Jaw surgery needed? Or Just Braces?

I have an overbite, buck front teeth on top, and the second teeth on the top are positioned behind the front teeth (not enough room, so buck teeth, but other teeth would only have to move apart slightly for them to fit in line with the row of upper teeth). My question is, can my teeth be fixed with braces alone (I am 26 years old) or will I need corrective jaw surgery? I have no insurance, so would be screwed with the cost of braces, let alone surgery. The rest of my teeth (along the sides of my mouth) all align, and if you were to pull my front four teeth (the buck front teeth, and the second teeth that didn%26#039;t fit because of crowding) and place implants across, my teeth would be essential straight. So, it appears that I should be okay with braces right? Or if I don%26#039;t have insurance, should I just go with a partial or implants to begin with, instead of paying $5500 for braces? I am in Canada, and have virtually no enamel on my teeth (problem teeth from birth). Please let me know.

Jaw surgery needed? Or Just Braces?
braces my sister had the same problem it corrected her over bite.
Reply:It sounds like you need both, like I do. I have to have braces for a year and a half and then I have to turn around and get corrective jaw surgery because I have a jaw that is out of line and I have a gap between the top and bottom jaws. I%26#039;ll edit my answer to show you what I mean. but, you%26#039;ll prolly be better off with both.





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Reply:Seek the lesser spending by any means.
Reply:Braces would work just fine. My sisters mouth was horrible, she had overcrouding, her teeth where all mesed up from sucking her thumb, her top jaw was too small to align with her bottom jaw, she had extra teeth and the list goes on!


She had braces for 3 years and her teeth turned out PERFECT. I would defiently say braces because they can fix just about anything.


Goodluck! :)
Reply:It%26#039;s hard to say. You may need surgery or just to have the braces for a while-like 4 years. Just depends on how your jaw %26amp; teeth are positioned when they do the xrays.


Or I hate to say, you may need head gear-I%26#039;ve heard people needing that to move their jaw.





I would advise to consult with 3 different Dr%26#039;s to see what they say %26amp; how much they charge. Also go with good %26#039;ol fashion metal ones-yea it sucks but they work the best and are least expensive.


I paid only $2700 for my metal ones-but I only need them for 9 months. If I were to get clear plastic brackets, one Dr quoted me $5600! %26amp; i%26#039;d have them for 15 months instead!


Invisaligns would%26#039;ve been $6800!


I dont know what province you live in but maybe your provincial health plan may cover some of the cost??


Also-you can claim medical expenses over $1500 on your income tax-so do that!




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