Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

In the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, all kinds of diseases such as all soft tissues in the mouth, teeth, jaws and jaw joints are diagnosed. Surgical treatment methods are also performed for these diagnosed disorders. According to the treatment method to be performed, planning is made in accordance with the patient's condition and any of the methods such as local anesthesia, conscious sedation or general anesthesia is preferred within this planning.

Among the treatments performed in our clinic, impacted tooth surgery is applied for oral and maxillofacial surgery. At the same time, there are multiple treatment services applied with this method. All oral and maxillofacial surgery treatments applied by our specialist dentists are applied with great precision and meticulousness.

What is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?

It is the specialty of dentistry that is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment of diseases and alterations of the oral and Maxillofacial and adjacent structures.

Maxillofacial surgery has a much larger field, since it deals with most of the interventions related to the tissue of the face and mouth.

Maxillofacial surgery is performed to:

• Improve jaw function.
• Relieve pain.
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Maxillofacial surgery can address a wide variety of dental problems and conditions, such as:

• Diagnosing reasons for chronic dental pain.
• Preparing the mouth for dental implants and prostheses (such as dentures).
• Placing dental implants.
• Removing (extracting) impacted teeth.
• Treat oral diseases.

Procedures can also treat jaw problems, such as:

• Bone grafting, or transplanting bone from another area of the body to replace bone that’s missing in your jaw.
• Reconstructing your jaw to correct an abnormal bite.
• Treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders that affect the area where your lower jaw attaches to your skull.
• Treating injuries related to trauma to your face, jaw and mouth.
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Other reasons to perform maxillofacial surgery include:

• Correcting congenital (present at birth) abnormalities such as cleft lip and palate.
• Diagnosing and treating cysts, tumors, cancer and other growths in your head and neck.
• Diagnosing reasons for chronic facial pain.
• Treating facial trauma (injury), such as facial fractures or damaged maxillofacial tissue.