Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

It is the branch of dentistry that performs the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, infections, injuries and disorders affecting the tissues of the face and jaws under local anesthesia, general anesthesia or sedation, and produces scientific studies in these fields.

Treatments performed within the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery include:

• Tooth extraction and impacted tooth surgery
• Orthodontic and preprosthetic surgical procedures
• Dental implants and related surgical procedures
• Apical resection
• Abscess treatment
• Hard and soft tissue grafting and reconstruction procedures
• Alveolar and maxillofacial distraction osteogenesis
• Surgical treatment of cystic and tumoral lesions affecting the jaw bones and surrounding tissues
• Conservative and surgical treatments of the temporomandibular joint
• Orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, maxillofacial advancement and correction of facial asymmetries
• Diagnosis and treatment of hard and soft tissue trauma of the maxillofacial region
• Cleft lip and palate surgery
• Diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases and oral lesions
• Surgical or preventive treatment of sleep apnea
• Maxillofacial implant applications
• Diagnosis and treatment of facial pain
• Botox applications