Are oral surgeons and maxillofacial surgeons same?!


Question: Are oral surgeons and maxillofacial surgeons same!?
First read this:
The name of a doctor who straightens teeth is "oral AND maxillofacial surgeon" so does that mean they can do what oral surgeons do, because i would assume not!.
or is their title "oral-maxillofacial surgeon", can someone clear this up for me!.

Also, what would an oral surgeon do if he works in "trauma" section at a hospital!?

Can't dentist do many things that an oral surgeon can do, like pull wisdom teeth!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Name of a doctor who straightens teeth is an orthodontist

Oral surgeon, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and oral-maxillofacial surgeon are all the same thing!.

An oral surgeon who works in the trauma section at a hospital would probably help anyone who has sustained an injury to their head!. Oral surgeons have 4-6 years additional training after dental school to learn how to perform surgeries in the head and neck!. Of course, oral surgeons are best known for pulling wisdom teeth, but their knowledge and experience is much larger!. A dentist can do some of the things an oral surgeon can do, like pulling wisdom teeth, but if it's going to be complicated, you're always better off going to a specialist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Oral-Maxillofacial surgeons are specialists!. After finishing dentistry, they go to take the oral and maxillofacial course!. The name of a doctor who straightens teeth is an orthodontist!. Oral-maxillofacial surgeons help correct deformities and other problems in the head, neck, face, etc!. I've done my own searching because I'm planning to be an oral-maxillofacial surgeon when I grow up!. Hope this helped!.

An addition: If you want to know more, here's one source!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Oral_and_ma!.!.!.
I did not get most of my info I written from here, just the "head,neck,face,etc!." part!. The rest, I got by reading up and stuff!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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