Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery is the department of dentistry in which the diseases that occur for different reasons in the hard or soft tissues of the mouth, teeth and jaw areas of people are diagnosed, the medical treatment process is carried out and surgical interventions are made if deemed necessary.
Practices carried out by dentists who are experts in this field within the scope of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Department in hospitals or clinics cover all soft tissues such as cheeks, lips, tongue, salivary glands in the mouth area, as well as the diagnosis and treatment process of all diseases that can be seen in all areas including teeth, jaw and jaw joints.
After successfully completing the Dentistry education, the aesthetic and functional problems that people are exposed to are treated with the procedures applied by the physicians who have achieved their expertise in this field and have received the title of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery applications, in which many problems that people are exposed to for different reasons are treated, are safe, comfortable and successful treatment techniques performed under local or general anesthesia by dentists who are experts in this field in clinical conditions.
Among the treatment methods applied to the patients within the scope of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery;
- Supporting the extraction or eruption of impacted teeth,
- Elimination of infections in the mouth, teeth, jaw and face area,
- Diagnosis and treatment of cracks and fractures in the jaw area for different reasons,
- Performing the diagnosis process by biopsy of tumors or cysts seen in soft or hard tissues in the mouth and intervening with surgical operations,
- Elimination of problems caused by missing teeth or teeth with implant applications,
- Making necessary arrangements in soft and hard tissues before prosthesis treatment,
- Medical and surgical treatment of salivary gland disorders,
- Treatment of cleft lip or palate,
- Extraction of complicated teeth,
- Bone augmentations,
- Sinus lifting operations,
- Root tip resection,
- dental botox treatment,
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What is Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery is the department of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of deformations, injuries and disorders that occur in the soft or hard tissues of the face, especially in the mouth, teeth and jaw areas.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, also referred to as Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, includes the treatment techniques applied by specialist dentists who are competent in this field as a result of a long training process to eliminate the aesthetic and functional problems of the patients' head, face, mouth, teeth and jaw areas.
Among the most frequently treated problems within the scope of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery are removal of wear, cracking, fracture and tooth loss caused by different reasons; It is the improvement of the disorders in the jaw joint and bone.
In addition, the inability of the person to perform functions such as biting, chewing and swallowing during the feeding process can be shown among the problems that can be resolved by Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery treatment techniques. Snoring, speech and breathing difficulties can also be mentioned among the types of disorders treated within the scope of this dentistry section.
Who is Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgeon
After completing 5 years of Dentistry education at universities providing Dentistry in the Republic of Turkey, individuals who complete their specialization training as Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant in a period ranging from 4 to 6 years receive the title of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
After successfully completing his education and specialization process, doctors who have carried out successful studies in the field of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery within certain years are referred to as Specialist Dentists within the scope of Oral, Face, Maxillofacial Diseases and Surgery.
What Does Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Do
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery is a dentistry treatment method in which the necessary applications are carried out to eliminate all aesthetic and functional problems that occur for different reasons, especially in the mouth, teeth and jaw areas of the people.
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery includes applications that provide rapid relief in clinical conditions of many diseases that are seen especially in the teeth and jaws of people and negatively affect the work and social life of the person.
In the applications performed within the scope of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, it is ensured that the teeth of the person can reach the desired aesthetic appearance and perform their functions in a healthy way, especially the misalignment of the teeth, difficult tooth extractions, and the elimination of tooth deficiencies.
However, many discomforts or needs that may occur in the joints and bones in the jaw area are also eliminated by Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery treatment techniques. These treatment methods are applied to people with chronic systemic diseases (physically/mentally/disabled individuals) as well as standard individuals, if deemed necessary.
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Applications
Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery applications performed by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in appropriate clinical conditions ensure that many aesthetic or functional problems of people are eliminated with a safe, comfortable and successful treatment process.
- Among the most frequently applied Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery applications today;
- Implant Applications
- Sinus Lifting
- Difficult Tooth Extraction
- Orthodontic Treatments
- Impacted Tooth Extraction
- Jaw Surgery Applications (such as Maxillary Osteotomy, Mandibular Osteotomy, Bimaxillary Osteotomy, Genioplasty)
- Jaw Joint Surgery (such as Arthrocentesis, Arthroscopy, Open Joint Surgery)
- Cyst or Tumor Resections
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In the introduction to this article, which was written by a specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, we tried to summarize the general outlines of many treatments performed within the scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In the continuation of our article, we will try to give detailed information about the most frequently applied treatment methods within the scope of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery.
20 Years Old Female Surgery
Today, the most frequently applied Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery application, which is demanded by a large part of the individuals in the society, can be shown as 20 Tooth Extraction. The fact that it is such a common situation causes false information to circulate by word of mouth.
The 3 molar teeth in the back of the mouth of humans are called Wisdom Teeth. These teeth are called this way because they usually begin to erupt when they are in their twenties.
