Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery:
The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Children’s of Alabama specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of oral and craniofacial abnormalities.
Conditions treated at Children’s of Alabama’s Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department includes:
• Malpositioned or impacted teeth
• Sleep apnea
• Hemifacialmicrosomia
• Midface hypoplasia
• Cleft lip and palate secondary malformations
• Temporomandibular joint disorders
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis of the TMJ
• Micrognathia
• Jaw asymmetry/abnormal jaw growth
• Malocclusion
• Facial fractures/trauma
• Dentoalvolear injuries
• Infections
• Jaw tumors
• Cysts
• Hemangiomas
• Vascular Abnormalities
• Missing teeth replacement with dental implants
Outpatient
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Lowder building, 2nd floor
Appointments and Surgery scheduling:
Kitty McBride 205-987-1173, Option 2
Our team:
The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Children’s of Alabama is comprised of two world class surgeons: Drs Kathlyn Powell, D.M.D, M.D and Peter Waite D.M.D, M.D. Dr. Powell is the state of Alabama’s first dedicated pediatric oral surgeon and is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Dentistry. Dr. Waite serves as Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and also as a full time professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Dentistry.
Mission:
The goal of the Oral and Maxillofacial Department is to provide the best patient care in order to train the next generation. The University of Alabama at Birmingham offers the Advanced Education Program, designed to meet the requirements of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of
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This treatment entails using various kinds of braces, in conjunction with minor oral surgery. A few considerations are:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2000) Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General .Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, 2000.
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