Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery includes corrective surgeries for a wide range of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors and cysts of the jaw and mouth, and to perform dental implant surgeries. The scope of this specialty is extensive and concerns the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (face and neck) regions, including the following:
(1.) Fractures of Maxillofacial Skeleton using low profile bone plates.
(2.) Infective diseases of the Maxillofacial region.
(3.) Correction of deformities of the Maxillofacial region (Orthognatic Surgery) Aesthetic Surgery.
(4.) Tempero-mandibular joint diseases. Reconstructions of the joint.
(5.) Benign Tumors of the jaws & oral-cavity.
(6.) Cystic lesions of the jaws and oral-cavity.
(7.) Diseases of the salivary gland.
(8.) Functional & Aesthetic correction of deformities with distraction osteogenesis.
(9.) Removal of malpositioned/ Impacted teeth.
(10) Alveolar ridge reconstruction/ dental implants.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMFS) frequently work alongside other specialists including dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, ENT surgeons, neurosurgeons and plastic surgeons.