{"id":26440,"date":"2022-07-20T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalimplant.com\/blogs\/?p=26440"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:18:15","slug":"how-to-choose-oral-maxillofacial-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royalimplant.com\/blogs\/how-to-choose-oral-maxillofacial-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think about plastic surgery, the first things that come to mind are probably nose jobs<\/a>, breast lifts, or tummy tucks. While those surgeries are indeed commonplace and popular among patients, there is another type of cosmetic surgery that has been steadily growing in popularity: oral and maxillofacial surgery. If you\u2019re not familiar with this procedure, also known as OMFS or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for short, it can be a bit confusing at first glance. What exactly does \u201coral\u201d have to do with your jawbone? And why would anyone need \u201cfacial surgery\u201d on their nose or cheeks? In truth, the name of this procedure doesn\u2019t really explain much at all\u2014which is precisely why so many people get confused when they hear it for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Oral surgeons<\/a> are medical doctors who specialize in surgery of the head and face. They can treat everything from oral health problems like tooth decay or gingivitis, to facial trauma such as fractures or burns. OMFS is a combination of dental work, facial plastic surgery, and head and neck surgery\u2014and it\u2019s all done by one surgeon! A typical oral max surgery will involve removing teeth and\/or gums, correcting jaw misalignment, or even reconfiguring the facial bones.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ways a maxillofacial surgeon can achieve goals:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Removing teeth and grafting the gums. When a patient\u2019s teeth are too decayed to save, or if they have gum disease, the oral max surgeon will remove them. They can either extract them completely and replace them with false teeth, or simply remove the diseased gums and leave the teeth in place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temporarily removing a section of jawbone and repositioning it. Jaw misalignment, also known as TMJ, is a common condition affecting millions of people. Oral max surgery can realign the jaw bone, correcting the problem and relieving the associated pain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reconfiguring the facial bones. If a patient has a birth defect resulting in facial deformities, oral max surgery can help correct the issue. This can involve removing excess facial bone, shaving down other parts of the face, or even transplanting bone from another part of the patient\u2019s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is OMFS becoming popular?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When cosmetic surgery first came into the mainstream in the 1990s, most people associated it with nose jobs and breast augmentations. This was largely due to the fact that these procedures were the most popular types of cosmetic surgery at the time\u2014and they remain so to this day. In recent years, however, the number of people getting oral max surgery has been steadily rising. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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