Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a comprehensive referencefor all trainees and specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery,oral surgery, and surgical dentistry. This landmark new resourcedraws together current research, practice and developments in thefield, as expressed by world authorities. The book s aim isto cover the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery,incorporating recent technical and biological developments withinthe specialty. It provides a uniquely international andcontemporary approach, reflecting the exciting developments oftechnique and instrumentation within this surgical field, built ontechnical innovation and medical and dental research. Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery coalesces impressively broad and deepcoverage of this surgical specialty into a cohesive and readableresource, identifying commonalities and shedding light oncontroversies through reasoned discussion and balanced presentationof the evidence.

The Editors are joined by over 50 international experts,offering a truly rts, offering a truly global perspective on the full spectrum of issues in oral and maxillofacial surgery.  The book’s coverage extends from basic principles such as patient evaluation, dental anaesthesia, wound healing, infection control and surgical instruments, to coverage of the complex areas of dentoalveolar surgery, oral pathologic lesions, trauma, implant surgery, dentofacial deformities, temporomandibular joint disorders and salivary gland disorders. Where relevant, the book provides separate coverage of topics where practice differs significantly from region to region, such as general anaesthesia.

Comprehensive reference covering full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery
Covers state-of-art clinical practice, and the basic principles that underpin it
Promotes an intellectually and internationally inclusive approach to oral and maxillofacial surgery
Over 50 expert contributors brought together under the aegis of a renowned international editorial team
Richly illustrated with medical artwork and clinical images

CONTENTS
SECTION I: BASIC PRINCIPLES. Patient evaluation (history – examination –diagnosis). Medical aspects – high risk patients. Medical emergency care. Local anesthesia. Sedation, general anesthesia. Surgery and infection control (aseptic, sterility). Surgical instruments. Basic surgical principles – incision technique – anatomical considerations – flaps- tissue. handling-suturing-hemostasis- biopsies. Postoperative management and complications. Wound healing. Normal wound healing. Compromised wound healing. SECTION II: DENTOALVEOLAR SURGERY. Extraction of teeth. Surgical extractions and Impacted Teeth other than Third Molars. Third Molars. Nerve Surgery for the Inferior Alveolar nerve. Tooth transplantation. SECTION III: INFECTIONS AND RELATED SURGERY. Odontogenic infections and infection spreading. Endodontic surgery. Odontogenic diseases of maxillary sinus. Management of Maxillofacial infections. SECTION IV: ORAL PATHOLOGIC LESIONS. Cystic lesions. Benign Tumors and tumor like conditions. Principles for diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. Management of patients undergoing Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy. Outcomes of Management of Oral Pathologic lesions. SECTION V: TRAUMA. Dental trauma. Maxillofacial fractures. Mandibular trauma. Soft tissue trauma. SECTION VI: IMPLANT SURGERY. Osseointegration, implant types and surfaces. Evaluation before implant surgery, Basic surgical principles. Treatment of bone deficiency. Bone augmentation of deficient ridges. Bone grafting in the posterior maxilla. Installation in posterior mandible. Installation in the esthetic zone (anterior maxilla). The role of implants in Maxillo-facial reconstruction. SECTION VII: DENTOFACIAL DEFORMITIES AND DEFECTS. Cleft lip and palate – an overview. Dentofacial deformities. Orthognathic surgery. Distraction osteogenesis. Craniofacial syndrome patients. Maxillary reconstruction. Mandibular reconstruction. Tissue engineering and reconstruction. Orthognatic Surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Maxillofacial Cosmetic Surgery. SECTION VIII: TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS. Non-surgical methods. TMJ Arthroscopic Surgery. Temporomandibular joint surgery. TMJ reconstruction. SECTION IX: SALIVARY GLAND DISORDERS.

 

Professor Dr Lars Andersson is Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University. He is Co Editor of the 'Textbook and Color Atlas of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth.' Professor Karl-Erik Kahnberg is Head of Department and Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Gothenburg University, Sweden. He is also clinical director of the maxillofacial unit at the Public Dental Health University Clinics in Gothenburg. Professor M Anthony Pogrel is Professor and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California with a joint appointment in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery.