Maxillofacial Surgery is an area of surgery that diagnosis and treats all kinds of diseases of the soft tissues (such as cheek, tongue, lips, salivary glands, etc.), teeth, jaws and temporomandibular joint. Planned surgical procedures can be performed under local anesthesia, general anesthesia or conscious sedation depending on the type of procedure to be performed and the patient’s condition. The majority of patients who have complaints related to Maxillofacial surgery suffer from tooth erosion, pain in the temporomandibular joint, or some oral problems. There are also problems experienced when eating such as chewing , biting and swallowing food. Maxillofacial surgery should be applied to solve the problems caused by abnormal mouth opening such as breathing disorders, difficulty in speaking, snoring, etc.
What is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ?
Maxillofacial surgery is a branch of dentistry that deals with solving all types of inherited or subsequently acquired pathological problems in the area of the mouth, face and jaw. The Department of Maxillofacial Surgery treats all types of disorders of the mouth, lips, tongue, cheeks, salivary glands, jaw and joint. The field of maxillofacial surgery deals with the following;
- The extractions of impacted and complicated teeth.
- Treatment of jaw tumors and cysts.
- Treating bone lesions and cysts resulting from dental infections
- The healing of cleft lip and cleft palate.
- Implant applications for missing teeth.