Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a field of dentistry focusing on the conditions such as jaw and tooth injuries and fractures, neoplastic conditions, joint problems, tooth removal, injuries of the jaw, tooth extraction and implants, alongside the diagnosis and treatment of many deformities.
The consultation also includes treating patients who present with complaints such as tooth clenching, teeth grinding, and restricted mouth opening. The reasons for frequently applying for maxillofacial surgery are as follows;
- Infections located in the mouth and facial area
- Removal of broken tooth roots, which were fractured during tooth extraction.
- Impacted tooth extractions
- Maxillofacial or oral tumour formations
- Cysts
- Tooth root lesions such as granuloma cysts.
- Treatment of necrosis due to some types of cancer treatments
- Salivary gland treatments
- Surgical soft tissue corrections, when required prior prosthesis treatments
- Interventions to repair the sinus opening in the mouth, which is a disorder caused during tooth extraction
- Dental implant placement
- Some botox applications
- Graft and membrane placement for lost bone and soft tissue loss
- Sedated or general anaesthesia administered treatments for patients with dental phobia
- Excision of soft tissue layer causing gingival recession
- Irrigation for arthritis inside the jaw joint
- Interventions for tongue web