
Dr. Dennis-duke R. Yamashita D.D.S.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
3521 W Beverly Blvd Montebello CA, 90640About
Dr. Dennis-duke Yamashita is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Montebello, CA. Dr. Yamashita specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Yamashita 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. Yamashita 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- Dental implants in a young patient with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: a case report.
- Survivors of violence-related facial injury: psychiatric needs and barriers to mental health care.
- Telogen effluvium following orthognathic surgery.
- Facial nerve paralysis: a complication of distraction osteogenesis of the mandibular ramus in the treatment of temporomandibular joint ankylosis.
- Exuberant foreign body giant cell reaction to a teflon/proplast temporomandibular joint implant: report of a case.
- Barriers to seeking mental health care after treatment for orofacial injury at a large, urban medical center: concordance of patient and provider perspectives.
- Implant-supported distraction osteogenesis: a technique to advance the deficient maxilla.
- Glomus tumor: report of a rare case affecting the oral cavity and review of the literature.
- Randomized controlled trial of personalized motivational interventions in substance using patients with facial injuries.
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