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Dr. Lee Mclean Whitesides DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
5576 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd Atlanta GA, 30338About
Dr. Lee Whitesides is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Whitesides specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Whitesides 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. Whitesides 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- Finding a solution for the post-traumatic parotid sialocele.
- Mandible reconstruction using a 2-phase transport disc distraction osteogenesis: a case report.
- Sinus floor augmentation using a composite graft of bone morphogenic protein-2 and allogenic cancellous bone (Puros): case report.
- Solution for the challenging implant.
- Cone-beam computed tomography education and exposure in oral and maxillofacial surgery training programs in the United States.
- Fortuitous discovery of an aspirated denture flange during bronchoscopy.
- Intraoperative damage and correction of pilot balloon during orthognathic surgery.
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Bradley Andrew Shessel D.M.D.4721 CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY RD DUNWOODY GA 30338
- Piyushkimar P Patel D.D.S.1505 Mount Vernon Rd Atlanta GA 30338
Nearest Hospitals
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA, INCl
5665 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342NORTHSIDE HOSPITALl
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD, NE ATLANTA GA 30342CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA AT SCOTTISH RITEl
1001 JOHNSON FERRY RD ATLANTA GA 30342