Oral and maxillofacial surgeons focus on the hard and soft tissues found in and around the mouth. These tissues include the gums, cheeks, lips, hard palate, soft palate, tongue, and facial tissues. These surgeons are medically trained in hospitals after their dental schooling and thus perform more invasive surgeries than other dental professionals such as complex tooth extractions, surgical jaw corrections or smoothing as a foundation for false teeth. They also perform reconstructive surgeries, cleft palate or cleft lip surgeries, and occasionally biopsies, cancerous tissue extraction, facial infections, or even sleep apnea treatments. Oral surgeons generally lay the groundwork for future dental work as they take care of the surgical improvements that need to happen to teeth and supporting bones before oral appliances, false teeth, or cosmetic procedures can be done.
In BC, these specialists are entitled to designate themselves as a “Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.”
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