Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Department of Dentistry (Services)

Dentoalveolar Surgery: Extraction of simple routine teeth to difficult tooth extractions, like various types of impacted teeth, extraction on medically compromised patients ,Apicectomies, pre-prosthetic surgery(ridge augmentation, sharp bone removal etc) to provide better anatomy for placement of implants, dentures or other dental prosthesis.
Diagnosis and treatment of;
1. Benign pathology (Cysts, odontogenic and nonodontogenic tumors)
2. Malignant pathology (Oral and head and neck cancers)
Diagnosis and management of premalignant lesions and conditions.(Leukoplakia,Lichen planus,OSF etc)
Management of Orofacial pain disorders .
Management of trauma to maxillofacial region including:
1. Mandibular fractures
2. Maxillary fractures(Lefort #s)
3. Pan facial Trauma
4. Firearm Injury
5. Soft tissue trauma to head and neck region.
Diagnosis and Management of infections.
1. Facial space infections(including life threatening conditions like Ludwig's Angina and Necrotizing fasciitis.)
2. Viral ,Bacterial and fungal infections of oral cavity.
3. Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgias ( injectable therapy and Peripheral Neurectomy).