Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a dental specialty which involves a variety of maxillofacial surgical procedures that includes treating diseases in and around the face, fixation of injuries that occur to the face during accidents, fall or other causes and correct defects in the face, jaw or mouth. The procedures may be minor or major that can help to reduce pain, fix deformities and restore function and aesthetics.
The Department operates as two units, one at Govt. Dental college and the other at Govt. Medical College OP Block, Thrissur.
The Dental college unit principally is concerned with academics of dental students, teeth removal and other minor surgical procedures.
The Dental OP unit in Room No. 16 of Govt. Medical college handles emergencies, admissions, ward consultations and in-patient care. It also deals with trauma, minor and major surgical procedures, medically compromised patient care and 24x7 casualty services.
- The Oral and Maxillofacial surgery Department has a fully air conditioned procedure room and a minor operating room with state of the art dental chairs and equipments.
- In-patient facility includes general ward and payward provisions at Govt. Medical College for ill and operating patients.
- Major procedures are carried out at Govt Medical College Operation theatre wing which is equipped with advanced gadgets, recovery room, ICU with ventilators and experienced staff for comprehensive patient care.
Major Cases Under General Anesthesia:
- Major cases under General Anesthesia are performed by an expert team of faculty members in the Major Operation Theatre and Casualty Emergency Operation Theatre
- The Faculty members also participate in Interdisciplinary cases with other specialties such as Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT, Pediatric surgery and General Surgery.
Procedures performed:
- Facial trauma surgery
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Facial cosmetic Surgery
- Correction of Congenital facial deformities
- Oral and Dentoalveolar Surgery
- Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery
- TMJ surgery
- Pre Prosthetic Surgery
- Surgeries for Head and Neck Infections
- Micro vascular Surgery
- Surgeries for Facial Pain disorders
- Cyst and tumour removal from jaw bones
Minor Procedures under local anaesthesia:
- Surgical/Transalveolar Extraction
- Alveoloplasty
- Frenectomy
- Biopsy
- Incision and Drainage
- Cyst Enucleation and Marsupialization
- Curettage
- Apicectomy
- Operculectomy
- Excision of benign/small lesions
- Closed Reduction of Fractures
- Arch bar and Intermaxillary Fixation
- Plate removals
- Primary wound closure
- TMJ Arthrocentesis
- Sialolithotomy
- Implants
- Transplantation of tooth
- Dental wiring Procedures
- Cauterization
- Intra lesional Injections
- Foreign Body removal
- Dr Jayakumar K: 2015 - January 2018
- Dr Manoj Joseph Michel: January 2018 - June 2019
- Dr Sobhana C.R: June 2019 - October 2021
- Dr Manoj Joseph Michel: October 2021 - April 2022
- Dr Jayakumar K: April 2022 - continuing
