George H Blakey DDS
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Unc Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 115 Brauer Hall, Cb Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. George Blakey is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Blakey specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Blakey 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. Blakey 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
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1987
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Patients' perception of recovery after third molar surgery.
- Bilateral sagittal split osteotomies in an ambulatory care setting.
- Who seeks surgical-orthodontic treatment: a current review.
- Microbial complexes detected in the second/third molar region in patients with asymptomatic third molars.
- Inflammatory mediators and periodontitis in patients with asymptomatic third molars.
- Lingual nerve injury associated with superior border wire fixation.
- Occlusal caries experience in patients with asymptomatic third molars.
- Incidence of occlusal dental caries in asymptomatic third molars.
- Change in third molar angulation and position in young adults and follow-up periodontal pathology.
- Risk markers for periodontal pathology over time in the third molar and non-third molar regions in young adults.
- Prediction of periodontal pathology around third molars using linear mixed effects modeling.
- Perspective on work-hour restrictions in oral and maxillofacial surgery: the argument against adopting duty hours regulations.
- Are bioresorbable polylactate devices comparable to titanium devices for stabilizing Le Fort I advancement?
- Enlarged dental follicles, a follicular cyst, and enamel hypoplasia in a patient with Lowe syndrome.
Treatments
- Lichen Planus
George H Blakey DDS's Practice location
Practice At Unc Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 115 Brauer Hall, Cb #7450
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PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514