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The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division at MassGeneral Hospital for Children specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of oral and cranio-maxillofacial abnormalities including problems of the teeth, jaw, and facial bones.
Conditions treated include:
- Malpositioned or impacted teeth
- Hemifacial microsomia
- Midface hypoplasia
- Cleft lip and palate secondary deformities
- Temporomandibular joint disorders
- Micrognathia
- Jaw asymmetry
- Malocclusion
- Facial fractures
- Dentoalveolar injuries
- Infections
- Jaw tumors
- Cysts
- Hemangiomas
- Vascular anomalies
- Salivary gland disease and stones
- Missing teeth replacement with dental implants
World Leaders in Minimally-Invasive Surgery
In recent years, oral and maxillofacial surgeons at MassGeneral Hospital for Children have developed minimally invasive techniques to correct many facial skeletal deformities. Our innovative techniques have resulted in decreased pain and swelling and faster recovery for patients, as well as decreased morbidity.
MGHfC oral and maxillofacial surgeons are pioneers in the technique of distraction osteogenesis (DO), which allows surgeons to gradually lengthen bone by placing tension forces across an osteotomy using specialized devices.
Using DO, surgeons can lengthen bone without taking bone grafts or soft tissue flaps from donor sites elsewhere on the patient’s body, as happens in traditional surgery. DO significantly reduces morbidity, healing time, and time in the operating room under anesthesia.
Ground-Breaking Research
At the Skeletal Biology Research Center within the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, our researchers are working on a wide array of projects including advances in distraction osteogenesis, tissue engineering, antiangiogenic therapy for jaw tumors, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
State-of-the-Art Diagnostic Techniques
The latest techniques in computed tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear scanning are used in the evaluation of facial-growth abnormalities. Computer-assisted cephalometric analysis and photography are utilized in the treatment, planning, and prediction of orthognathic surgical and facial deformity cases.
Outpatient services
Outpatient services—such as extractions, removal of impacted teeth, placement of dental implants, frenectomy, tongue-tie release, removal of salivary stones—are available with conscious and deep sedation. MassGeneral Hospital for Children pediatric dentists and orthodontists also collaborate in this practice.
A Tradition of Caring
At MassGeneral Hospital for Children, we know that the time of your child’s diagnosis and treatment is a very stressful one and we strive to provide an open, welcoming environment. We believe that no one knows a child as well as the parent does: parents, along with primary care providers, become our partners in a child's care and have an active voice in all treatment plans.
