oral and maxillofacial surgery

oral and maxillofacial surgery
the branch of dental practice that deals with the diagnosis and the surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the human mouth and dental structures. Called also maxillofacial s. and formerly dental s. and oral s.

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