Dr. Allen W Tarro D.M.D.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
33 Bartlett St Lowell MA, 01852About
Dr. Allen Tarro is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Lowell, MA. Dr. Tarro specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Tarro 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. Tarro 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.
Education and Training
Tufts University School of Medicine 1965
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical controversies in oral and maxillofacial surgery: surgical arthroscopy (part 1) or arthroscopic lysis and lavage (part 2) as the preferred treatment for internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint.
- TMJ arthroscopic diagnosis and surgery: clinical experience with 152 procedures over a 2 1/2-year period.
- The treatment of TMJ disorders: a current update.
- Instrument breakage associated with arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint: report of a case.
- The widening role of TMJ arthroscopy.
- Arthroscopic treatment of anterior disc displacement: a preliminary report.
- Arthroscopic diagnosis and surgery of the temporomandibular joint.
- A fully visualized arthroscopic disc suturing technique.
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