Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery is a surgical specialty involving the diagnosis, surgery and supplemental treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.

More simply put, he or she is an individual who addresses problems ranging from the removal of impacted teeth to the repair of facial trauma.

What are some reasons to visit an Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeon?

• Have oral surgical procedures performed in the office under outpatient ambulatory anesthesia.
• Have a jaw, oral, or facial cyst or tumor diagnosed and removed.
• Have your jaw aligned with orthognathic surgery.
• Have your jaw joint(s) repaired with TMJ surgery.
• Have facial and jaw reconstruction following cancer surgery.
• Have your facial bones realigned after facial trauma.

Oral & Maxillofacial surgery (OMS or OMFS) specializes in treating many diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the Oral (mouth) and Maxillofacial (jaws and face) region.