Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon is a unique medical provider of Facial Cosmetic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery. Many OMFS’s attend both medical and dental school in order to obtain a broad understanding of the facial region. This is followed by an internship in General Surgery and residency focused only on the facial region. Dr. Guyette has additionally obtained extensive and ongoing training in Facial Cosmetic Surgery.

There are now many well-trained surgeons from a variety of backgrounds who perform Facial Cosmetic Surgery. As with all endeavors, experience and training are the best determinants of good results. An Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, with unique training and perspective, is an excellent choice to perform Facial Cosmetic Surgery.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are dentists specializing in surgery of the mouth, face and jaws. After four years of dental school, surgeons receive four to seven years of hospital-based surgical and medical training, preparing them to do a wide range of procedures including all types of surgery of both the bones and soft tissues of the face, mouth and neck.

Explains what an oral and maxillofacial surgeon is as well as what an oral and maxillofacial surgeon does.

Oral and Maxillofacial surgery is a dental specialty which relates to the treatment of disease and disorders of the mouth, teeth and facial structures. This includes the removal of teeth, placement of dental implants, biopsy and removal of cysts and lesions of the mouth and jaws, and reconstructive facial surgery.

I am not a dentist or an oral surgeon. I do not do surgery! I am a chiropractor with special training in "Advanced Cranial Work".

The neurosurgeon takes care of correcting deformations in the roof of the skull, while the oral and maxillofacial surgeon treats facial anomalies. It is the interdisciplinary cooperation of these specialists which assures the best surgical results.

Occasionally, Mother Nature plays “tricks” on a person’s jaws. One jaw may grow too large or too small for the opposing jaw. If the jaws are not the same size or do not relate well to the size of the face, significant problems with chewing, swallowing and digesting food can occur. In addition, TMJ problems can occur and not infrequently, the abnormality can be noticed in the facial appearance.

Teeth that are broken down or decayed to the degree of needing to be removed or extracted are weak and fragile. Weakened teeth can often break, fracture or crumble further during and extraction. An oral surgeon is a special trained dentist in the surgery of the mouth and jaw and is best qualified for such extractions.

The surgeon and orthopedic team make rounds each morning whenever possible. Your surgeon will see you on his surgery days and by associates on office days.

In general, thyroid surgery is best performed by a surgeon who has received special training and who performs thyroid surgery on a regular basis, since the complication rate of thyroid operations is lower when the operation is done by a surgeon who does a considerable number of thyroid operations each year.

Answer: Oral surgeons call the procedure that they do IMF (Inter-Maxillary Fixation) and MMF (Maxillo-Mandibular Fixation). You can read a succinct summary answer by going to "ask jeeves" at http://www.askjeeves.com/ and ask the question: What is jaw wiring? The basic differences are as follows: OJW is only done by an orthodontist never by an oral surgeon. It is non-invasive and done in the office never in a hospital.

Oral chelation involves the ingestion of natural chelating substances. Various vitamins minerals amino acids antioxidants phytonutrients and herbs can be used to supplement the benefits of the numerous chelating agents. The addition of these substances helps to replenish any loss of nutrients that may occur during the chelation process. In so far as possible all ingredients are derived from natural sources.

Oral refers to the mouth, which includes the teeth, gums, and supporting tissues. It is easy to take your oral health for granted, but it is key to living each day comfortably. These tissues allow you to speak, smile, sigh, kiss, smell, taste, chew, swallow, and cry. They also let you show a world of feelings through expressions. Taking good care of these tissues can prevent disease in them and throughout your body. The health of your mouth can be a sign of your overall health.

When a reporter or author writes a story, article or book, he/she will investigate the material. He will interview people, record what her sees and may report on previous written information found in books, journals, letters. Interviewing people create a live report of the story. It is an "oral" report of an event. An oral history is the same thing. It is the documenting of history through what people remember and tell to a reporter/recorder.

Maxillofacial refers to the face and jaws, which along with the mouth comprise the areas of expertise of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. When a minor procedure is planned, occasionally the surgery can be performed on the same day as your examination/consultation. If such minor procedures are performed it is with a local anesthetic or “numbing” medication. This may be completely appropriate for uncomplicated extraction of teeth, biopsy or removal of small lesions of the mouth.

Everyone pursuing a Bachelor's degree has to take 2 Writing Intensive courses and 1 Oral Intensive course (or 2 O/2 courses). Many degrees have O and W courses built in to the degree (degree worksheets), and so you fulfill this requirement while you are meeting your major requirements. If your degree doesn't fall into that category, refer to the list of Oral and Writing Intensive courses (PDF 69K) to find out what you can take to meet the requirement.

No. Decisions must be written. However, sending a copy of the minutes in which the decision is recorded can suffice, if they include the factual bases and conclusions relating to the review standards applied to the application. Additionally, boards are advised to not issue oral decisions "on the spot" - rather, to make use of deliberative session and issue a written decision within the requisite 45 days.

You will either see the surgeon in the office or in the hospital before surgery to answer any questions prior to surgery. On occasion, because of an urgent or emergent situation, you might meet the surgeon just before surgery, but this is not our general practice. We like to meet with you before surgery and discuss the problems you have and how we intend to fix them as well as the risks involved.

You will see the surgeon who has performed your surgery or one of his/her partners each day after surgery until all of your surgical problems are taken care of. Because we have a busy practice, one surgeon is assigned to each hospital to make rounds. We feel by having one surgeon assigned to each hospital it enables the surgeon to know the patients well and to better establish a plan if problems occur.

Most important in your decision to pick a surgeon is a sense of trust. As a patient, you are putting your trust in the hands of a person you probably do not know very well. You need to feel confident that your surgeon can be trusted to provide the best service of which he or she is capable, to be honest with you in setting expectations for the outcomes of surgery, and to stick with you after surgery to help you get through the recovery period or any difficulties you may experience.

You will be given a card with The CORE Institute's phone number to call and arrange your follow-up. At three weeks you will see the Physician Assistant who assisted in your care during your hospital stay for a wound check and suture or staple removal. Your surgeon will be contacted if there are any concerns. At 8 weeks post-operatively, you will be seen for radiographs and an exam by your surgeon.

When a knee replacement is performed, some bone and cartage are removed using precise instruments to create exact surfaces to accommodate a metal and plastic prostheses.

When you have a weight loss surgery procedure, you lose weight because the amount of food energy (calories) you are able to eat is much less than your body needs to operate. It has to make up the difference by burning reserves or unused tissues. Your body will tend to burn any unused muscle before it begins to burn the fat it has saved up. If you do not exercise daily, your body will consume your unused muscle, and you will lose muscle mass and strength.

You will go to your first postoperative office visit 2-3 weeks after discharge. After this visit, the frequency of follow-up visits will depend on your progress. Many patients are seen at six weeks, twelve weeks and then yearly.

That is an interesting question that has no easy answer. Like a lot of things if life, you have to do some research on anyone that provides an important service to you. One of the best ways to help you decide whether to pick a certain doctor is to ask other people who have had a similar treatment whether they felt their doctor did a good job for them and how they were treated by the staff. In other words, how did they come out, and how did they like their experience.