About
Oral and MaxilloFacial Surgeons treat diseases, afflictions, injury or deformity of:
- Head and Neck
- Face and Jaws
- Eye sockets and cheek bones
- Mouth and associated structures including salivary glands, tongue, gums
- Teeth including erupted or unerupted and wisdom teeth
What conditions do we treat
- Decayed or infected teeth
- Impacted wisdom teeth
- Unerupted teeth
- Baby or adult teeth
- Jaw misalignment or malocclusion
- Painful or bleeding oral conditions not managed by your Dental Surgeon
- Jaw joint disorders (TMJ)
- Infections or abscesses of the teeth or jaws
- Tumors of the face
- Cysts, swellings of the face, jawbones or associated structures
- Cancer of the mouth, face, head and neck
- Broken jaws, cheekbones and eye sockets
- Deficiency or excess of the face requiring cosmetic surgery
- Oral medicine or oral pathology conditions
Algorithm for treatment
- Consultation
- Refer for x-rays (OPG), CT, MRI, blood tests
- Review appointment if needed
- Surgery
- Review of results normally 1-2 weeks following surgery
The head and neck is a complex area and there are a variety of medical and dental specialists whose expertise and training overlap. Consequently, there may be more than one specialist who you have seen already or who may need to see you in order to treat the problem. Some of these specialists may include:
- Neurosurgeon
- Orthodontist
- Plastic surgeon
- Prosthodontist
- ENT surgeon