Information for Patients and Carers

• Contact us ~ departmental addresses, telephone and fax numbers
• How to get there ~ bus route information and location maps to help you find us
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery information ~ find answers to your maxillofacial surgery questions
• Orthodontics information ~ find anwers to your orthodontic questions

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Information

Internet Rescources
Patient Information Leaflets

Internet Rescources

American Academy of Orofacial Pain (TMJ signs, symptoms & management)
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (the national association's web site)
Cancer BACUP (superb cancer information rescource for patients and their carers)
Cancer BACUP information on mouth and throat cancer (comprehensive, sensitive and authorative information)
CancerWeb
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer
Oncolink (University of Pennsylvania)
Oral Cancer Information Centre (a superb rescource for patients and clinicians on oral cancer)
Oral Cancer - a patients' account
Restorative Dentistry Oncology Clinic (an excellent portal for oral cancer information for patients and clinicians)
What is Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery? (extensive information on diseases and management)

Patient Information Leaflets

Apicectomy
Local Anaesthetic
Oral Cancer (basic information on causes, symptoms and treatment)
Oral Cancer (advanced information including extensive refernce list on causes, symptoms and treatment)
Oral Surgey
Sedation
Temporomandibular Joint Pain
Wisdom Teeth

Othodontics Information

Your first visit to the orthodontist - 1
Your first visit to the orthodontist - 2
Orthodontic treatement - 1
Orthodontic treatment - 2
Fixed appliances - 1
Fixed appliances - 2
Functional appliances -1
Functional appliances -2
Removable appliances - 1
Removable appliances - 2
Retainers - 1
Retainers - 2
Orthognathic surgery - 1
Orthognathic surgery - 2