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Procedures

• What is the Trigeminal Nerve?
• What is a Frenectomy
• Types of Anesthesia
• What to Do Before Wisdom Teeth Removal
• Are Dental Implants Permanent?
• Wisdom Teeth FAQ
• What is Dry Socket?
• Why Visit an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon?
• How Much Are Dental Implants?
• What Occurs During Wisdom Tooth Removal?
• How Long Does it Take to Heal Following Wisdom Teeth Removal?
• Wisdom Teeth Symptoms and Signs to Remove Them
• Are Dental Implants Safe?
• Full-mouth Restoration with Dental Implants
• Tooth Extraction: Simple vs. Surgical Tooth Removal
• How Do Dental Implants Work?
• Do I Need a Referral for Oral Surgery?
• What to Eat After Wisdom Teeth Removal
• Does Insurance Cover Dental Implants?
• What are Impacted Wisdom Teeth?
• Extractions and Other Oral Surgeries
• Wisdom Teeth Management
• TMJ and Facial Pain
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
• Corrective Jaw Surgery
• Oral, Head and Neck Pathology
• Facial Injury / Trauma Surgery
• Facial Cosmetic Surgery
• Anesthesia
• Dental Implant Surgery
• Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial Surgery

News - Changing Lives

• OMSs help save teeth of special needs patients
• Dr. Bagby promoted to brigadier general
• OMS gifts life-changing treatment to program winner
• OMS provides free full arch implant reconstruction to Smile Again program winner
• Doctor and family honored for service with Mercy Ships
• Lubbock veteran benefits from surgeons’ gift of dental surgery
• Boy from Haiti receives life-saving surgery
• OMS provides new set of teeth to veteran
• Oral Health supplement in USA Today features AAOMS member
• Collaboration helped provide total jaw reconstruction for UAB professor
• Hornbeck graduate perseveres, amid personal obstacles
• Athletes Urge Students To Prevent Facial Injury
• Understanding the Wisdom Behind Extracting Wisdom Teeth
• U.S. surgeons remove 6-pound tumor from Gambian girl’s mouth
• New technology helps veteran gain his smile back
• U.S. surgeons remove rare facial tumor from Brazilian girl
• Haitian woman comes to Abington, Pa. for life-saving oral surgery
• 7-year-old gets life-like 3-D printed skull after severe fall
• Military Heroes After The Call of Duty: Dr. Samira Meymand
• Saving a Face: OMS uses pioneering surgery to repair rare, disfiguring jaw condition
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Helps Crash Victim Smile Again
• What Life Looks Like After the World’s Most Extensive Face Transplant
• Why do we have wisdom teeth?
• Vietnam veteran gets his smile back courtesy of local oral surgeon, dentist
• Refugee gets the gift of a new smile
• My Toughest Case: Implants Without Bone Support
• She’d lost half her teeth – then got an amazing offer
• Meet the surgeon who fixes Lightning players’ faces, teeth
• The New York Times Magazine: A Lone Bullet’s Long Toll
• Oral surgeon, dentist provide gift that changes a man’s life
• Woman Shot By Ex, Gifted New Smile By Florida Surgeon
• Cyclist’s sacrifice saves grandson, OMS serves on trauma team to repair injuries
• I Was 26 And Healthy. Here’s How A Routine Dentist Visit Saved My Life
• Who Is Eduardo D. Rodriguez? 10 Things To Know About Doctor Who Led Most Extensive Face Transplant
• Injured firefighter gets most extensive face transplant ever
• Doctors transform face of Haitian girl in life-saving surgery
• Surgeon puts kids’ faces back together
• OMS Dr. Pushkar Mehra replaces French teenager’s TMJ and realigns teeth in single surgery
• Alexandria girl recovers after traumatic facial injury
• African teen comes to Annapolis for a new face
• Surgeon who grew up with nothing gives back to patients, youths
• Teen has surgery to realign jaw broken at birth
• Surgeons reshape face of child with rare syndrome
• Volunteer doctors remove facial tumour twice the size of Madagascan man’s head
• After sleep apnea surgery, Mike Napoli is on frontier of growing focus in MLB
• Local surgeon makes baby a jawbone
• Landmine Survivor Receives Life-Changing Operations
• Life-Changing Chin Surgery
• Red Sox’s Mike Napoli Has Successful Surgery to Address Sleep Apnea
• Maxillofacial surgeon finds Army career fulfilling
• 6 surgeries you wouldn’t believe they’re doing
• Woman’s Jaw Surgery: “Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before”
• First-of-a-kind surgery in US for severe headaches
• Waiting for a new face: The transplants giving people back their lives
• New Hope for Soldiers Disfigured in War
• Researchers Develop a Framework for Monitoring Oral Cancer Development, Progression and Recurrence
• OMS uses cutting-edge medical technology to help rebuild teen’s jaw
• Deline’s miracle journey: Massive tumor in mouth removed
• OMS helps put smile back on face of oral cancer survivor
• Somali woman waits 23 years for surgery to fix shattered face
• Dentist for Anaheim Ducks winces at every hit
• Snake attack victim regains his smile in Fort Worth
• Healing Soldiers’ Most Exposed Wounds
• Mending Matia: Faith, hope and medicine deliver great rewards for one small child
• A face in the crowd: A year after most extensive face transplant in history
• Most Extensive Full Face Transplant To Date
• Surgeon Brett Ferguson helps patients face the world
• Las Vegas native survives pipe through head thanks to doctors
• Cutting-Edge Jaw Surgery
• Chicago Conductor Undergoes Successful Facial Surgery
• New Look: Blind Mom Gets Prosthetic Face
• Competition for the tooth fairy – Pulled teeth saved as source of stem cells for future therapies
• AAOMS challenges AMA data series comments on OMS, dentistry
• AAOMS members quick to join Haiti relief effort
• OMS at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx repair Afghan girl’s jaw
• Fixing dead jaw bones

