Maxillofacial surgery deals with operations in the head, face and neck, aimed at eliminating injuries and their consequences, removing tumors, as well as restoring various functional disorders, including bite and dentition.
Maxillofacial surgeons are engaged in surgical correction of occlusion (orthognathic surgery), perform all types of tooth-preserving operations; qualified tooth extraction of any level of complexity, including wisdom teeth, under local / combined anesthesia or under anesthesia.
Dental implantation should also be performed by a qualified maxillofacial surgeon. Sometimes, for implantation, it is necessary to perform bone grafting surgery on the lower and upper jaw (augmentation of the alveolar process, sinus lifting), its different variations with the use of surgical templates, bone-plastic materials and autografts; the use of various implant systems to achieve maximum aesthetic and functional results in subsequent prosthetics.
Maxillofacial surgery deals with the treatment of post-traumatic deformities of the maxillofacial region by surgical treatment in the presence of defects and deformities of the upper and lower jaw using innovative equipment and materials.
Temporomandibular joint surgery is designed to treat patients with arthritis or joint wear and tear, for whom opening the mouth causes pain. Surgical treatment of diseases of the salivary glands – salivary stone disease and tumors can be considered separately.
The most difficult area of oral and maxillofacial surgery includes operations to restore missing tissues after undergoing oncological operations.
Operations on the face and jaws can be either small, made under local anesthesia, or eight-hour, in which, for example, a separate part of the face is restored. The time of rehabilitation after facial surgery depends on its complexity and ranges from one day to a month.Maxillofacial surgery