Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons perform complex surgical procedures on the face, mouth, jaws, and neck. They treat patients with a wide range of conditions, from impacted wisdom teeth and facial trauma to jaw misalignment and oral cancers. On any given day, they might reconstruct a patient's jaw after an accident, remove tumors, place dental implants, or correct birth defects like cleft palates. They also perform procedures to prepare patients for dentures and address temporomandibular joint disorders.