Preventive and Investigative: Diagnostic biopsy for suspected oral cancers, oral pathology (tumours/cysts)
Welcome to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery department specializes in providing diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment for the entire cranio-maxillofacial complex inculding pathology, trauma, temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis and disorders, facial infection, and chin procedures. We also deal with any emergency management of orofacial region and continually strive to expand our clinical services and strengthen our commitment towards patients. Patients can be assured that the care they receive is satisfactory.
Equipment, Infrastructure & Amenities
TMJ ( temporo-mandibular joint) surgery and orthognathic surgery instrument, piezo-elctric surgery, electrocautery, basic surgical set
Services Offered include
Emergency : Facial Trauma, facial space infection.
- Therapeutic:
MINOR ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES (UNDER LOCAL ANAESTHESIA):
- Simple extraction of teeth.
- Impaction of third molars
- Canine impaction
- Orthodontic tooth removal
- Arthrocentesis of temporomandibular joint in temporo-mandibular disorder cases.
- Prolotherapy of temporomandibular joint in temporo-mandibular disorder cases.
- Injection therapy in mild oral submucoius fibrosis.
- Splinting of fractured dento-alveolar segment.
- Intermaxillary fixation in trauma cases.
- Jaw cyst/tumor removal
- Alcohol blocks in trigeminal neuralgia cases.
- Apicoectomy
- Facial space infection management
- ORIF ( open reduction and internal fixation in single fracture cases)
- Calcitonin/steroid injection in jaw related central giant cell gramuloma (CGCG)
- Biopsy of oral pathology/suspected oral carinoma
- Suturing of soft tissue trauma
- Frenectomies
- MAJOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES (Under General Anaesthesia):
- Multiple teeth extraction in medically compromised patients.
- Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in Facial trauma cases:
- Simple fractures
- Complex fractures
- Communited fractures
- Panfacial fracturs
- Edentulous fractures
- Pediatric fractures
- Maxillary fractures
- Zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures
- Obital fractures
- Nasal fractures
- Gunshot injuries
- Curretage/Enucleation of jaw pathology especially: Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), Ameloblastoma/other jaw tumors, dentigerous cyst, radicular cyst, central gaint cell granuloma, adenomatoid adontogenic cyst
- Osteomyelitis of Jaw Management
- Osteoradionecrosis and bisphosphonate-induced necrosis of jaw management
- Temporomandibular joint ankylosis: Gap arthroplasty, Interpositional arthroplasty and reconstructive arthroplasty)
- Obstructive sleep apnoes (OSA ) management: with distraction osteogenesis procedures
- Temporomandibular joint disc procedure: Disc plication, discectomy in severe Temporo-manibular disorder cases.
- Chin procedure: Advancement and reduction Genioplasty
- Orthognathis surgery: Lefort I osteotomy, Bilateral sagital split osteotomy
- Surgery for oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF): and followed by reconstruction with buccal fat pad or naso-labial flap
- Drainage of severe facial space infection: esp Ludwing’s Angina
- Fat grafting
Restorative and rehabilitation procedures : Reconstructive procedures for jaw tumours, oral submucous fibrosis, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis.