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Forth Molar?
Did you all know that some people even have more than their 3rd molar. Although uncommon, we do come across these types of cases where patients have extra teeth, a.k.a. “supernumerary”. In a recent study in the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Shahzad and his team studied the prevalence of forth molars and […]
What is Oral Surgery?
Oral Surgery is the branch of dentistry dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorder, disease, injury and defect of “maxillofacial” structure. Maxillofacial can be defined by breaking the word into two parts, “maxillo” meaning maxilla or jaw bones and “facial” meaning the structure of the face. A maxillofacial surgeon is an expert in the […]