NUTRITION & JAW DISORDERS RELATIONSHIP

Is there a Relationship Between Nutrition and Jaw Disorders?

In particular, eating foods with a high sugar content forms dental caries. Orthodontic disorders occur if neighboring teeth slip into cavities. Besides the negative consequences of sugary food consumption; There are researches that vitamin D, A, B1, B2, proteins, calcium deficiencies predispose and facilitate jaw disorders.

Jaw deformity creates a disorder in chewing and speaking!

Although many people have problems of chewing and speaking, they do not know the factors that cause this condition. However, the reason for these problems is often jaw disorders.

Orthognathic dental surgery Turkey; is a surgical treatment method that Turkish orthodontists perform in cases where they can not correct the defects in the chin and facial structure of the person with the application of wire treatment. As a result of these operations, orthodontists give the person an appearance in which the teeth, jaw, and facial tissues are in harmony with each other.
Many reasons can cause the disorder between the lower and upper jaw.

Turkish Dentists can treat All structural disorders listed below with orthognathic surgery by Turkish dentists.

Prognathism: lower jaw being more forward
Micrognathism: Inadequate development of the lower jaw depending on the development of the upper jaw
Retrognathism: The lower jaw is behind according to the upper jaw and positions in this way.
Laterognatism: The lower jaw shows more development than the upper jaw according to the right or left region.
Micrognathia: The upper jaw is behind according to the lower jaw
Open-Bite: The teeth do not come into contact during closing (not covering each other)
Mikrogenia: The tip of the chin is smaller than it should be
Makrogenia: The tip of the chin is bigger than it should be

Dentists in Turkey should do the planning of orthognathic surgery very well. They examine the plaster cast according to the size taken from the patient’s lower and upper jaws in detail and evaluate with imaging methods. They make the operation planning in this direction, but before an orthodontist position the teeth at the desired level.

Orthodontists should perform orthognathic surgery Turkey operations in dental hospitals that are fully equipped in terms of equipment. The main purpose of this surgical method is to reshape the jaw bones that cause disorders with correct incision lines. After shaping, they use tissue-friendly screws for fixing.

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Upper Jaw/Maxillofacial Surgery

Post-operative care is very important!

Since the care after the operation is very important, the patient can stay in the hospital for 1 to 3 days, although it may vary depending on the procedure. In the first two weeks, patients should pay attention to consuming nutrition and soft and liquid foods. They can achieve gaining the chewing function only after two weeks. In this process, orthodontic treatment in dental centers in Turkey (reinforcement treatment) should continue to fix both jaw positions and tooth positions.

What is the purpose of orthognathic surgery?

With orthognathic surgery;
Impairment in chewing, swallowing, and biting functions
Speech problems
Chronic jaw joint pain
Problems of not fully closing the teeth in the upper and lower jaws treated and prevented.

If you have any problems in your jaw, contact our dentists in Turkey for dental treatment. They are very qualified and dedicated to their dental work. You can have your dental holiday in Turkey, while you are getting your teeth done.