Main description:

This book provides the reader with a text that encompasses the full range of oral and maxillofacial surgery while also addressing the core competencies necessary for undergraduates and those in basic specialist training.

Contents:

1. What is oral and maxillofacial surgery? 2. Basic principles and getting started 3. Asepsis, antisepsis and instruments 4. Managing people, pain and anxiety 5. Medical management of the oral and maxillofacial surgical patient 6. Exodontia and its sequelae 7. Surgical endodontics 8. Third molar surgery 9. Dentoalveolar surgery for orthodontic treatment 10. Orofacial infections 11. Cysts of the jaws 12. Benign surgical conditions of the mouth, jaws and neck 13. Paranasal sinuses 14. Temporomandibular joint and facial pain 15. Implantology and preprosthetic surgery 16. Maxillofacial trauma - hard tissue 17. Maxillofacial trauma - soft tissue 18. Facial skin cancer 19. Orthognathic surgery 20. Cleft and craniofacial anomaly surgery 21. Salivary glands 22. Oral cancer 23. Reconstruction of the mouth, jaws and face 24. Facial aesthetic surgery 25. Cutting edge 26. Getting into oral and maxillofacial surgery