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Facial Injury Repair

An oral surgeon can perform surgery to repair broken bones in the face and ensure that the break does not result in an infection or damage to surrounding teeth.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) are experts in treating and repairing facial injury and trauma, including fractures of the upper and lower jaws and the orbits surrounding the eyes as well as facial lacerations. Their knowledge of how jaws come together (dental occlusion) is critical when repairing complex facial fractures.

Guidelines developed by the American College of Surgeons for optimal care in Level I and II trauma centers – the centers that treat the most serious and complex facial trauma patients – recommend that an oral and maxillofacial surgeon be included as a member of the centers’ trauma team.

Many of the techniques that are standard in today’s hospital emergency rooms were developed by OMSs in combat hospitals during World War II, the Korea War, the Vietnam War and today’s international conflicts.