Thomas P Sollecito DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
250 KING OF PRUSSIA RD RADNOR PA, 19087About
Dr. Thomas Sollecito is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Sollecito specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Sollecito 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. Sollecito 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.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 1991
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Oral pemphigus vulgaris preceding cutaneous lesions: recognition and diagnosis.
- Nasal mucosal headache presenting as orofacial pain: a review of the literature and a case report.
- Asthma.
- Acute myelogenous leukemia: advances and limitations of treatment.
- Modification to the approach of the diagnosis of mucous membrane pemphigoid: A case report and literature review.
- Cheilitis glandularis: an unusual histopathologic presentation.
- Betel quid-induced oral lichen planus: a case report.
- Extensive pneumatization of the temporal bone and articular eminence: an incidental finding in a patient with facial pain. Case report and review of literature.
- Amyloid deposition in the oral cavity: a retrospective study and review of the literature.
- Plasma cell gingivitis. Report of two cases.
- Mucous membrane pemphigoid. Update for the general practitioner.
- Burning mouth syndrome: a guide for the general practitioner.
- Herpes simplex and varicella-zoster infections: clinical and laboratory diagnosis.
- Granulocytic sarcoma: an atypical presentation in the oral cavity.
- Dysplastic leukoplakia.
Awards
- Awards & Recognition
- Received the Penn Medicine Award of Excellence 2006
- Recognized by Philadelphia Magazine 's Top Dentists 2012
Treatments
- Lichen Planus
Fellowships
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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