Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery          

What is the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?

            MOUTH            

            JAWS             

             FACE            

              NECK          

   The Specialty deals with the problems of the mouth, the jaws and the face. Some of the work we do is detailed below .The range however is wider and depends on the special interest of the consultants   some colleagues specialise in treatment of malignancies of the mouth and the face. Some additionally carry out cosmetic surgery of the nose and face.  The routine work of most Hospital units however includes 

 Dento-alveolar surgery   surgery of the tooth bearing components of the jaws, mostly impacted wisdom teeth .

 Temporomandibular ( jaw ) joints, Surgical and non-surgical management  .

 Oral pathology and oral medicine (diseases of the jaws and soft tissues of the mouth and adjacent structures).

 Facial pain. Supportive care and the management of pain and anxiety  

 Facial injuries   ( Maxillofacial trauma  ) both the flesh and facial bones.

 Orthognathic facial surgery (correction of facial skeletal developmental deformity)

 Tumours   Assessment of and treatment of benign and malignant lesions of the face, jaws mouth and neck.

 Implants  if funded and preprosthetic surgery.

Congenital abnormalities   including clefts of the lip and the palate and craniofacial surgery are also the province of our specialty but they are usually carried out in specialist units by tertiary referral