Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases and Surgery

In the Department of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery; diagnosis and surgical treatment of all soft structures such as tongue, cheek, lips, salivary glands in the mouth; all disorders involving the teeth, jaw and jaw joints are performed. Surgical methods planned according to the type of operation and the characteristics of the patient can be applied under local anesthesia, sedation or general anesthesia.

Disorders of the jaw or facial structure cause aesthetic and psychological problems in people. People apply to maxillofacial surgery due to different oral problems such as pain in the jaw, wear and damage of the teeth. They have potential problems such as biting, chewing and swallowing food. Elimination of problems caused by loud breathing, difficulty in speaking, snoring, abnormal shape and size of the mouth opening is also within the scope of this department.

What is Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery?

Oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery is a branch that deals with infections and other pathological conditions of all soft and hard structures. Cysts, tumors and treatments for them that occur in the mouth or jaw are also included in the field of this branch. Cases requiring dental treatment with general anesthesia or sedation:

• Pediatric patients whose treatment cannot be continued in the dental unit,
• Adult patients with extreme anxiety,
• Procedures for which long-term procedures are foreseen and mouth opening cannot be achieved during this period,
• Patients with a high gag reflex,
• Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia, where there is difficulty in communicating with the patient,
• Patients who do not have enough time for their treatment for various reasons.

Which Services Are Performed in the Field of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery?

Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery procedures constitute a multidisciplinary structure that covers a wide range of topics. The services provided in the field of oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery are as follows;

• Tooth extraction and tooth extraction with complications
• Surgical tooth extraction
• Impacted tooth extraction
• Implant applications (single tooth implant treatment, full mouth implant treatment, immediate implant treatment, All on four, All on six)
• Bruxism (tooth clenching treatment)
• Diagnosis and treatment of orofacial pain
• Diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases

Dental Treatment in Individuals with Special Needs

Individuals with special needs are individuals who have individual, developmental and educational differences compared to their peers due to various reasons such as illness, accident, syndrome and need special education services. Dental treatments of individuals with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mental and physical disabilities, psychological problems or fear of dentists are performed under general anesthesia.

What are Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Procedures?

It includes the application parts covering oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery. It allows the solution of both medical and cosmetic problems. Some of these applications are as follows;

• Implants (jaw, face, teeth),
• Tooth extraction procedure,
• Extraction of the impacted tooth,
• Sinus Lifting (sinus elevation),
• Jaw surgery includes jaw tip aesthetics, jaw bone amputation, mandibular osteotomy, double chin surgery,
• In the field of jaw joint surgery, jaw joint flushing, open joint surgery,
• Cyst or tumor resections,

The treatments applied to our patients who cannot adapt to dental treatments due to physical or mental disabilities, who have a fear of dentists, who cannot adapt to treatment, and who have syndrome are performed under intravenous sedation and general anesthesia in the operating room in our hospital.

These treatments are performed by an anesthesiologist and an oral, dental and maxillofacial surgeon in the operating room environment. According to the needs of our treated patients, treatment follow-up is carried out by preparing a control time in certain periods deemed appropriate by the specialist.