Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery

Improvement of facial aesthetics is no big deal today. Oral and Maxillofacial surgery has become a popular mode to remodel facial and dental structures of patients. Defects of the human jaws and associated facial structures are easily cured, thanks to the advances that have been made in dental surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, is a specialty area that plays a significant role and is a boon in improving facial aesthetics.

Teeth are an integral part of the jawbones and face. Maxillofacial surgery, a specialty of dentistry, not only aligns the bone but also the teeth, so that the functions of chewing and facial aesthetics are maintained.

The main advantage of Maxillofacial surgery is that is leaves no scars on the patient’s face. This surgery can be used to treat people with a variety of facial defects like a small chin, small upper or lower jaw; fractures of the facial bones as a result of accidents, falls or sports injuries; protruding upper and/or lower front teeth. You can even get rid of that gummy smile, which displays your teeth when you talk or smile. The surgery is also used to improve asymmetrical faces with deformities since birth or formed during development due to any reason. It can even treat jaw tumors and cysts and other diseases of the face involving the mouth and jawbones. Best of all, the results of the surgery can be seen and achieved in one day.

Maxillofacial surgery is commonly used for the extraction of teeth including impacted wisdom teeth. These could be teeth that have been injured beyond repair due to an injury, irreparable gum decay or disease or wisdom teeth that require to be removed because of malposition or impaction. Dental implants, for people who have lost their teeth, are also done by maxillofacial surgeons.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are specialists who have a four year background in dental education plus training of four or more years of postgraduate studies as in-hospital resident surgeons. Thus, they are uniquely placed to perform surgery on both soft tissue (skin and muscle) and hard tissue (bone and cartilage) of the maxillofacial area.

Catalogue: Health & Fitness
Title: Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery By: Jack Smith