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An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a regional specialist surgeon treating the anatomical area of the mouth, jaws and the face as well as associated structures. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a recognized international training course in specialised Medicine, which requires a minimum length of formation of 5 years for a basic medical training and 4 years for a basic medical and dental training, in the European Union. ... A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. ... Greek anatome, from ana-temnein, to cut up), is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and organization of living things; thus there is animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytonomy). ... Look up Mouth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with mandible. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Originally a specialty of dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) has become a true regional surgical specialty devoted to a well-defined anatomical region. A Dentist and Dental Assistant perform surgery on a patient. ... Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a recognized international training course in specialised Medicine, which requires a minimum length of formation of 5 years for a basic medical training and 4 years for a basic medical and dental training, in the European Union. ...

Oral & maxillofacial surgeons are initially qualified in dentistry and have undergone a further 4-6 years of specialty surgical training. Some OMFS residencies integrate a medical education & confer an appropriate degree medicine (MBBS or MD or equivalent), but not all, and OMFS is universally recognized as a specialty of dentistry. All oral & maxillofacial surgeons receive a degree in dentistry (BDS, DDS or DMD or equivalent) before beginning residency training. Following undergraduate training in dentistry, trainees spend an additional 4-6 years in specialty surgical training. Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ... MD or md may stand for: Air Madagascar IATA code make dir (Microsoft DOS) or meta device (UNIX) in computing Managing Director, or CEO Maryland state code McDonnell Douglas aircraft McDonalds, a fast food restaurant Medicinæ Doctor, Doctor of Medicine (academic degree) Mendelevium (Md), symbol for the chemical element...

Treatments may be performed on the mouth, jaws, face, and/or neck, and include:

• Dentoalveolar surgery (surgery to remove impacted teeth, difficult tooth extractions, extractions on medically compromised patients, or preprosthetic surgery to provide better anatomy for the placement of dentures or other dental prostheses)
• Diagnosis and treatment of benign pathology of the region (cysts, tumors etc.)
• Diagnosis and treatment of malignant pathology of the region (oral and head and neck cancer)
• Diagnosis and treatment of congenital malformations such as cleft lip and palate
• Diagnosis and treatment of chronic facial pain disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
• Diagnosis and treatment of dysgnathia (incorrect bite), and orthognathic (literally "straight bite") reconstructive surgery
• Diagnosis and treatment of soft and hard tissue trauma of the oral and maxillofacial region (jaw fractures, cheek bone fractures, nasal fractures, frontal bone fractures and eye socket fractures
• Diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous malignancy (skin cancer surgery on the head and neck)
• Surgery to insert osseointegrated (bone fused) dental implants
• Splint and surgical treatment of sleep apnea (in conjunction with sleep labs or physicians)

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