open your mouth. While you will be restricted to a soft or liquid diet to prevent heavy chewing forces from displacing the bones, the psychological and physical comfort of not having your jaws wired is a massive advancement in modern maxillofacial care.
As with any major surgery performed under general anesthesia, there are baseline risks such as bleeding, infection, or adverse reactions to anesthesia. However, our use of 3D digital planning minimizes surgical time and vastly improves safety.
The most specific side effect of jaw surgery is temporary sensory nerve deficit. The nerves that supply feeling to your lower lip, chin, and cheeks run closely through the jawbones. Because they are gently stretched during the mobilization of the bones, it is completely normal to experience profound numbness in these areas post-surgery. For the vast majority of patients, normal sensation gradually returns over a period of 2 to 6 months as the nerves heal.
The cost of corrective jaw surgery varies significantly based on several factors, including whether you require single jaw surgery (just the upper or lower) or bimaxillary surgery (both jaws). Other factors include hospital admission fees, the cost of the titanium plates used, and pre-surgical computerized 3D splints.
At Biswas Clinic in Ayodhya, we focus on absolute transparency. After your initial clinical assessment and CBCT scans, our team will provide a comprehensive financial breakdown covering surgical fees, hospital costs, and hardware. We can also assist you in determining if parts of the medical reconstructive aspects of the surgery might be covered under specific health insurance policies.
In approximately 95% of cases, yes. The reason is that your teeth have naturally tilted and drifted over the years to "compensate" for your misaligned skeletal base, trying their best to find a way to touch each other.
If a surgeon were to correct the jaw bones without straightening the teeth first, the teeth would clash heavily in the new position. The pre-surgical orthodontic phase "decompensates" the teeth—aligning them straight over their respective jawbones so that when Dr. Biswas moves the jaws in the operating room, the upper and lower teeth lock together beautifully in a perfect Class I bite.
Orthognathic surgery requires careful planning. Book a consultation to discuss your specific skeletal needs.