Dr. William James Gallo DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
322 Bay St Petoskey MI, 49770About
Dr. William Gallo is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Petoskey, MI. Dr. Gallo specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Gallo 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. Gallo 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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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of a pneumatic osteotome to simplify orthognathic surgery.
- Stability of simultaneous maxillary intrusion and mandibular advancement: a comparison of rigid and nonrigid fixation techniques.
- A comparison of two measures for repositioning the maxilla during orthognathic surgery.
- Relapse following mandibular advancement with dental plus skeletal maxillomandibular fixation.
- Efficacy of diphenhydramine hydrochloride for local anesthesia before oral surgery.
- Management of a large lingual thyroid in the orthognathic surgery patient.
- Management of multiple mandibular fractures in an infant.
- Adult malocclusions: orthodontics or surgery?
- Antibiotics, dental treatment and the damaged heart.
- A method to accurately predict the position of the maxillary incisor in two-jaw surgery.
- Suppurative candidiasis: review of the literature and report of case.
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