Oral and maxillofacial surgery is an internationally recognised specialty which deals with the correction of a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, face, jaws and hard and soft tissues of the mouth.

The treatments that are performed may range from any of the following listed procedures: 

·Dentoalveolar surgery i.e. surgery to remove impacted third molars and other teeth 

·Difficult tooth extractions.

·Extractions on medically compromised patients,

·Bone grafting or preprosthetic surgery to provide better anatomy for the placement of implants, dentures or other dental prosthesis.