WHAT IS MAKSILLOFACIAL SURGERY ? WHAT DOES AN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON DO ?

 

 

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon removes teeth and performs operations for the impacted teeth (1), prepares oral hard and soft tissues for denture construction. For this purpose he may use autogenous bone grafts, allografts and skin (2).In addition, oral and maxillofacial surgeon apply some dental implants to prepare more comfortable dentures (3).Sometimes, some colored patches may exist in oral oral soft tissues. The oral and maxillofacial surgeon treats the premalignant conditions of the oral cavity(4).The oral and maxillofacial surgeon makes the operations of the maxillofacial good and bad behavioured tumors (5).The oral and maxillofacial surgeon manages patients with jaw cysts (6).Maxillary sinus has very close relation with the teeth of the upper jaw, the oral and maxillofacial surgeon also treats the maxillary sinus diseases(7).The oral and maxillofacial surgeon treats developmental deformities and malformed jaws and face(8).The oral and maxillofacial surgeon treats all types of the maxillofacial fractures (9).The oral and maxillofacial surgeon treats temporomandibular joint disorders (10).The oral and maxillofacial surgeon is manages the patients with birth defects such as cleft palate and lip(11).