Oral and maxillofacialsurgeonsare trained to recognize and treat 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. They are trained to treat problems such as facial deformity and misaligned jaws,tumoursandcystsof the jaw,head and neck cancer, skin cancer, trauma surgery and some performdental implantsurgery and the extraction ofwisdom teeth.
