Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.

Treatments may be performed on the mouth, jaws, face, and / or neck, and include:

• Dentoalveolar surgery ( surgery to remove impacted teeth, difficult tooth extractions, extractions on medically compromised patients, or preprosthetic surgery to provide better anatomy for the placement of dentures or other dental prostheses )
• Diagnosis and treatment of benign pathology of the region ( cysts, tumors etc. )
• Diagnosis and treatment of malignant pathology of the region ( oral, head, and neck cancer )
• Diagnosis and treatment of congenital malformations such as cleft lip and palate and cranial vault malformations such as craniosynostosis
• Diagnosis and treatment of chronic facial pain disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint ( TMJ ) disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of dysgnathia ( incorrect bite ), and orthognathic ( literally " straight bite " ) reconstructive surgery
• Diagnosis and treatment of soft and hard tissue trauma of the oral and maxillofacial region ( jaw fractures, cheek bone fractures, nasal fractures, frontal bone fractures and eye socket fractures
• Diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous malignancy ( skin cancer surgery on the head and neck )
• Surgery to insert osseointegrated ( bone fused ) dental implants
• Cosmetic surgery limited to the head and neck
• Splint and surgical treatment of sleep apnea ( in conjunction with sleep labs or physicians )