Dr. Mark E Engelstad MD, DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
515 Delaware St Se 7-174 Moos Tower Minneapolis MN, 55455About
Dr. Mark Engelstad is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Engelstad specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Engelstad 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. Engelstad 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- The use of immediate bone grafting in reconstruction of clinically infected mandibular fractures: bone grafts in the presence of pus.
- Anterior iliac crest, posterior iliac crest, and proximal tibia donor sites: a comparison of cancellous bone volumes in fresh cadavers.
- Embrasure wires for intraoperative maxillomandibular fixation are rapid and effective.
- Standardizing Clinical Document Names Using the HL7/LOINC Document Ontology and LOINC Codes.
- Deidentification of facial images using composites.
- Prevalence of loss of all teeth (edentulism) and associated factors in older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.
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