Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The sixth edition of Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery provides its readers with a thorough and complete revision of one of the best–established introductory texts for dental students on this subject. Maintaining a comprehensive approach to all core aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery, the new edition also includes new chapters specifically on implant dentistry. All chapters have been completely updated and restructured to reflect the state of the art of oral and maxillofacial surgery today. Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery covers each of the basic tenets of the specialty, from patient management to anxiety and pain control, to implant dentistry and maxillofacial trauma. Each topic is dealt with comprehensively but succinctly. The text is supported by clear illustrations and clinical images. The sixth edition also feature for the first time colour images and e–learning references. This book is of undoubted value for students and recently qualified practitioners of dentistry, for whom it acts as a complete and ready reference through which to gain a firm foothold in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Table of Contents Preface to the Sixth Edition. Acknowledgements. Foreword to the First Edition. List of Contributors. 1 The New Patient. 2 General Patient Management. 3 Problems Related to Certain Systemic Conditions (Mark Greenwood). 4 Medical Emergencies. 5 Pharmacology and Oral Surgery (John G Meechan). 6 The Operating Room, Instruments and the Surgical Team. 7 Surgical Principles and Technique. 8 Extraction of Teeth and Roots. 9 Extraction of Unerupted or Partly Erupted Teeth. 10 Complications of Tooth Extraction. 11 Preparation of the Mouth for Prostheses (Justin Durham and Francis Nohl). 12 Treatment of Surgical Infections in the Orofacial Region (Jonathan G Cowpe). 13 Treatment of Cysts of the Jaw. 14 Management of Maxillofacial Trauma. 15 Tumours of the Mouth and the Management of Oral Cancer (Peter J Thomson). 16 Surgical Treatment of Salivary Gland Disease (Peter J. Thomson). 17 Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) and Chronic Orofacial Pain(Justin Durham). 18 Facial Deformity (Keith R Postlethwaite). Index.