Since the 20-Year-old teeth usually cannot find enough space in the jaw, they experience deviations in the eruption position and may partially erupt in some cases, while in some cases they remain embedded in the jawbone. In this case, Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery comes into play.
The innovations brought by modern technology to health practices have made the 20-Year-Old Extraction process not a difficult and painful application, making the treatment safe, comfortable and easy.
Embedded Dentistry
Impacted Tooth disease is a disease that occurs as a result of examinations and panoramic films made with people who have different problems due to the fact that most people are exposed to it, but there are almost no symptoms.
Today, the most encountered Impacted Tooth cases;
- Third Molars,
- Upper Jaw Canine Teeth,
- Lower Jaw Premolars,
- Upper Jaw Incisors,
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Thanks to the correct information to be provided by specialist dentists about Impacted Teeth, which is found in the majority of people, the rate of early diagnosis can be increased and the possible harms of this problem can be minimized.
Implant Applications
Implants are artificial tooth roots that are integrated into the jawbone in order to eliminate the functional and aesthetic problems that the person is exposed to due to the tooth or teeth lost for different reasons.
The loss of teeth, which is of great importance in people's facial aesthetics, causes a loss of self-confidence in one's business and social life. However, missing teeth lead to the inability of people to fulfill many functional conditions such as speaking, biting, chewing.
As a result of the implant applications to be performed by dentists who are experts in the field of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, the gaps in the mouth caused by tooth loss are closed and a healthy and aesthetic mouth-tooth appearance is ensured.
Cyst Operations
Operations performed to remove cysts that occur in the roots of the teeth or in the jawbone occupy a very important place in Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery. Apart from a normal situation, the cysts, which are called pathogenic structures, remain in the area where they form for a long time, causing very serious disorders.
Cysts formed in the teeth or jaw are removed as a result of surgical interventions performed under clinical conditions by dentists who have specialized in Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery. Volumetric tomography is performed before the procedure, and the problems experienced are eliminated with a safe and comfortable treatment process.
Sinus Lifting
It is an Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery treatment technique that is applied to patients who do not have enough bone for implant treatment, which is called Sinus Lifting or Sinus Floor Raising, and increases the amount of bone in the region.
People who have lost their teeth and applied to our clinic for treatment are decided to apply implants as a result of the examination performed by our specialist physicians. Sometimes there may not be enough bone thickness in the sinus areas. In these cases, it is necessary to increase the bone thickness in the region.
Sinus is the name given to the hollow air spaces located on the back of the cheek and above the roots of the upper molars in humans. The roots of the teeth of the people extend towards these spaces. The process of increasing the amount of bone thickness in the sinus area for implant application is called Sinus Lifting, Sinus Grafting or Raising the Sinus Floor.
During the Sinus Lifting procedure, the membrane covering the floor of the sinus is removed and bone powder is placed under it. At the end of this process, the sinus floor is elevated. The maturation of the graft may take approximately several months. After all these stages are completed, the implant can be applied to the patient.
Jaw Joint Diseases
People with Jaw Joint Diseases experience disruption in many vital functions. In people with these complaints;
- Pain in muscles and joints
- Sensibility,
- Sounds from the joints
- It is limitation and irregularity in jaw movements,
- Jaw Lockups,
- Nutritional Problems,
such inconveniences.
To define Jaw Joint Diseases simply, it is the name given to pain and dysfunctions in the jaw joint and chewing muscles. In people with the disease, the harmony between the articular surface and the disc is impaired.
Jaw Joint Disorders unfortunately tend to become widespread nowadays. This disorder begins to be seen in people in their youth years, but it occurs due to pain due to deformations that develop in the joints over time. In some cases, noises coming from the joint and jaw locking push the patient to consult a dentist.
Jaw Surgery Aesthetics
Maxillofacial Surgery aesthetic applications are to obtain the desired appearance of the patient by using implant applications for therapeutic purposes in people with deformities in the jaw area or moving the structures forming the jaw tip back and forth.
During the aesthetic treatment applications of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, some of the procedures can be performed by aesthetic and beauty specialists with laser, filling and botox applications.
However, in cases where the scope of the treatment requires surgical intervention in the jaw and mouth-tooth region, it is mandatory to intervene by Maxillofacial Surgeons who are specialized in this field.
Implants with different functions placed on the jaw tip of the person during Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Aesthetics provide enlargement of the lower part of the face and the anterior-background of the chin. However, in cases where the right-left and up-down growth of the jaw may be insufficient, different surgical interventions can be performed on the jawbones of the people.
By correcting the problems in the chin area by applying Maxillofacial Surgery Aesthetics, the mouth, lip and nose structure that make up the face of people is also positively affected.
One of the most important elements in the formation of an aesthetic appearance in humans is the jaw structure. As a result of the correct detection and intervention of the aesthetic and functional problems in the chin area, the functional problems they experience are eliminated, as well as achieving the face appearance they dreamed of.
