Orthognathic surgery or corrective jaw surgery

Orthognathic surgery is basically surgery performed on the bones of the jaws to change their position and size. It involves repositioning all or part of the upper or lower jaw or chin in alignment. Sometimes, bone may be added, taken away or reshaped. When the jaws are moved forwards or backwards, up or down, or rotated, the soft tissue in the chin, cheeks, lips and tip of the nose move accordingly. Therefore, once the jaws are correctly positioned, the architecture of the facial skeleton is changed and a harmony between the facial features is achieved. This results in a facial profile that is pleasing or in fact even more beautiful to look at.

If the upper jaw is comparatively bigger than the lower jaw, it may lead to a “gummy” smile. Excess gum tissue may be visible which may deflect from the beauty of the smile. This disparity in the size and shape of the jaw bones can be corrected by Orthognathic surgery. The jaw size is decreased and the jaw is placed in a normal position drastically improving smile and appearance. The shape of the nose is influenced by the shape of the upper jaw. Sometimes, the sharpness of the nose is not apparent because the upper jaw is too big and protruding. In such cases, correcting the shape, size and position of the upper jaw also results in giving the nose a sharp pristine look. More severe variations in the shape of the nose can be corrected along with jaw correction in the same surgical procedure.

Before deciding the line of treatment, a detailed assessment and analysis of the face & facial bones needs to be done. Many a times, there is often a short period of orthodontic treatment done for subtle and fine detailing of the tooth positions. The advantage of orthognathic surgery is that immediate results are seen. Also since these surgeries are approached from inside the mouth there are no visible external scars. Jaw correction surgery brings the teeth and jaws into proper position for better health and appearance. For some patients, the surgery can dramatically enhance appearance and self esteem. Such surgeries hold the key for youngsters who go through a lot of psychological stress over their facial appearance.

Facial Fracture Trauma Care Center

njuries to the face, by their very nature, impart a high degree of emotional, as well as physical trauma to patients. The science and art of treating these injuries require special training involving a “hands on” experience and an understanding of how the treatment provided will influence the patient’s long term function and appearance. Facial trauma can range between minor injury to disfigurement that lasts a lifetime. The face is critical in communicating with others, so it is important to get the best treatment possible. In some cases, immediate surgery is needed to realign fractures before they heal incorrectly. Other injuries will have better outcomes if repairs are done after cuts and swellings have improved.

Pediatric facial trauma differs from adult injury because the face is not fully formed and future growth will be a factor in how the child heals and recovers. Certain types of trauma may cause a delay in the growth or further complicate recovery. Difficult cases require surgeons with great skill to make a repair that will grow with your child.

New technology, such as CT scans and 3D CBCT scans have improved surgeons’ ability to evaluate and manage facial trauma. Balaji Dental and Craniofacial hospital uses the 3D Cone Beam CT (3D CBCT) scan- the latest technology in Maxillofacial Imaging. This enables accurate and detailed imaging of facial fractures and that too with a much reduced radiation exposure than conventional CTs. With these modalities under a single roof here, we provide immediate diagnosis and efficient treatment.

Oral Cancer Surgery

The cell causing cancer is carried through the watery fluid called lymph and enters into the lymphatic system. That is the reason they appear and attack first the lymphatic nodes in the neighboring area. Oral cancer have chance to spread to lungs, neck and other internal organs.

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Facial Cleft surgery

The condition of cleft lip can be categorized into three types. One is the cleft lip formation without cleft palate, second is cleft palate condition without cleft lip and thirdly cleft lip and palate occurring together. It can occur on any corner of the mouth left or right and is more common among boys than girl babies. Similarly the occurrence of cleft palate is prominent among girl child

Though the formation of cleft lip or palate can be detected while the mother is pregnant, still nothing can be done until the child is born. The exact reason for the occurrence of cleft lip is not known. But it is genetic in nature and hence cleft lip and palate is formed due to gene mutation during the formation of zygote. It may also be caused due to virus infection or intake of strong drugs during pregnancy.

Laser Dentistry surgery

Orthognathic surgery is basically surgery performed on the bones of the jaws to change their position and size. It involves repositioning all or part of the upper or lower jaw or chin in alignment. Sometimes, bone may be added, taken away or reshaped. When the jaws are moved forwards or backwards, up or down, or rotated, the soft tissue in the chin, cheeks, lips and tip of the nose move accordingly. Therefore, once the jaws are correctly positioned, the architecture of the facial skeleton is changed and a harmony between the facial features is achieved. This results in a facial profile that is pleasing or in fact even more beautiful to look at.

