Essentials of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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 CONTENTS PART I Basic Principles Patient Evaluation Radiographic Imaging Local Anaesthesia Dentofacial Infection Armamentarium for Basic Procedures Basic Surgical Procedures Complications Associated with Dentoalveolar Surgery PART II Dentoalveolar Surgery Extraction of Teeth Management of Impacted Teeth Nerve Involvement Autotransplantation Endodontic Surgery Preprosthetic and Oral Soft Tissue Surgery PART III Implant Surgery Implantology Optimal Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone Implant Placement in the Posterior Mandible Use of autogenous bone material for implant rehabilitation in the bone deficient maxilla Biomaterials for Bone Replacement PART IV Oral Pathologic Lesions Initial Evaluation Cystic Lesions of the Jaws Odontogenic and Non Odontogenic Tumors of the Jaws Potentially Malignant Disorders of the Oral Mucosa Principles of Oral Cancer Management Management of Patients Undergoing Radiation and Chemotherapy Salivary Gland Disorders PART V Trauma   Traumatic Dental Injuries Maxillofacial bone fractures Soft Tissue Injuries   PART VI Dentofacial Deformities Cleft Lip and Palate: An Overview Correction of Dentofacial Deformities Mandibular Reconstruction   PART VII Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Diagnosis and Non-surgical Management of Orofacial Pain Temporo-mandibular Joint (TMJ) Surgery (including Arthroscopy) 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.