Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery is often seen as the bridge between medicine and dentistry, treating conditions that require expertise from both backgrounds. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons manage facial trauma and injury to the mouth. An alternative description of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is mouth, face and jaw surgery.
Oral and Maxillofacial conditions such as:
- Head and neck cancers
- Salivary gland disease
- Facial disproportion
- Facial pain
- Temporo-mandibular joint disorders
- Impacted teeth
- Cysts and tumours of the jaws
- Oral mucosa - mouth ulcers and infections