If the upper jaw is comparatively bigger than the lower jaw, it may lead to a “gummy” smile. Excess gum tissue may be visible which may deflect from the beauty of the smile. This disparity in the size and shape of the jaw bones can be corrected by Orthognathic surgery. The jaw size is decreased and the jaw is placed in a normal position drastically improving smile and appearance. The shape of the nose is influenced by the shape of the upper jaw. Sometimes, the sharpness of the nose is not apparent because the upper jaw is too big and protruding. In such cases, correcting the shape, size and position of the upper jaw also results in giving the nose a sharp pristine look. More severe variations in the shape of the nose can be corrected along with jaw correction in the same surgical procedure.

Before deciding the line of treatment, a detailed assessment and analysis of the face & facial bones needs to be done. Many a times, there is often a short period of orthodontic treatment done for subtle and fine detailing of the tooth positions. The advantage of orthognathic surgery is that immediate results are seen. Also since these surgeries are approached from inside the mouth there are no visible external scars. Jaw correction surgery brings the teeth and jaws into proper position for better health and appearance. For some patients, the surgery can dramatically enhance appearance and self esteem. Such surgeries hold the key for youngsters who go through a lot of psychological stress over their facial appearance.

Dental Braces surgery

Orthognathic surgery is basically surgery performed on the bones of the jaws to change their position and size. It involves repositioning all or part of the upper or lower jaw or chin in alignment. Sometimes, bone may be added, taken away or reshaped. When the jaws are moved forwards or backwards, up or down, or rotated, the soft tissue in the chin, cheeks, lips and tip of the nose move accordingly. Therefore, once the jaws are correctly positioned, the architecture of the facial skeleton is changed and a harmony between the facial features is achieved. This results in a facial profile that is pleasing or in fact even more beautiful to look at.

If the upper jaw is comparatively bigger than the lower jaw, it may lead to a “gummy” smile. Excess gum tissue may be visible which may deflect from the beauty of the smile. This disparity in the size and shape of the jaw bones can be corrected by Orthognathic surgery. The jaw size is decreased and the jaw is placed in a normal position drastically improving smile and appearance. The shape of the nose is influenced by the shape of the upper jaw. Sometimes, the sharpness of the nose is not apparent because the upper jaw is too big and protruding. In such cases, correcting the shape, size and position of the upper jaw also results in giving the nose a sharp pristine look. More severe variations in the shape of the nose can be corrected along with jaw correction in the same surgical procedure.

Before deciding the line of treatment, a detailed assessment and analysis of the face & facial bones needs to be done. Many a times, there is often a short period of orthodontic treatment done for subtle and fine detailing of the tooth positions. The advantage of orthognathic surgery is that immediate results are seen. Also since these surgeries are approached from inside the mouth there are no visible external scars. Jaw correction surgery brings the teeth and jaws into proper position for better health and appearance. For some patients, the surgery can dramatically enhance appearance and self esteem. Such surgeries hold the key for youngsters who go through a lot of psychological stress over their facial appearance.

It's no secret that you need to care about your teeth from early childhood, and even baby teeth’s problems require quality treatment by a dentist.

The difficulty in treating children is that they don't like to stay in one position for long time; unfamiliar surroundings often scare them and a child could simply refuse to open his mouth. Visits to the dentist are often stressful, both for children and their parents.

The use of modern medications permits to put a child to sleep for the time it takes the dentist to thoroughly treat the damaged teeth and make the very process of treatment almost imperceptible.

The Pediatric Department of the European Dental Center uses the safest medication to date for treatment of children under medication sleep. It smells good, and breathing it, the children don’t experience any discomfort. The medication acts very quickly – just after the first breath patients fall asleep, and within 15 minutes after anesthesia wears out, little patients already are able to make decisions and move about independently. This medication does not affect the brain, heart, liver or any other major organs and systems and therefore is suited ideally for routine anesthesia in children.

Indications for dental treatment of children under the medication sleep

Dental treatment for children under medication sleep

• 1. The child is first seated on mom or dad’s lap in the room, and is told that he will be playing astronaut or pilot game, and blow a big beautiful balloon for mom. The child does not see any equipment or instruments. If the child is not over-excited, he falls asleep in 10-15 seconds. If the child cries when entering the room, the time of falling asleep may extend to 40 seconds.
• After the child fell asleep, he is transferred to specially equipped dental chair.
• Within 5 minutes after falling asleep, the dentist has the opportunity to inspect the oral cavity of the child and finalize and confirm the amount of treatment with the parents. At the time of treatment parents leave the room and come back again just before awakening the child (child falls asleep and wakes up with his parents, so he would not feel nervous).
• Immediately after the child falls asleep, the anesthesiologists’ team connects sensors of objective control equipment and prepare the child to actual dental treatment.


• The dental treatment under full control of anesthesiologists follows.
• After completion of dental treatment, anesthesiologists wake the child up from medication sleep. The child wakes up with his parents next to him
• In 15-20 minutes (already in a hospital room), a child can drink some warm sweetened tea. In 40-60 minutes, parents can take their child home, after they receive exhaustive recommendations from the doctor.

On the day of treatment, it is necessary: