Oral and 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 esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §119.4 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective September 6, 1991, 16 TexReg 4622.