Q7 : What does a skeletal discrepancy mean?

A good balance may not be achieved with orthodontic treatment alone. Greater improvement may be obtained by fixing not only the teeth but also their foundations. The combination of orthodontics and surgery can offer a greater possibility of achieving treatment goals, although we still have a long way to go in this promising field of orthognathic surgery.

Before treatment

Here is a patient whose lower jaw was severely distorted.

After treatment

Lower jaw has been corrected and harmonized with his face through surgery.