Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), is a branch governed by the Dental Council of India.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a specialty of dentistry responsible for the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects involving the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery includes the treatment of complex dental surgery, including the following.
- Wisdom tooth removal,
- Dental implant,
- Craniomaxillofacial trauma,
- Orofacial pain (trigeminal neuralgia) and
- Jaw joint pain (Temporomandibular disorder(TMD) or TMJ Pain) management,
- Jaw joint(TMJ) replacement for TMJ ankylosis and
- Deformed jaw joint cases,
- Lefort-3 distraction for Craniosynostosis case,
- Jaw tumor and cyst removal surgery,
- Head and neck cancer,
- Facial aesthetic like rhinoplasty,
- Eye and ear plastic surgery,
- Facial cosmetic surgery,
- Microvascular surgery, and
- Cleft and Craniomaxillofacial surgery.
