Oral, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery​

Overview

The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery deals with diverse diseases and conditions that manifest in the oral cavity soft tissues and the facial skeleton including the jaw bones and other facial bones.

The commonly diagnosed diseases and conditions are classified as follows:

Infections of the soft tissues and bones

• Bacterial

• Viral

• Fungal

Benign Neoplasms

• Ameloblastoma

• Odontogenic fibroma

Malignant Neoplasms

• Squamous cell carcinoma

• Sarcomas

• Adenocarcinomas

Non- neoplastic conditions

• Cysts

• Dyplastic lesions​

​Facial Traumatology

• Soft tissue lacerated and cut wounds

• Skeletal fractures

Congenital Malformations

• Clefts of the lip and palate

• Vascular anomalies such as haemangioma and Lymphangioma

Procedures performed include

• Management of the infections

• Tumour surgery such as excision of ameloblastoma

• Excision of Cystic lesions

• Reconstruction of soft and skeletal tissue injuries

• Reconstruction of facial clefts

• Excision of neoplastic lesions

• Management of Craniofacial pain