🦷 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery – Patient Testimonials

“The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery team was incredibly professional. My jaw surgery went smoothly, and recovery was faster than expected!”

– Anjali Verma

Jaw Correction Patient

“I was nervous before my wisdom tooth extraction, but the doctors made me feel comfortable and confident. Excellent care!”

– Rajesh Kumar

Tooth Extraction Patient

“Highly skilled surgeons and caring staff! The advanced technology used in my facial reconstruction gave amazing results.”

– Meena Iyer

Facial Reconstruction Patient

Oral & Maxillofacial surgery

Modern surgery has developed to such an extent that the body of knowledge and technical skills required have led to surgeons specialising in particular areas, usually an anatomical area of the body or occasionally in a particular technique or type of patient.

There are ten surgical specialties and this briefing covers Oral & Maxillofacial surgery

The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery is unique in requiring a dual qualification in medicine and dentistry, followed by a comprehensive general and specialist surgical training, and is a recognised international specialty, which within Europe is defined under the medical directives. Most surgeons acquire a degree in dentistry before training in medicine, but it is becoming increasingly common for those acquiring a medical degree to subsequently undertake a dental qualification and then pursue a career in OMFS.

What do Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons do?

Often seen as the bridge between medicine and dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery is the surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck

The scope of the specialty is extensive and includes the diagnosis and management of facial injuries, head and neck cancers, salivary gland diseases, facial disproportion, facial pain, impacted teeth, cysts and tumours of the jaws as well as numerous problems affecting the oral mucosa such as mouth ulcers and infections

The principle subspecialties of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery

Surgeons may choose to train and specialise in one or more of these specialised fields of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery:

Surgical treatment of head and neck cancer – the removal of the tumours and subsequent reconstruction, including microvascualar free tissue transfer.
Surgery for Craniofacial Facial Deformity – the correction of congenital or acquired facial deformity primarily to improve oro-facial function, but also often to overcome facial disfigurement and restore quality of life.
Oral & Maxillofacial – surgery of the teeth (including implants), jaws, temporomandibular joints, salivary glands and facial skin lesions.
Oral Medicine – diagnosis and management of medical conditions presenting in and around the cervico-facial structures.
Craniofacial Trauma – treatment of facial soft and hard tissue injuries of the craniofacial structures.
Cosmetic surgery – surgery to enhance facial aesthetics, and improve quality of life.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery