Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is available to active duty patients. Services offered to active duty patients includes: the surgical removal of complicated and impacted teeth (using intravenous sedation or general anesthesia as necessary); biopsy and removal of soft tissue and bony pathological lesions within the oral and perioral area; placement of intra-osseous dental implants and any necessary pre-prosthetic procedures to include bone grafts from the mandible, or hip; the treatment of maxillofacial fractures and soft tissue injuries to the face; management of severe odontogenic infections; orthognathic procedures (corrective jaw surgery) to treat developmental dento-facial deformities of the maxilla and/or mandible; surgical closure of alveolar clefts, surgical evaluation of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (non-surgical care cases should be referred to the patient’s general dentist); and inpatient dental consultations.
Services offered for military Family members or retired patients include: The treatment of maxillofacial fractures and soft tissue injuries to the face; management of severe odontogenic infections; orthognathic procedures (corrective jaw surgery) to treat developmental dento-facial deformities of the maxilla and/or mandible; and surgical closure of alveolar clefts. Surgeons determine on a case-by-case basis whether biopsy and removal of soft tissue and bony pathological lesions in the oral and perioral area are performed. Surgical treatment for TMJ for Family members is currently not available.