Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons care for patients with dental problems including wisdom teeth, infections, and misaligned jaws. They treat accident victims suffering facial injuries, jaw bone reconstruction, place dental implants, care for patients with oral cancer, tumors, cysts of the jaws, and perform facial cosmetic surgery. Through advanced training in anesthesia we can provide quality care with maximum patient comfort and safety in the office setting.



Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the only recognized dental specialists who, after completing dental school, are surgically trained in an American Dental Association-accredited hospital-based residency program for a minimum of four years. They train alongside medical residents in internal medicine, general surgery and anesthesiology, and also 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 qualify them to diagnose and treat the functional and esthetic conditions in this anatomical area. 

Treatments



• Manage diseases of the teeth and their supporting soft and hard tissues.
• Surgically reconstruct inadequate bone structure in the jaw area.
• Evaluate, plan a course of treatment and place dental implants to replace one, two or a mouthful of missing teeth.
• Expertly treat head and neck trauma and injuries to the face, jaws, mouth and teeth.
• Diagnose and treat facial pain.
• Diagnose and treat oral cancer and other diseases in the maxillofacial region.
• Perform corrective jaw surgery to improve the function and appearance of patients with such conditions as cleft lip and palate and other congenital defects.
• Diagnose and surgically treat obstructive sleep apnea.
• Perform facial cosmetic procedures to enhance facial appearance and function.

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