PROCEDURES
The Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides treatment
and management of diseases, injuries, and defects of the jaw and facial
skeleton. Surgical management includes:
| Extraction (removal) of
teeth |
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Removal of 1 or multiple
teeth
Removal of wisdom teeth
What is a wisdom tooth?
Why should I have a wisdom tooth removed?
How are wisdom teeth removed?
Office based anesthesia - comfort and safety |
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| Implants |
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What are implants?
Can I have dental implants?
How are implants placed?
Rebuilding the jaw with your own bone or a bone substitute
Office based anesthesia - comfort and safety
Implants for facial deformities after cancer surgery or traumatic injury
Implant stabilization of prosthetic ears / nose |
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| Facial deformities or jaw
malalignment |
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Orthognathic surgery
What is orthognathic surgery?
Who needs orthognathic surgery?
Cleft palate / alveolus / lip
What is a cleft alveolus / palate?
What is the oral and maxillofacial surgeon's role in
managing the patient with a cleft lip or palate or other congenital /
birth deformity? |
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| Jaw cyst or tumor /
pathology |
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Removal of jaw cysts
Removal of jaw tumors
Removal of soft tissue pathology
Reconstructing the jaw and face after removal of a cyst or tumor
Repair nerve injuries |
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| Facial trauma |
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Mandible fractures (lower jaw)
Maxillary fractures (upper jaw)
Zygoma (cheek bone)
Naso-orbital-ethmoidal fractures
Nasal fractures
Frontal bone fractures (Forehead)
Dentoalveolar fractures (dental / teeth)
Soft tissue lacerations |
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| Temporomandibular joint
disease (TMD) |
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What is TMD?
Treatment options? |
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| Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) |
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Maxillomandibular Advancement
Genioplasty
Genial Tubercle Advancement
Hyoid Suspension |