OMS Voices: An AAOMS Podcast

Although it is a common outpatient surgery, wisdom teeth removal is still surgery. Dr. Ehlie Bruno, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, discusses the important steps of properly preparing before wisdom teeth surgery.

Nine out of 10 people have at least one impacted wisdom tooth, making wisdom tooth extraction a common outpatient surgery. It’s normal to have questions before and after wisdom tooth removal, and Dr. Stuart Lieblich discusses these frequently asked questions about wisdom teeth.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. David Kim discusses diagnosing and surgically treating pathology of the head, neck and mouth.

Dr. Robert Flint, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, discusses how prevention is the best policy when it comes to facial trauma. Because avoiding injury is always best, AAOMS advocates the use of protective mouth guards and appropriate masks and helmets for everyone who participates in athletic pursuits at any level.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Caitlin Magraw discusses the facial injuries that can occur while riding a motorized scooters and the presenting public health issue.

More than 53,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or oropharyngeal cancer this year. Dr. Deepak Kademani discusses how the mortality rate for oral cancer is particularly high – not because it is hard to detect, diagnose or treat, but because the cancer often is discovered late in its development and why routine self-exams and routine dental/medical checkups are so important.