What is OMS?

Question 1

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons care for patients with…

Answer 1

 Problem wisdom teeth, facial pain, and misaligned jaws.
 Accident victims suffering facial injuries, place dental implants.
 Patients with oral cancer, tumors and cysts of the jaws
 Perform facial cosmetic surgery.

Question 2

What is dentoaveolar surgery?

Answer 2

• removal teeth
• exposure of impacted teeth for orthodontic treatment
• recontour jaw bones
• prep of the jaws prior to XRT or palcement of cardiac or orthopedic prosthetic

Question 3

What is preprosthetic surgery?

Answer 3

Preparation of the mandible and maxilla to receive dental prosthesis

Question 4

What is the top 10 leading cause of death 100+ years ago?

Answer 4

odontogenic infection

Question 5

What is orthognathic surgery?

Answer 5

Evaluation and treatment of dentofacial deformities

Corrects things like…
 Facial asymmetries
 Dental and skeletal malocclusions
 Congenital deformities
 Abnormal jaw relationships

Question 6

What is craniofacial surgery?

Answer 6

• treatmetn of craniofacial syndromes
• skull base access surgery

Question 7

What does dental implant surgery involve?

Answer 7

Intraoral implant placement
— Replacement of missing dentition
— Implant retained prosthesis
— Implant supported prosthesis
— Fixed or removable
Extraoral implant placement
— Retention of facial prosthesis
— Improved cosmesis

Question 8

What does management of traumatic injuries to the maxillofacial region involve?

Answer 8

 Soft tissue trauma
 Dentoalveolar trauma
 Fractures of the maxillofacial skeleton
— Mandible
— Maxilla
— Midface/zygoma
— NOE
— Frontal sinus
Combinations/panfacial fractures

Question 9

What does management of pathology involve?

Answer 9

 Odontogenic pathology
— Odontogenic cysts/tumors
— other oral neoplastic lesions
 Non odontogenic pathology
— Salivary gland disorders
— Mucous membrane disorders
— Epithelial lesions

Question 10

What does reconstructive surgery involve?

Answer 10

 Restoring form and function from:
— Avulsive traumatic events
— Removal of pathology
— Physiologic atrophy
 Restoration of continuity
 Restoration of alveolar bone height and width
 Restoration of osseous bulk

Question 11

What does cosmetic surgery involve?

Answer 11

 Botox injection
 Septoplasties
 Rhinoplasties
 Blepharoplasties
 Laser facial resurfacing
 Liposuction
 Osteotomies
 Combinations of the above