Orthodontic Jaw Wiring

Orthodontic Jaw Wiring is a service I provide. Providers of the OJW service are rare, be they orthodontists, dentists or oral surgeons. Never before now has anyone established/created a protocol for providing this service. Naturally, would-be providers are concerned with legal and liability issues. See The Informed Consent for OJW and the FAQ's. Moreover, some studies would be useful such as the long term effects of limiting the motion of the jaw joints (the "TMJ"). I have had a few OJW patients say that they were first wired by an oral surgeon because of trauma and it was then that they realized the potential of this method to control their ( www.drted.net )