Surgical
Dentistry

  • Surgical dentistry ranges from removing wisdom teeth, facial trauma to complex facial reconstruction.
  • An Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMFS) is a dental specialist who focuses on surgery of the face, mouth, and jaw. OMFS role bridges both medicine and dentistry.
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OMFS performs a wide range of procedures, from routine to high complex.

Here's a breakdown of the types of procedures: Arrow pointing down

Emergency procedure under Local anesthesia:

Jaw swelling incision & drainage (I&D)
Trauma teeth immobilization
Fractured tooth fragments removal/ fixation
Avulsed tooth reimplantation
Lip laceration approximation/ suturing
Sports Injury

OPD procedure under local anesthesia/ nitrous sedation:

Wistom tooth removeal especially for impacted or infected ones
Surgical tooth extractions for teeth that can't be removed by normal procedure
Dental implants Placing titaniun screws in the jawbone to support crowns/dentures
Bone grafting To rebuild jawbone for implants or atfet trauma
Biopsies for suspicious growths or lesion in the mouth/jaw
Dentolavaolar fracture IMF
Pre prosthetic surgery alvelo-laplasty, alvelo-ridge augmentation , crown lengthening
Post orthodontic surgery frenectomy,supracrestal fiborotomy

IPD procedure under general anesthesia:

Reconstruction after cancer surgery rebuilding bone and soft tissue
Advanced implant surgery Zygoma implants (ZAGA), patient specific implants (PSI), Pterygoid implants
Surgical maxillary expander
Corrective jaw surgery to fix misaligned jaws, underbite, overbite, or facial imbalance
Genioplasty reshaping or repositioning the chin
Treatment for sleep apnea moving the jaw forward to open the airway (maxillomandibular advancement)
Repair of facial fracture maxilla facial jaw, mandibular jaw checkbone, orbital (eye socket), nasal fracture, condyle
Soft tissue injury stitching complex facial lacerations, nerve and duct repair
Tumor/cyst removal benign or malignant growths in the fact, mouth and jaw
Arthrocentesis or Arthroscopy minimally invasive procedures to treat TMJ disorders
Open joint surgery when other treatments fail
Rhinoplasty nose reshaping
Chin and cheek implants for contouring or symmetry
Facial liposuction or fat grafting typically for shaping and contouring and also to restore volume to the face, address wrinkles, and rejuvenate skin
Scar revision surgery reshaping or removing the affected tissue to blend better with the surrounding skin

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