What is the definition or description of: oral maxillofacial surgery?

Head, neck, face: The field of medicine and dentistry that is focused on surgery on the teeth, jaws, and surrounding hard and soft tissues, including the head and neck regions.

Dental Surgery: This is surgery performed by a dentist or a specialist related to teeth or structures related teeth. The surgery could be as simple as removal of a tooth or as complex as reshaping, repairing or even repositioning your upper or lower jaw. The more difficult cases are typically treated by an oral maxillofacial surgeon.

ADA Definition: Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the specialty of dentistry that includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions.

Mouth, face & jaws: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons care for patients with problem wisdom teeth, facial pain, and misaligned jaws. They treat accident victims suffering facial injuries, place dental implants, care for patients with oral cancer, tumors and cysts of the jaws, and perform facial cosmetic surgery.