The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon specializes in disorders of the mouth, teeth, jaws and facial structures. After four years of post-graduate dental school education, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon completes an additional four years of intensive, hospital based surgical residency training. Oral surgery residents spend time rotating through related medical fields such as internal medicine, general surgery, anesthesiology, plastic surgery and emergency medicine.

Anesthesia

Because of our extensive training in both surgery and anesthesia we are able to provide a wide variety of procedures in an office setting. Various types of anesthesia including local anesthesia, intravenous sedation and general anesthesia are options available in the office for the appropriate patient and treatment. Our office is equipped with the most up-to-date monitoring equipment and a well trained staff for a safe and comfortable anesthesia experience.

Wide ranges of problems are treated in both adults and children. These can include:

• bone grafts
• extraction of teeth
• removal of impacted teeth including wisdom teeth
• surgical procedures to aid orthodontic treatment
• biopsy and treatment of cysts, tumors and growths of the jaws
• treatment of infections
• treatment of traumatic injuries to the teeth, jaws and facial bones including jaw and facial fractures
• dental implants
• corrective jaw surgery to correct bite problems or to improve facial alignment and cosmetic appearance
• treatment of TMJ and facial pain problems

Please do not hesitate to call us for an assessment of your particular case.