Manhattan based Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Lloyd K. Klausner practices the full scope of contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at his state-of-the-art surgical center on Central Park South in Midtown.
Dr. Klausner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Klausner has been named to the New York Times Magazine Superdoctors List for the past seven years and is an honorary Police Surgeon for the New York State Police Troopers Association. In addition to his office-based surgeries and cosmetic facial procedures Dr. Klausner maintains admitting and operating privileges at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Klausner is actively involved in the Oral and Maxillofacial Residency program at Mount Sinai and takes trauma call on a regular basis.
What is the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery?
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a recognized specialty of dentistry that requires an additional four to six years of hospital based medical and surgical training. During that time training in general surgery, anesthesia, internal medicine, ICU surgical and medical care and otolaryngology/head and neck surgery are performed.
What type of procedures are performed by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons?
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons perform a vast array of surgical procedures in the oral cavity, face and head and neck regions.
Procedures commonly performed in the office include wisdom tooth removal, dental implant placement, biopsies, removal of benign cysts and tumors and bone grafting procedures to build up the upper and lower jaw bones to facilitate dental implant placement.
Non-surgical treatments in the office include management of TMJ and facial pain with injections of Botox to reduce jaw clenching and headaches. Patients with severe snoring and sleep apnea can undergo 3D imaging of their airways and fabrication of custom appliances for these conditions.
Are maxillofacial cosmetic procedures offered at the practice?
Non-surgical facial enhancement procedures offered at our office include Botox Cosmetic injections to the forehead, glabellar complex and lateral orbits (Crow’s feet) for elimination of dynamic facial wrinkles.
The full array of facial filler injections are performed for cosmetic enhancement of the midface, jawline, lips and nasolabial folds.
Cosmetic facial surgical procedures performed at our office include lesion and mole removal, scar revisions, chin implants and buccal fat pad removal.
Submental fat reduction or “double chin” correction can be safely and easily performed via Kybella injections in the office setting.
Does the practice treat patients with severe snoring and sleep apnea?
For those patients who suffer from either moderate to severe snoring or obstructive sleep apnea the practice offers both non-surgical and surgical treatment options for patients with these conditions.
For patients with moderate to severe snoring and patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea our practice will perform a 3D airway scan to evaluate for any airway narrowing or constrictions. In consultation with the patient’s sleep medicine physician a custom fabricated appliance can be made for the patient. This will allow for advancement of the lower jaw during sleep resulting in an opening and enlargement of the airway. This will effectively eliminate snoring for the patient and allow for a more restful night’s sleep.
For those select patients who are diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnea surgical treatment options include chin repositioning surgery and complete upper and lower jaw reconstructive surgery to advance the jaws into a more forward position.
Dental Implants and Bone Grafting Surgery
For those patients who have lost one, several or all their teeth due to oral disease, trauma or other reasons our practice is able to offer dental implants to replace their missing teeth. Often after tooth loss there is shrinkage or atrophy of the upper jaw or maxilla, the lower jaw or mandible, or in certain cases on both jaws.
Our practice utilizes state of the art 3D cone beam CT imaging and intraoral scanning technology to virtually “recreate” the jawbones to prepare them to receive dental implants and eventually a new set of teeth. A procedure known as “All on Four” allows for a patient to have their teeth extracted and implants placed immediately along with a temporary full arch fixed bridge. This allows for patients to receive immediate function and a fixed prosthesis on the same day as having their teeth extracted!
TMJ Disorders and Facial Pain
Dr. Klausner treats a wide variety of TMJ disorders and facial pain conditions. Many patients suffering from migraines and headaches originating from jaw clenching can be safely and effectively treated with Botox injections and occlusal guards.
For those patients with more advanced TMJ disorders including jaw clicking, locking or dislocation MRI imaging will be obtained and a custom fabricated treatment plan will be fabricated for each patient.
What about Wisdom Tooth Removal and Extractions?
Over the past decade advancements in surgical techniques have allowed for safe and more minimally invasive surgical procedures. Dr. Klausner routinely employs the use of biological modifiers including platelet rich fibrin and platelet rich plasma to shorten healing times and allow for better bone and soft tissue healing.
At Central Park Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Lloyd Klausner treats a wide variety of oral and maxillofacial conditions and disorders in his state of the art surgical facility on Central Park South in Manhattan.
