
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is one of the most important branches under clinic sciences of dental medicine. This unit is a medical area realizing medical and surgical treatment of esthetic and functional problems in respect of both soft and hard tissues at the mouth, teeth, chin and face sections caused by congenital as well as acquired diseases, including traumatic and all kinds of pathologic causes.
Specialists in this area are involved not only with the teeth, but also diagnosing soft tissue diseases like the cheeks, lips, tongue and salivary glands as well as the chin joint and chin itself and specifying any surgical interventions required therefor.