Further Information

 Other Useful Websites

1) The British Orthodontic Society Website - 'Your Jaw Surgery' 

www.bos.org.uk/Public-Patients/Your-Jaw-Surgery1

An information resource containing 

- videos of interviews with patients

- animations of the surgical process 

 

 

  

   

2) The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

https://www.baoms.org.uk/patients/procedures/26/maxillary_upper_jaw_osteotomy

https://www.baoms.org.uk/patients/procedures/24/mandibular_lower_jaw_osteotomy

https://www.baoms.org.uk/patients/procedures/25/genioplasty_chin_surgery

  Contains downloadable leaflets about the different surgeries

 

3) The Sleep Apnoea Trust Association 

http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/

SATA is the leading UK charity working in the field of sleep apnoea

  

4) The NHS Teeth Cleaning Guide

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/dentalhealth/Pages/Teethcleaningguide.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

  

5) British Dental Association 

www.bda.org/public/myth-busters-on-brushing-teeth

More advice on tooth brushing and some myth busters to keep your brushing on the right track

 

 

 

 About the authors

This website has been developed following interviews and focus groups with our current and past orthognathic surgery patients. Information was compiled by orthodontitist in the orthodontic department in UHBristol and RUHBath.  Any further questions please email canderson17@nhs.net