Maryland Dental Center
Oral maxillofacial surgery is a branch of specialized dentistry that came about from oral surgery. Oral maxillofacial surgeons perform a variety of intraoral and extraoral surgery that could involve part of the neck, jaws, sinuses, foreheads, etc. Most patients are referred to maxillofacial surgeons for even simplest extractions, however the most demanding maxillofacial surgery operations are normally teeth that are fully impacted and are otherwise hidden from the visible eye.
Dr. Mehrabian is not an oral maxiloofacial surgeon but has accumulated years of Oral Surgery, which included one year of residency in DCGH and two years of Implant training and one year of IV Sedation as well as thousands of small and major oral surgery procedures. Our Oral Surgeon is one of the most experienced specialists in the field.
The procedures should not be painful, although some are aggressive, and the patient will only have minor to moderate post-operative pain. Medication can be administered for pain.
Sedation dentistry can be used for oral maxillofacial surgery if needed.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons also care for patients that have facial pain and misaligned jaws. They treat accident victims suffering facial injuries, care for patients with oral cancer, tumors and cysts of the jaws, and perform facial cosmetic surgery.
— K. Mehrabian, DDS, FICOI