Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the surgical specialists of the dental profession and are the only dental specialists recognized by the American Dental Association who are surgically trained in a hospital-based residency program for a minimum of four years.

 

OMSs train alongside medical residents in internal medicine, general surgery and anesthesiology, and spend time in otolaryngology, plastic surgery, emergency medicine and other specialty areas. Their training focuses almost exclusively on the hard (ie, bone) and soft (ie, skin, muscle) tissue of the face, mouth, and jaws. Their knowledge and surgical expertise uniquely qualifies them to diagnose and treat the functional and esthetic conditions in this anatomical area. The scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery practice includes, among others:

 

Outpatient Anesthesia to manage diseases of the teeth and their supporting soft and hard tissues.

 

Dentoalveolar Surgery to manage diseases of the teeth and their supporting soft and hard tissues, including the removal of teeth, wisdom teeth, lesions of the mouth, etc.

 

Evaluate, plan a course of treatment and place dental implants to replace one, two or a mouthful of missing teeth.

 

Surgically reconstruct inadequate bone structure in the jaw area.

 

Pathologic Conditions - Diagnose and treat oral cancer and other diseases in the mouth and maxillofacial region.

 

Diagnose and surgically treat obstructive sleep apnea.

 

Facial Trauma Surgery - Expertly treat head and neck trauma and injuries to the face, jaws, mouth and teeth.

 

Diagnose and treat facial pain and temporomandibular joint disease

 

Facial Reconstructive Surgery - Perform corrective jaw surgery to improve the function and appearance of patients with such conditions as Maxillofacial Skeletal Deformities, cleft lip and palate and other congenital defects.

 

Facial Cosmetic Surgery - Perform facial cosmetic procedures to enhance facial appearance and function.

 

Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery