Surgery in Dentistry

This area of specialty performs the diagnosis and surgical treatments on congenital or acquired diseases, functional deficiencies, injuries, and deformities related to the mouth, teeth, and jaw.

[Becoming an Oral, Dental, and Maxillofacial Surgeon requires 11 years of training. Dentists who complete a five-year doctoral program after the 6-year basic dentistry can become Maxillofacial Surgeons.]

Frequently Asked Questions About Oral, Dental, and Maxillofacial Surgery

What Treatments Does Oral, Dental, and Maxillofacial Surgery Perform?

✓ Implant treatment.
✓ Sinus lift treatment.
✓ Graft (bone powder) treatment.
✓ Surgical arrangement before prostheses.
✓ Complicated tooth extraction.
✓ Impacted tooth (wisdom tooth) extraction.
✓ Apical resection.
✓ Jaw fracture treatment.
✓ Jaw joint disorders.
✓ Jaw cyst treatment.
✓ Jaw tumor treatment.

✓ Treatment of intraoral precancerous lesions.
✓ Treatment of mouth sores and diseases.
✓ Orthognathic surgical treatment.
✓ Treatment under general anesthesia and sedation.

[Since the oral, dental, and maxillofacial surgeons are the top experts in dentistry, they can perform all types of treatment; however, especially surgical treatments should only be performed by the surgeons.]

What are the Advantages of Treatment performed by Oral, Dental, and Maxillofacial Surgeons?

✓ Complications that may arise even with the simplest treatment are prevented from the beginning.
✓ The risks and complications of surgical procedures are managed.
✓ The treatment performed by the surgeon, who considers oral and dental health as a whole, is more comfortable and permanent.

[During oral, dental, and maxillofacial surgery specialist training, dentists participate in the compliance program for about a year in other hospitals in areas such as general surgery, intensive care, general anesthesia, ENT (ear, nose, throat), and reinforce their expertise.]