Oral Surgery
Oral Surgery is a recognised international specialist training course in dentistry. It is the specialty of dentistry that includes the diagnosis, surgical and related treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the head, mouth, teeth, gums, jaws and neck.
It involves, but is not limited to: wisdom teeth removal, apicoectomy, TMJ disorder, facial trauma, corrective jaw surgery, oral pathology, dental implants, osseous tissue surgery, anesthesia and bone grafts.
In many areas of the world it is separate from Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (OMS, OMFS, or “Maxfacs”), which is a unique specialty usually requiring both medical and dental qualifications.
