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What is surgery for a cross bite like?
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Depends: The extent of the surgery can vary but from your description, they are likley to need to split the palate and then reposition and allow it to heal. You will be very sore for some time but it is very beneficial to your occlusion and ofter a side affect is improved esthetics. Ask your provider for details.
Answered 8/14/2012
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Who said surgery?: These days, in kids it's all fixed with braces. In adults, it may involve a small incision in the roof of your mouth. Common for kids, very few of us know about it for adults....
Answered 8/15/2012
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Don't isolate: If you have a cross bite you probably have multiple other occlusal irregularities. In children we widen narrow upper jaws with expansion appliances. In adults, surgical assistance is required. The surgery is usually done in office, and the two halves of the upper jaw are separated from each other and from other bones to permit expansion. Recovery is similar to after wisdom tooth extraction.
Answered 9/13/2013
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