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How do you spell Maxillofacial Surgery?
Maxillofacial surgery is an operation performed by a highly trained dental surgeon.
What is the maxillofacial complex?
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a regional specialist surgeon who treats the entire craniomaxillofacial complex: anatomical area of the mouth, jaws, face, and skull, head and neck as well as associated structures.
What graft materials can be used in maxillofacial surgery?
Currently four types of grafting material are available to clinicians for regenerative use in oral and maxillofacial surgery: autologous bone, allogeneic bone, xenogenic bone, and alloplastic bone.
What does a maxillofacial specialist do?
Consultants in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) diagnose and treat patients with diseases affecting the mouth, jaws, face and neck. You’ll work with patients of all ages in a rewarding field where treatment to someone’s face can make a huge difference to their quality of life.
What is membrane graft?
The human amniotic membrane grafting is used as an adjunctive procedure across surgical specialties and in translational medicine to cultivate stem cells. It is easily available, and techniques of preparation and storage are relatively inexpensive.
How painful is bone graft surgery?
Most patients who receive bone grafts are completely pain-free and do just fine as long as they take the antibiotics. Your dentist also has to wait for the bone graft to fuse with the natural bones that are already in your mouth.
Are you put to sleep for a dental bone graft?
Typically, placement of a bone graft does not require being put to sleep; it can be done easily with local anesthesia. Many dental providers can offer sedation for your comfort, including nitrous oxide, oral sedation and IV sedation. If your case is more involved, general anesthesia may be recommended.
How long does a bone graft membrane stay in place?
Membrane. A membrane is a thin collagen sponge that is used to cover the graft initially. This helps stabilize the graft. It is very common for this membrane to come off within 1-3 days.
How long does it take to recover from Maxillofacial surgery?
Returning to Work or School For more complicated surgery, the initial healing phase can last about six to eight weeks. Complete healing of the jaws can take between 9 and 12 months. As far as your appearance is concerned, any bruising that may occur will be gone after a few days.