Reviewed By Ray Spotts
Jaw surgery can be a major surgery and should be completed only by qualified medical care providers in proper locations such as hospitals. There are a few things that can create a need for jaw surgery. They include a misaligned jaw that is causing pain, teeth that are not lined up correctly and cannot be corrected with orthodontics, a traumatic injury that has misaligned or otherwise damaged the jaw, a birth defect that needs correcting to allow for easier chewing and swallowing, or to help improve breathing and decrease sleep apnea.
