Any surgery has certain dangers, so orthognathic surgery also has dangers, which are mainly reflected in the fact that some patients will suffer from damage to the surrounding tissues, infections, and damage to the nerves, etc. The details are as follows:
Orthognathic surgery is a major surgery in stomatology, the main purpose of which is to correct misaligned teeth and adjust the incongruous relationship between the dental arch and the jaws. During the surgery, external force is usually applied to rearrange the jaws, which will cause some damage to the soft tissues and bones of the human body.
Secondly, orthognathic surgery is mostly performed in the oral cavity. If there is poor oral hygiene after the surgery, it may cause infection, and in severe cases, the wound will need to be opened on an outpatient basis to drain the infected material.
In addition, the inferior alveolar nerve may be damaged. This nerve travels in the mandible close to the site of incision during sagittal splitting of the mandible, and damage to the inferior alveolar nerve during surgery may cause numbness in the patient’s facial skin.
To summarize, orthognathic surgery also has certain dangers, and it is recommended to choose according to your own situation.