Dental and Oral Surgery

Procedures on the teeth, gums, jaw and mouth, performed by dental and oral and maxillofacial specialists. This includes restorative and preventive procedures such as dental filling, crown, bridge and root canal treatment, extraction and implant procedures such as tooth extraction and dental implant placement, periodontal and gum procedures such as gingivectomy and gum grafting, orthodontic tooth movement procedures, and jaw procedures such as orthognathic surgery and Le Fort osteotomy. Reconstructive lip and palate surgery for a congenital cleft is grouped instead under plastic and reconstructive surgery, since it primarily reshapes soft tissue rather than treating the teeth or jaw bone.