Maxillofacial surgery is one of the specialties of dentistry that encompasses surgical treatment of a variety of diseases, defects and injuries that occur in the head, neck, face or jaw.
Maxillofacial surgery also includes surgical treatment in the hard or soft mouth tissues, in the maxillofacial i.e. jaw & face area, neck or on the skull.
Maxillofacial surgery is a performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons – a branch of dentistry who specializes in:
- Cosmetic Facial Surgery
- Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery
- Cleft Surgery
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Maxillofacial Reconstruction
- Maxillofacial regeneration - reformation of the facial region using stem cell technique
Maxillary surgery is also performed for procedures like:
- Dentoalveolar Surgery
- Temporomandibular Joint Treatment
- Pathologic Conditions - in maxillofacial region such as cysts, benign and malignant tumors, soft tissue and severe infections of the oral cavity and Salivary Glands.
- Congenital facial deformities
In addition, maxillofacial surgery plays a significant role in providing relief for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Maxillofacial Surgery is performed due to various conditions and most commonly patients are treated for jaws. Jaw surgery helps correcting irregularities of the jaw bones and realigns the jaws and teeth to improve their functioning.
These corrections may also improve facial appearance for which oral and maxillofacial surgeon re-positions or realigns the Maxilla i.e. Upper jaw and Mandible i.e. Lower jaw.
Jaw surgery may be performed on the upper jaw, lower jaw, chin or any combination of these by maxillofacial surgeons. Maxillofacial surgery involves addition, removal or replacement of jaw bones using screws, wires, surgical plates and rubber bands to hold the jaws properly in its new position.
Upper Jaw Surgery i.e. Maxillary Osteotomy is performed to correct:
- Significantly protruding or receded upper jaw
- Cross bite - occurs when excess bone grows above the molars
- Too much or too little of the teeth showing
- Open bite
- Reduced facial growth of the middle of the face (Midfacial Hypoplasia)
The surgery is performed precisely by maxillofacial surgeon by cutting the bone above your teeth so that the entire top jaw.
In order to fix an open bite, surgeon shaves away or removes the excess bone
Lower jaw i.e. Mandibular Osteotomy is performed to correct:
- Receding lower jaw
- Protruding lower jaw
As per need the jaw is moved i.e. either forward or backward into its new position and fixed with the help of plates and screws to hold the jawbone together during healing.
- Chin surgery i.e. Genioplasty
Genioplasty is done to correct a small chin i.e. deficient chin that usually is present in severely receded lower jaw.
Maxillofacial surgeon alters the jaw and restructures the chin with surgery by cutting a piece of the chin bone on the front of the jaw, moves it forward and securely fixes it in desired position with plates and screws.
The patients requiring maxillofacial surgery not only treated by highly qualified and experienced surgeon in State-of Art hospitals but also get best yet an Affordable Maxillofacial Surgery In India which when compared with other developed countries is far too less.
Maxillofacial surgery cost in India depends on various factors that include:
- Doctor and his expertise
- Hospital Type
- Type of surgery and procedure
- Room category
- Any other surgery performed in conjunction
- Hospital stay duration
Despite most skilled surgery, cost of maxillofacial surgery in India is extremely low as compared to other countries.
International patients choose India for Maxillofacial surgery due to:
- Highly qualified and skilled surgeons
- World-class hospitals
- Use of Latest technologies and equipments
- Best nursing care
- High standard and affordable hotel accommodation
- Ease of Visa
- Priority appointment from doctors
- No language problem
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