News - In the Media

• JOMS study: New treatment protocol created for children with arthritis affecting the jaw joints
• JOMS study: Survival rates decrease each year mouth cancer goes undiagnosed
• National organizations unite to promote facial safety in April
• April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month: Self-exams, early detection can save lives
• AAOMS advocates for federal legislation to provide insurance coverage for patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies
• JOMS study: Surgery to move jaws improves outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea patients
• JOMS study: IV acetaminophen use results in no significant pain decrease in wisdom teeth patients
• AAOMS recognized on House floor
• April is National Facial Protection Month Play It Smart the First Time – Wear Protective Gear and Prevent Injuries
• JOMS study: ‘Silent sleep apnea’ prevalent in patients with jaw deformity
• April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
• OMS performs mission work with Mercy Ships
• JOMS study: Reconstruction of facial gunshot wounds improved by computer-aided surgery
• JOMS study: Tests used for mouth cancer help uncover other serious health problems
• AAOMS announces 2017-18 officers, board
• JOMS study: Rate of sexually transmitted virus-related mouth and throat cancer increasing
• AAOMS garners awards for its Informational Campaign
• AAOMS, Henry Schein Cares Foundation award grants to surgeon volunteers
• 25th AAOMS Dental Implant Conference to continue premier education tradition
• JOMS study: Botox can relieve jaw muscle pain
• JOMS study: Study emphasizes the value of discussing oral cancer risk factors with patients needing oral biopsies
• JOMS study: Method discovered to lower amount of local anesthetic needed for dental care
• JOMS study: Immunosuppressant drugs raise risks for oral cancer patients
• JOMS study: Surgical navigation shows promise as an innovative tool for oral and facial surgery
• AAOMS issues opioid prescribing recommendations
• JOMS facial cellulitis study: Efforts should focus on early treatment
• JOMS study: Public, patients agree OMSs most qualified for dental implant procedures
• JOMS study: Some treatments for medication-related jaw necrosis produce better outcomes
• AAOMS conference focuses on anesthesia patient safety
• Oral Health supplement featured in national publication
• Five Dental Organizations Team Up For National Facial Protection Month
• April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
• AAOMS journal: Botox helps manage Sjögren’s Syndrome salivary gland inflammation
• AAOMS study: Physiotherapy critical to children’s recovery from maxillofacial trauma
• The Importance of Wisdom Teeth Management
• AAOMS and Organized Dentistry Coalition advocate for increase to the Flexible Spending Account cap
• Medicaid and Uninsured Head and Neck Cancer Patients have Worse Outcomes
• E-Cigarette Explosions Causing Serious Mouth Injuries
• New Technique Shows Patients taking Brittle Bone Prevention Drugs at Risk for Jaw Necrosis
• Dental Specialties and Organizations Support AAOMS Wisdom Tooth Guidelines
• Dental associations urge regular oral cancer examinations—early detection saves lives!
• Five Health Organizations Double Down on Mouth Guards
• Facial Gunshot Wounds Pose Multiple Challenges
• Surgery Shown Useful for Treating Dead Jaw Bone due to Drugs used for Osteoporosis and Cancer
• Artificial Jaw Joint Stands the Test of Time
• Are you at risk for oral cancer? Learn to perform a self-exam.
• Are you at risk for oral cancer? Learn the facts.
• Take Five: Sports Safety Tips for National Facial Protection Month
• Bone fracture healing enhanced by the use of biodegradable magnesium bone plates and screws
• Outcomes of implants and restorations placed in general dental practices
• Major Update on Death of Jawbones from Drugs Commonly Used by Women
• Growing Numbers of Older Adults Opting for Jaw Surgery to Improve Appearance and Function
• Gun and Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries More Common in Low Income Children and Adolescents
• New Procedure Promises Acceleration of Bone Healing
• Technique Removes Moles with Minimal Scarring
• Severe Bone Loss in Upper Jaw No Longer a Barrier to Dental Implants
• Improved Surgical Technique for Moving Entire Face Forward to Correct Concave Faces
• April is National Facial Protection Month
• Changing Trends Show Elderly at Increased Risk for Facial Injuries
• Not All Motorcycle Helmets Offer Adequate Protection in Crashes
• Web site Gives Patients New Insight into Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Osteo Science Foundation to Support Scientific and Clinical Research in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• AAOMS Paper States Jaw Advancement Surgery May Be Primary Treatment for Select Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
• April is National Facial Protection Month
• AAOMS a Proud Partner in the Medicine Abuse Project
• AAOMS White Paper discusses why, when and how to treat third molar teeth
• AAOMS applauds federal legislation to enable Medicare patients to rehabilitate and recover…
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons among first responders to Fort Hood shootings
• AAOMS says only trained dental and medical practitioners should administer and monitor anesthesia
• Surgeons applaud Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) for introducing legislation to require insurance cover
• AAOMS applauds legislation enabling Medicare patients to rehabilitate and recover more efficiently..