As an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon, I often get asked what is Maxillofacial surgery.

Maxillo-facial has two parts. The Maxillo is from latin, Maxillar, meaning “Jaw”. Facial obviously means related to face. So maxillofacial means related to the jaws and face.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMS) are trained to take care of a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.