About Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery deals with a certain part of the face and neck, including the mouth, teeth and jaws, and diseases and disorders of all soft and hard tissues in these areas. It is possible to divide the conditions related to oral and maxillofacial surgery into soft tissue and hard tissue operations.

Soft tissue diseases;

• Cysts in the gums or mouth,
• Gingivitis,
• Wounds and lesions in the gums or soft tissues in the mouth and jaw area,
• It is based on the treatment of diseases such as cleft lip and palate congenital or that occur after accidents.

Hard tissue disorders;

• Normal tooth extraction,
• Surgical tooth extraction,
• Detection and removal of impacted teeth,
• Dental implants,
• Treatment of jaw protrusions and jaw fractures,
• Jaw joint treatments,
• Treatment of dental infections and dental caries,
• Pre-prosthesis surgical interventions and making the floor where the prosthesis will sit suitable

Above, we mentioned some of the soft and hard tissue disorders in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. In the treatment of these ailments, it is of great importance to get support from a correct specialist and to make the correct diagnosis in terms of correct treatment.

The following procedures are performed in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery:

• Normal and surgical extraction of teeth,
• Embedded tooth extractions,
• Dental and zygomatic implant applications,
• Diagnosis and treatment of jaw cysts and tumors,
• Preprotetic surgery operations,
• Sinus floor elevation procedures,
• Bone augmentations,
• Diagnosis, treatment and long-term follow-up of traumatic tooth and supporting tissue injuries,
• Conservative and surgical treatments of jaw fractures,
• Orthognathic surgical operations,
• Treatments for jaw joint diseases.