Department
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Tooth removal, wisdom teeth, jaw injuries and surgery of the face and jaws.
About the department
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the surgical specialty of dentistry. It covers the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the mouth, teeth, jaws and face: from the removal of teeth to the treatment of facial fractures, cysts and tumours of the jaws, and the correction of jaw deformities.
The department teaches undergraduate students local anaesthesia, the extraction of teeth and the principles of surgery and of managing medical emergencies in the dental chair. It also trains postgraduate students for the MDS degree in this specialty, who treat patients under the supervision of the faculty and carry out research for their dissertations. The department works closely with the other dental departments, and with the medical hospital on the campus for patients who need admission or general anaesthesia.
Treatments offered
- Tooth removalSimple and surgical removal of teeth that can't be saved.
- Wisdom teethRemoval of impacted or painful wisdom teeth.
- Jaw fracturesTreatment of broken jaws and facial bones after an accident.
- Dental implantsFixed replacements for missing teeth, set in the jawbone.
- Cysts and growthsRemoval of cysts, swellings and growths in the mouth and jaws.
- Jaw correction surgeryCorrects jaws that are too far forward or back, with Orthodontics.
From a simple extraction to a broken jaw after a road accident, we treat the full range of oral and facial surgery, much of it for patients from the surrounding rural areas. With a medical hospital on the campus, we can admit and operate on patients who need it, and our students learn surgery step by step, under close supervision.
Dr. G. SrinivasHead of Department