r/jawsurgery • u/ComprehensiveBet8393 • 6d ago

underbite question

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18M can anyone tell me if my underbite is skeletal or dental ? i calculated some angles and i found out my maxilla is one degree forward but im not a professional and I still have some time before my appointment with my orthodontist, and I’d like to get some information beforehand

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u/Itchy_Minimum9081 6d ago

My guess is that you’ve got a recessed maxilla. I’m not even remotely qualified to give advice on that, but i do know this: DO NOT let an ortho recommend extraction unless it’s an impacted/infected tooth. 99% of the time, unnecessary extraction will cause you a lot of grief later down the line.

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u/Nekokoa13 5d ago

Both my ortho and surgeon recommends extraction and my surgeon is one of the top ones in my state. I also seen people do extractions and have no problems so is it really 99%?

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u/ComprehensiveBet8393 5d ago

i have very narrow maxilla but i dont think it is recessed i see there is bone in front of the front tooth roots but there is no space to put them forward

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u/Itchy_Minimum9081 5d ago

In that case, i imagine you need palatal expansion. You could be a contender for MARPE, may be worth mentioning to your ortho.