Maxillofacial surgery
Maxillofacial Surgery
Maxillofacial surgery (/mækˌsɪloʊˈfeɪʃəl/), also known as oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS or OMS), is a specialized field of medicine and dentistry that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, and the hard and soft tissues of the oral (mouth) and maxillofacial (jaws and face) region.
Etymology
The term "maxillofacial" is derived from the Latin words "maxilla" meaning jawbone and "facies" meaning face. The term "surgery" comes from the Greek word "cheirourgia", meaning "hand work".
Related Terms
- Oral Surgery: A branch of surgery that deals with the surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the mouth and jaw region.
- Craniofacial Surgery: A surgical subspecialty that deals with congenital and acquired deformities of the skull, face, and jaws.
- Orthognathic Surgery: A type of maxillofacial surgery used to correct conditions of the jaw and face related to structure, growth, sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems owing to skeletal disharmonies, or other orthodontic problems that cannot be easily treated with braces.
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ): A type of temporomandibular disorder that causes pain in the jaw joint and in the muscles that control jaw movement.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Maxillofacial surgery
- Wikipedia's article - Maxillofacial surgery
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