Maxillofacial surgery is a specialty that focuses on problems around the mouth, jaw, and neck. A dentist or orthodontist may refer patients to a maxillofacial surgeon if an issue is too difficult to correct with orthodontics or basic dental procedures alone. Maxillofacial surgeons treat conditions like wisdom teeth problems, misaligned jaws, facial injuries, tumors and cysts of the jaws, and provide dental implants and reconstructive surgery for people with facial deformities or after cancer treatment. They work closely with other specialties like plastic surgery, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology to care for patients.