Oral surgery

Oral surgery

The specialty of oral surgery deals with the diagnosis and management of pathologies of the mouth and jaws which require surgical intervention. Oral surgery involves the treatment of children, adolescents and adults, as well as the management of patients with dental anxiety and medical complexity.

It treats a wide variety of diseases and conditions. conditions that include:

– Tooth loss,

– Wisdom tooth extraction,

– Dental implants,

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– Treatment of endodontic diseases,

– Jaw/mouth/teeth injuries,

– The repair of cleft lip and palate,

– Disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and uneven growth of the jaws (malocclusion).

Oral surgery care is provided by oral surgeons and maxillofacial surgeons, as the clinical skills of these two specialties overlap.