Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases and Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases and Surgery

Cysts and tumours in the soft tissues in the mouth, gums or jawbone, jaw and tooth fractures, teeth embedded in the jawbone, cleft lip-palate and deformations caused by trauma are included in the field of Oral, Dental, Maxillofacial Diseases and Surgery.

Maxillofacial surgery, which also deals with facial anomalies, deals with and treats diseases such as upper and lower jaw incompatibilities, cleft lip, which reduce the living standards of the person and cause eating disorders.

The most commonly used diagnostic tools in this field are periapical and panoramic X-rays and tomographs. The success rate in these treatments is only possible when other specialities (orthodontics, prosthetics) work in harmony. Local anaesthesia is used in surgical operations and the patient's psychological state, worries and fears, disease history and feedback from the patient play an important role in treatment planning. Today, implant surgery is one of the most important procedures that fall within the scope of this basic main science.