Alex presented with a very retruded lower jaw, protruding upper teeth, and a deep bite that caused damage to the palatal aspect of her upper teeth. She had a short lower jaw, which meant that her upper incisor teeth were pushed forward by the muscle pressure of her lower lip and were prominent (“goofy”) as a result. As they had no contact against her upper teeth, her lower incisor teeth had over erupted into the roof of her mouth (the palate) and had stripped away the gum from behind the upper incisors.
The solution for Alex was to correct the short lower jaw employing Jaw Advancement Surgery, which brought the lower incisors forward to meet the upper incisors in an anatomically correct position. She wore braces for about 12 months before the surgery and needed to wear them for a similar period of time afterwards to settle her bite.
The real challenge in Alex’s case was the orthodontic preparation prior to surgery which was expertly done by Dr Claire Nightingale of Queen’s Gate Orthodontics, after which Manolis carried out the lower jaw surgery to advance the lower jaw. The orthodontics and the surgery have worked together to give Alex the superb smile she has always wanted!
In collaboration with Consultant Orthodontist – Dr Claire Nightingale
