oral and maxillofacial surgery

Summary

oral and maxillofacial surgery is a medical specialty^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of medical_specialty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• oral and maxillofacial surgery's instance of is recorded as medical specialty^[3].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery's instance of is recorded as dental specialty^[4].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery is a type of surgery^[5].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery is a type of dentistry^[6].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery's Commons category is recorded as Oral and maxillofacial surgery^[7].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oral and maxillofacial surgery^[8].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as healthcare:speciality=dental_oral_maxillo_facial_surgery^[9].
• oral and maxillofacial surgery's practiced by is recorded as oral and maxillofacial surgeon^[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include medical specialty^[3] and dental specialty^[4]. Recorded subclass of include surgery^[5] and dentistry^[6].

Why It Matters

oral and maxillofacial surgery ranks in the top 2% of medical_specialty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,122 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]