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2. Orthognathic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Orthognathic surgery (/ ˌ ɔːr θ ə ɡ ˈ n æ θ ɪ k /), also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery, is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face related to structure, growth, airway issues including sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems primarily arising from skeletal disharmonies, and other orthodontic dental bite problems that cannot ...

3. Maxillomandibular advancement - Wikipedia

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   In the late 1970s advancement of the lower jaw (mandibular advancement) was noted to improve sleepiness in three patients. Subsequently, maxillomandibular advancement was used for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Currently, maxillomandibular advancement surgery is often performed simultaneously with genioglossus advancement (tongue ...

4. Le Fort I osteotomy - Wikipedia

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   The maxilla is a paired bone that forms a significant portion of the midface. It articulates with the frontal, zygomatic, palatine bone, and sphenoid bones. The Le Fort I segment, the portion of the maxilla mobilized during the osteotomy, receives its blood supply primarily from the ascending palatine artery (a branch of the facial artery) and the anterior branch of the ascending pharyngeal ...

5. Brielle Biermann Undergoes 6-Hour Double Jaw Surgery: 'Not ...

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   I had double jaw surgery on august 23 to correct my tmj & 9 mm overjet overbite. this was NOT for aesthetics but for quality of life,” the 24-year-old captioned a series of Instagram photos on ...

6. Reality star has jaw surgery from sucking thumb for 9 years ...

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   Bravo reality star Brielle Biermann has revealed that she underwent double jaw surgery last month — not to improve appearances but to repair an overbite and resolve other problems she attributed ...

7. How a sculpted jaw became the new holy grail of beauty

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   A few years back, former Disney heartthrob Zac Efron sparked conjecture when his face shape underwent a striking change. He later explained that he’d in fact undergone corrective surgery after ...