An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, and defects involving the mouth, jaw, teeth, neck, and face. They are trained to perform a variety of functions including wisdom tooth removal, jaw reconstruction, tooth extraction, facial trauma surgery, and dental implants. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons also repair facial abnormalities with cosmetic surgery.

Wisdom tooth management and extraction refers to the process of removing one or more of the third molars, also known as wisdom teeth. These teeth typically develop in late adolescence or early adulthood, and they can cause a variety of problems if they do not fully emerge or if they grow in at an improper angle.