“Is jaw realignment surgery painful?”
I want to have jaw realignment surgery. Is it painful?
2 Answers
Jaw realignment surgery is much less painful than most patients expect. The nerves that tell you the surgery will hurt go numb from the procedure and when they wake back up, the pain is gone.
Jamie Woodley
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
You will experience pain once the anesthesia wears off for a few days, but I'm sure your dentist will prescribe pain medicine after the surgery.
