FAQS About Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

Any surgery can be concerning for patients. Below we answer some of the questions about Oral Maxillofacial surgery (OMS).

What Is The Process Of Maxillofacial Surgery?

Our surgeons specialize in removing impacted teeth, placing dental implants, bone grafting, and difficult teeth extractions. Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) includes certain procedures, like corrective jaw correction, facial and trauma surgery, dental infections, head and neck pathology, facial cosmetic surgery, and craniofacial surgery.

What Should Extractions

Our dentists sometimes have to save wisdom teeth and oral health in general. We advise removing wisdom teeth as a preservative way to ensure oral health and hygiene. Extraction is vital for patients with severe dental trauma, wisdom teeth problems, gum disease or gum disease. Jaw correction, facial and trauma surgery, dental infections, head and neck pathology, facial cosmetic surgery, and craniofacial surgery.

Before surgery, we advise the patients to eat soft foods. This ensures a smooth oral surgery and prevents worse teeth conditions than normal. Regularly visit our dental practitioners after the surgery and get regular checkups for monitoring.

Our dentist will advise you to only consume liquids for 24 hours after surgery. Patients are advised not to use drinking straws after the procedure as well. 

A patient can begin eating foods like eggs, soup, applesauce and mashed potatoes are also advisable. After the surgery, patients must also have checkups to ensure a smooth follow-up and proper healing process. Avoid spicy foods and those that might upset the stomach. We also advise you to follow instructions from our dental office.