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What is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the dental specialty for diagnosing and treating many different types of ailments related to the mouth, teeth, jaws and face. Whether you are suffering from an infection, injury, defect, disease or have aesthetic problems, oral and maxillofacial surgery can help you regain your oral health.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMS) such as Dr Reed, have the ability and skill to perform surgery for wisdom teeth removal, dental or tooth implant surgery, facial fractures, cyst and jaw tumour surgery, facial infections, mouth cancer treatment, reconstructive surgery, facial pain assessment, and jaw joint pathology. Whether a patient is suffering from infection, or injuries from an accident, or needs surgical removal of difficult teeth, dental or tooth implants for cosmetic reasons, or needs surgery for tumours, cysts or jaw and facial abnormalities, or has medical complications requiring specialist surgical treatment, Dr Reed performs these types of surgery to alleviate these problems.
The scope of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery covers a wide range of ailments that affect the mouth and face. OMS services include:
- Wisdom teeth and impacted teeth surgery
- Facial infections
- Dental Implant Surgery and Associated Bone Grafting
- Pre-Prosthetic Surgery (Bone Augmentation)
- Cysts and tumour surgery
- Facial Trauma Surgery (Facial Bone Fractures and Related Soft Tissue Injuries)
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery
- Cleft Palate Surgery
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD)
- Mouth cancer Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons also work with specialists in other fields, such as dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, ENT surgeons, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons and other medical professionals.
If you believe that our oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr Reed can help with oral, facial, jaw or dental ailments, please call our caring nurses and schedule a consultation with Dr Reed.