Dr. Melvin Jay Hellinger DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
16083 Villa Vizcaya Pl Delray Beach FL, 33446About
Dr. Melvin Hellinger is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Delray Beach, FL. Dr. Hellinger specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Hellinger is a unique dental specialist who can provide emergency medicine, perform general surgery and give anesthesia. These medical doctors are the only type of medical care specialist who can administer anesthesia, besides anesthesiologists. Typical procedures performed by Dr. Hellinger are tooth extractions, especially wisdom teeth, corrective jaw surgery, cleft palate surgery and reconstructive surgery after an injury. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can also perform dental work including placing dental implants. These surgeons might also deal with conditions of sleep apnea, oral cancers and more.
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- A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATION OF ORAL WHITE LESIONS. STUDY OF FORTY-FIVE CASES.
- ORAL SURGERY-ORAL PATHOLOGY CONFERENCE NO. 7. WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER.
- BONY ANKYLOSIS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT.
- MYOSITIS OSSIFICANS OF THE MUSCLES OF MASTICATION.
- Roentgeno-oddities. Mandibular molar impactions.
- Ketamine hydrochloride: a general anesthetic in oral surgery.
- An auditory neuroma with early oral symptoms.
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