Mandvi Singh, Managing Editor

In 2025, India’s healthcare narrative is often dominated by breakthroughs in cardiology, neurosurgery, and oncology, yet a quieter revolution is reshaping lives in ways just as profound. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), the intricate bridge between medicine and dentistry, has matured into a super-specialty that embodies precision, innovation, and holistic patient care. Across the nation, Indian OMFS units are now performing complex craniofacial reconstructions, microvascular surgeries, and temporomandibular joint corrections with results that rival global benchmarks. Cutting-edge technologies 3D-printed patient-centric implants, navigation-guided orthognathic surgery, virtual surgical planning have left the field of futuristic imagination and became the part of the daily clinical routine to transform the outcomes in the trauma, oncology, and aesthetic surgery. This development is not just purely technical, but an attestation to the discipline of its undying dedication to the combination of science, art, and human compassion.

Among India’s regional powerhouses, Karnataka stands apart. Its OMFS surgeons have been early adopters and pioneers, from distraction osteogenesis protocols to AI-driven predictive surgical models, and from high-volume maxillofacial trauma management to innovative salivary gland and sleep apnoea procedures. Beyond the operating room, they shape research, policy, and national guidelines, quietly influencing the future of craniofacial care. In this edition, ‘Top 10 Prominent Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons from Karnataka - 2025’, siliconindia celebrates the pioneers transforming craniofacial care in the state.

Read on to explore their remarkable contributions and share your thoughts with us!