Dr. Laxman Kumar Ranganathan, MDS
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Laxman Kumar Ranganathan is a highly experienced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with over two decades of experience in the diagnosis and surgical management of diseases, injuries, and abnormalities affecting the mouth, jaws, face, and neck. Since joining Jamaica’s healthcare system in 2013, he has become a valued member of the oral and maxillofacial surgery community and has been part of the Facial and Oral Surgery Associates surgical team since 2015.
- Impacted wisdom teeth
- Facial trauma and facial fractures
- Jaw fractures
- Facial bone injuries
- Oral cysts and tumours
- Jaw cysts
- Oral cancer
- Head and neck lesions
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders
- Jaw pain and dysfunction
- Dental infections requiring surgery
- Facial asymmetry
- Missing teeth requiring implants
- Bone loss of the jaws
- Salivary gland disorders
- Soft tissue lesions of the mouth
- Congenital facial abnormalities
- Facial deformities
- Oral pathology
- Complex dentoalveolar conditions
Services Offered
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery consultations
- Wisdom tooth extractions
- Complex tooth extractions
- Dental implant surgery
- Bone grafting procedures
- Facial trauma management
- Facial fracture repair
- Jaw fracture repair
- Corrective jaw surgery (Orthognathic Surgery)
- TMJ evaluations and treatment
- Oral biopsy procedures
- Oral pathology assessments
- Oral cancer surgery
- Head and neck surgery
- Salivary gland surgery
- Surgical management of oral cysts and tumours
- Facial reconstructive procedures
- Surgical second opinions
