Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Deals with diagnosis, surgical & adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries & defects involving both functional and esthetic aspects of hard & soft tissues of oral and maxillofacial region.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the surgical specialists. Their extensive Education and training, their surgical expertise and unparalleled understanding of esthetics and function uniquely qualify them to treat the conditions, defects, injuries and esthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws and face.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
- Manage diseases of the teeth and their supporting soft and hard tissues.
- Treat dentofacial infections.
- Treatment of cysts and tumours.
- Management of TMJ disorders.
- Diagnose and treat facial pain.
- Surgically reconstruct inadequate bone structure in the jaw area.
- Orthognathic surgeries.
- Pre-prosthetic surgeries.
- Expertly treat head and neck trauma and injuries to the face, jaws, mouth and teeth.
- Diagnose and treat oral cancer and other diseases in the maxillofacial region.
- Evaluate, plan a course of treatment and place dental implants to replace one, two or a mouthful of missing teeth.
- Perform corrective jaw surgery to improve the function and appearance of patients with such conditions as cleft lip and palate and other congenital defects.
- Diagnose and surgically treat obstructive sleep apnea.
- Perform facial cosmetic procedures to enhance facial appearance and function.
