Oral Surgery Oral surgeons are dental specialists who treat conditions, injuries and aesthetic aspects of the mouth, teeth, jaws and face. They care for patients who experience such conditions as problem wisdom teeth, facial pain and misaligned jaws. They treat accident victims suffering facial injuries and other reconstructive and dental implant surgery. Oral surgeons also care for patients with tumors and cysts of the jaw. Orthodontist Very few of us have perfectly straight teeth, most people stand to benefit from orthodontics. Common problems an orthodontist can help with include overbites or buck teeth, under bites, gaps and overcrowding or overlapping teeth Orthodontic treatment is usually done when the teeth and jaws are still forming in childhood and early adolescence. Braces are the most common way to correct irregularly positioned teeth. Periodontist A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of periodontal disease. In addition to four years of dental school, your periodontist has had extensive training in this specialty. He or she will provide you with treatment that ranges from deep cleaning of teeth and gums to surgical removal of infection, to surgery that actually may restore soft tissue and bone damaged by periodontal disease. Some periodontists also treat jaw joint disorders (tmj disorder) and are skilled in replacing missing teeth with dental implants.