Essentials of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Description

Expert teaching in the fundamentals of oral and maxillofacial surgery

Essentials of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the key textbook for all undergraduate dentistry students and trainees starting out in oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral surgery and surgical dentistry. Condensed and revised from the major reference work Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, all revisions have been made by the editors in order to bring the text up-to-date and accessible for a student audience.

The book's coverage extends from basic principles such as patient evaluation, radiographic imaging, and surgical instruments, to specific conditions and procedures, from tooth extraction and endodontic surgery to trauma, implants, dentofacial deformities and orofacial pain. It also offers:

• A companion website with downloadable figures and MCQs to test your knowledge
• Over 600 colour photographs, radiographs and explanatory line drawings to illuminate the text
• Contributions from an international group of authors, distilled by an expert editor team

Table of Contents

Preface
About the companion website

Part 1 Basic Principles
Section Editor: Tony Pogrel

1 Patient Evaluation
2 Radiographic Imaging in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
3 Local Anesthesia
4 Dentofacial Infection
5 Armamentarium for Basic Procedures
6 Basic Surgical Principles
7 Complications Associated with Dentoalveolar Surgery

Part 2 Dentoalveolar Surgery
Section Editor: Lars Andersson

8 Extraction of Teeth
9 Management of Impacted Teeth
10 Nerve Involvement in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
11 Autotransplantation of Teeth
12 Endodontic Surgery
13 Preprosthetic and Oral Soft Tissue Surgery

Part 3 Implant Surgery
Section Editor: Karl-Erik Kahnberg

14 Implantology
15 Optimal Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone by the Use of Guided Bone Regeneration
16 Implant Placement in the Posterior Mandible
17 Use of Autogenous Bone Material for Implant Rehabilitation in the Bone Deficient Maxilla
18 Biomaterials for Bone Replacement in Implant Surgery

Part 4 Oral Pathologic Lesions
Section Editor: Tony Pogrel

19 Initial Evaluation and Management of the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Patient
20 Cystic Lesions of the Jaws
21 Odontogenic and Non-odontogenic Tumors of the Jaws
22 Potentially Malignant Disorders of the Oral Mucosa
23 Principles of Oral Cancer Management
24 Management of Patients Undergoing Radiation and Chemotherapy
25 Salivary Gland Disorders

Part 5 Trauma
Section Editor: Lars Andersson

Introduction: Oral and Maxillofacial Traumatology
26 Traumatic Dental Injuries
27 Maxillofacial Bone Fractures
28 Soft Tissue Injuries

Part 6 Dentofacial Deformities
Section Editor: Karl-Erik Kahnberg

29 Cleft Lip and Palate: An Overview
30 Correction of Dentofacial Deformities
31 Mandibular Reconstruction

Part 7 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Section Editor: Tony Pogrel

32 Diagnosis and Non-surgical Management of Orofacial Pain
33 Temporomandibular Joint Surgery (Including Arthroscopy)

Index

Author Information

Professor M Anthony Pogrel is Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California, USA, with a joint appointment in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery.

Professor Karl-Erik Kahnberg is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Professor Lars Andersson is Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgical Sciences at the Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait.