An oral surgeon is an important part of your primary care provider network. When functional dental concerns arise, such as keeping your teeth, correcting congenital growth issues, controlling serious oral disease, and maxillofacial trauma, an oral surgeon is the right dental specialists to got to.
Dentists in Pembroke Pines, Florida who specialize in
Oral Surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery requires 4-6 years of further formal university training after dental school (DDS, BDent, DMD, or BDS). 4 year programs grant a certificate of specialty training in dental Surgery. 6 residency programs grant a specialty certificate in addition to a medical degree (MD, MBBS, MBChB, etc.). Approximately half of training programs are dual-degree — leading to dual certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and medicine (MD, MBBS, MBChB, etc.).
Treatments performed on the mouth, jaws, neck, face, skull include:
- Dentoalveolar surgery
- Diagnosis and treatment of cysts, tumors etc.
- Diagnosis and treatment of malignant pathology (oral & head and neck cancer).
- Diagnosis and treatment of cleft lip and palate malformations
- Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
- Diagnosis and treatment of incorrect bite), straight bite, reconstructive surgery, orthognathic surgery, maxillomandibular advancement and surgical correction of facial asymmetry
- Diagnosis and treatment of jaw fractures, cheek bone fractures, nasal fractures, LeFort fracture, skull fractures and eye socket fractures