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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Perform surgery on mouth, jaws, and related head and neck structure to execute difficult and multiple extractions of teeth, to remove tumors and other abnormal growths, to correct abnormal jaw relations by mandibular or maxillary revision, to prepare mouth for insertion of dental prosthesis, or to treat fractured jaws.

Other names for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: Dental Service Chief, Dental Surgeon, Doctor, Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMS), Oral Surgeon,

What do Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons do?

  • Administer general and local anesthetics.
  • Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
  • Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth in order to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
  • Collaborate with other professionals such as restorative dentists and orthodontists in order to plan treatment.
  • Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
  • Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
  • Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
  • Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa such as mouth ulcers and infections.
  • Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
  • Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws in order to treat conditions such as cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems.
  • Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body in order to reconstruct the jaws and face.
  • Perform minor cosmetic procedures such as chin and cheek-bone enhancements, and minor facial rejuvenation procedures including the use of Botox and laser technology.
  • Treat snoring problems, using laser surgery.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Dental forceps
  • Dental anesthesia sets or accessories
  • Dental anesthesia sets or accessories
  • Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories
  • Periodontal knives
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental forceps
  • Dental operatory articulating papers or related products
  • Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles
  • Bandage scissors or its supplies
  • Dental depth gauges
  • Surgical bone biopsy mills or related products
  • Dental files or rasps
  • Surgical bone biopsy mills or related products
  • Surgical impactors or packers
  • Surgical impactors or packers
  • Dental files or rasps
  • Surgical impactors or packers
  • Patient carbon dioxide detectors
  • Dental retractors
  • Dental scalers or accessories
  • Dental cutting or separating discs
  • Dental depth gauges
  • Crown or bridge removers
  • Crown or bridge removers
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental scissors
  • Floor grade forceps or hemostats
  • Dental scissors
  • Periodontal knives
  • Dental scissors
  • Dental syringes or needles or syringes with needles
  • Dental dehydrators
  • Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes
  • Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes
  • Dental cryosurgical units
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental absorbent holders
  • Dental lasers
  • Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories
  • Dental mallets
  • Dental mouth props
  • Dental placement instruments
  • Dental cutting or separating discs
  • Dental root tip picks
  • Dental cutting or separating discs
  • Dental spreaders
  • Dental saliva ejectors or oral suction devices or supplies
  • Dental burs
  • Dental syringes or needles or syringes with needles
  • Surgical pliers
  • Desktop computers
  • Dental x ray units
  • Electrocardiography EKG units
  • Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products
  • Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products
  • Dental excavators
  • Dental depth gauges
  • Dental material pluggers or tips or accessories
  • Dental probes
  • Dental scalers or accessories
  • Dental cord packers
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental hand pieces or accessories
  • Videoscopes
  • Videoscopes
  • Dental x ray units
  • Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits
  • Dental syringes or needles or syringes with needles
  • Dental probes
  • Notebook computers
  • Dental root tip picks
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental forceps
  • Surgical pliers
  • Dental mouth props
  • Dental mirrors or mirror handles
  • Surgical tomes
  • Transport or mobile multiparameter vital sign units or accessories
  • Surgical needle holders for general use
  • Dental anesthesia sets or accessories
  • Medical oxygen masks or parts
  • Surgical ronguers
  • Oral retractors
  • Dental cutting or separating discs
  • Dental cutting or separating discs
  • Dental x ray units
  • Dental forceps
  • Periodontal chisels
  • Periodontal hoes
  • Periodontal knives
  • Periodontal curettes
  • Dental elevators
  • Surgical irrigation sets or accessories
  • Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories
  • Periodontal knives
  • Dental elevators
  • Steam autoclaves or sterilizers
  • Safety glasses
  • Pulse oximeter units
  • Dental root tip picks
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental forceps
  • Dental dam supplies
  • Dental dam supplies
  • Dental dam supplies
  • Dental dam supplies
  • Goggles
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental elevators
  • Periodontal curettes
  • Surgical elevators or levers
  • Surgical retractors for general use
  • Surgical retraction hooks
  • Blood pressure cuff kits
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental scissors
  • Floor grade forceps or hemostats
  • Dental scissors
  • Periodontal knives
  • Dental root tip picks
  • Surgical gloves
  • Surgical irrigation sets or accessories
  • Medical staff isolation or surgical masks
  • Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories
  • Suture removers
  • Dental forceps
  • Dental nippers
  • Dental retractors
  • Dental absorbent holders
  • Dental burs
  • Ultrasonic cleaning equipment
  • Dental retractors
  • Intravenous infusion pumps for general use
  • Dental elevators
  • Dental scissors
  • Dental scissors
  • Dental elevators

Technology used

  • Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Medical software