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Will jaw alignment surgery help my tmj?
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Yes: With proper planning surgery could improve your tmj.
Answered 5/20/2013
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Very possibly: If your jaw is misaligned, and you have TMJ problems, then surgery to correct the misalignment, or orthognathic surgery, may very well help your TMJ symptoms. Our goal in treatment is to relieve pain and restore nomad function. If the jaws don't function properly because they don't line up with each other, then orthognathic surgery can be curative. Often times, jaw misalignment can cause TMJ probs.
Answered 2/16/2015
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TMJ surgery: Not necessarily and in some cases, it can make the probllems worse.
Answered 10/31/2012
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Maybe: If you have major malocclusion and it contributes to your TMJ problem, aligning the jaw may help.
Answered 3/18/2015
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