Valmont P. Desa, DDS, MD

Prosthodontist

Dr. Valmont P. Desa is a Prosthodontist in Omaha, NE with special training and skill in rehabilitating and restoring proper function of patients with missing or deficient teeth or oral and maxillofacial tissue. As a Prosthodontist, Valmont P. Desa, DDS, MD performs tooth replacement, crown and implant placement, denture placement, and cosmetic oral surgery. Prosthodontics is a dental specialty dealing with the function, comfort, appearance, restoration, and maintenance of teeth and oral tissue. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Prosthodontists include missing or misaligned teeth, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, gum disease, and teeth lost due to illness or traumatic injury. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Prosthodontists include diagnostic imaging, tooth replacement, tooth alignment adjustment, crown and denture placement, installing bridgework, dental implants, oral surgery, dental care planning, and oral hygiene education.

That branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral functions, comfort, appearance and health of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth and contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues with artificial substitutes.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Valmont P. Desa is an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in Omaha, NE with special training and skill in treating problems related to the hard and soft tissues of the face, mouth, and jaws (the upper jaw is called the maxilla). As an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Valmont P. Desa, DDS, MD performs exams, diagnostic tests, then dental surgery. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is the specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons include erupted wisdom teeth, facial injury, obstructive sleep apnea, head, neck, and oral cancer, cleft lip/palate, cranial deformity, misaligned jaws and teeth, as well as temporomandibular joint disorders. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons include dental implant surgery, wisdom teeth management, treatment of facial injury trauma, facial cosmetic surgery, treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, head, neck, and oral cancer treatment, dental and soft tissue surgery, corrective cleft lip/ palate, jaw, and craniofacial surgery.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to recognize and treat a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. They are also trained to administer anesthesia, and provide care in an office setting. They are trained to treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors and cysts of the jaw and mouth, and to perform dental implant surgery.