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The Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) is a branch of Dentistry that covers the scopes of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Oral Radiology. The range of the specialty is extensive, and includes the diagnosis and management of facial injuries, dento-facial deformities, cysts and tumours of the jaws, impacted teeth, head and neck cancers, salivary gland diseases and medical conditions presenting in the oral cavity.
Several routine oral and maxillofacial surgeries are carried out under local anaesthesia or sedation in the outpatient clinic. More complex or major surgeries can be carried out under general anaesthesia with inpatient hospitalisation. Collaboration with anaesthetists is common to optimise patients for surgery. OMS is often involved in the multi-disciplinary nature of treatment for complex conditions, and frequently works together with other specialties to plan and achieve the best outcome for our patients.
Treatments offered by our specialty include:
• Dentoalveolar surgery involving exodontia, removal of impacted teeth and complex dental roots
• Orthognathic surgery for correction of dento-facial deformities
• Management of complex maxillofacial fractures and soft tissue injuries
• Dental implant surgery
• Reconstructive surgery, including use of implants to retain facial/dental prostheses
• Removal of cysts and tumours of the jaws
• Temporomandibular joint surgery
• Management of benign and malignant lesions of the salivary glands
• Head and neck cancer
• Primary and secondary surgery for cleft lip and palate, and other congenital facial deformities
• Cosmetic surgery including face lifts, eyelid and brow surgery and rhinoplasties
