Maxillofacial surgery is a branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases located in the maxillofacial sphere, which mainly require surgery.
Oro-maxillofacial surgery has two branches: dento-alveolar surgery (or minor surgery) and maxillofacial surgery:
· Oro-maxillo-facial surgery deals with dento-facial abnormalities, in addition to the procedures of alveolar dento-surgery and the treatment of malignant tumors. Oro-maxillofacial surgery involves a long professional training of the surgeon, who has to study general medicine.
· Dento-alveolar surgery deals with surgeries that can be performed on an outpatient basis: apical resections, tooth extractions (included and semi-included), or with atypical morphology, benign tumors, alveolar ridge regularizations or dental implants.
Surgery is perhaps the most feared dental treatment, but
they are also extremely important, being part of a complex oral rehabilitation
treatment; most of the times, these treatments precede dental implants or
prosthetic works. It is important to find a top rated oral surgeon Parker has for these complex procedures.
Pathology that may benefit from treatment by oral and maxillofacial surgery includes:
Ø Dental pathology
Ø Sinus pathology caused by dental infections
Ø Complications of periodontitis
Ø Traumas - mandibular fractures, maxillary fractures
Ø Benign or malignant tumors in the oral cavity (lips, tongue, mouth floor, jugal mucosa, palate)
Ø Pathology of the salivary glands
Ø Pathology of the temporo-mandibular joint
Ø Congenital malformation
Ø Dento-maxillary abnormalities (mandibular prognosis, proalveolia, open occlusion)
