JAI OPETAIA inflicted the “worst broken jaw ever seen” by the doctor who saved Caludio Squeo’s face. Australia’s 29-year-old ...

A surgeon will use plates and screws to keep the bone ... people may need a second surgery. The risks for jaw and chin surgery include scarring, numbness, damage to the teeth, or jaw problems.

Jaw expansion surgery is performed when a patient's upper ... repositioned and held in their new position using small screws. Plates are placed beneath the gum, which are generally left indefinitely.

In its “Case of the Month,” the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) highlighted the case of a newborn foal, named ...

the removal of all plates and repositioning of her upper jaw. She said she found it "extremely emotionally, mentally and physically hard". The surgery lasted 12 hours and included the unusual step ...

Polukhanova had come in with a metal plate holding up her jaw. The skin surrounding the plate had become infected, leaving her lower jaw deformed. Through intensive efforts from the vice president ...

When Alana Brownie was 10, a horrific bike accident stopped her jaw from growing. While the rest of her face and body developed normally, and despite turning 40 this year, her jaw remained child-like.