Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to oral and maxillofacial surgery for postgraduate students.

Divided into nine sections, the book begins with an introduction to basic surgical principles and perioperative management. The following sections discuss surgery for different disorders including trauma, carcinomas, cysts, swellings, infections and deformities.

Each section offers simple clues to help students reach the correct diagnosis, highlighting clinical information commonly asked during rounds, in the operating room and during examinations. Clinical case scenarios are included at the end of each section.

Separate chapters cover pathology, anatomy, instruments, imaging and surgical nutrition, and the final chapter provides questions and answers for quick revision.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to oral and maxillofacial surgery for postgraduate students
Nine sections covering basic principles, surgery for different disorders and miscellaneous topics
Includes questions and answers section for quick revision
More than 1220 full colour images and illustrations enhance learning

Contents:

SECTION 1: Basic Surgical Principles and Perioperative Management

Clinical Approach to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Patients
Preoperative Care and Evaluation
Principles of Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications and Management
Medically Compromised Patients' Preparation for Maxillofacial Surgery

SECTION 2: Examination of Maxillofacial Trauma Patient

Initial Assessment and Emergency Care Of Maxillofacial Trauma Patient
Neurological Consequences Associated With Maxillofacial Injury
Maxillofacial Trauma - First 24 Hours in Intensive Care Unit
Basic Principles for the Management of Maxillofacial Trauma
Dento-Alveolar Fractures
Mid Facial Fractures
Mandibular Fractures
Condylar Fractures
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
Maxillofacial Trauma - Case Presentation

SECTION 3: Carcinomas of Oral Cavity

Examination of an Ulcer
Cancer Biology
Surgical Treatment Plan for Oral Maxillofacial Cancer
Management of Neck in Oral and Maxillofacial Carcinoma
Role of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Oral and Maxillofacial Carcinoma
Reconstructive Options in Oral and Maxillofacial Cancer
Clinical Cases of Cancers of Oral Cavity

SECTION 4: Cysts and Tumors of Odontogenic Origin

Odontogenic Cysts
Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor
Odontogenic Tumors
Clinical Cases of Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors

SECTION 5: Maxillofacial and Cervical Swellings

Cervicofacial Swellings and Differential Diagnosis
Salivary Gland Disorders
Fibro Osseous Lesions of Jaws
Vascular Anomalies

SECTION 6: Examination of Tempromandibular Joint Disorders

TMJ Ankylosis
TMJ Dislocation, Subluxationand Hypermobility
Internal Derangements of TMJ and Myofacial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome
Clinical Cases of Temporomandibular Joint Pathology

SECTION 7: Maxillofacial Infections

Fascial Spaces and Space Infections
Osteomyelitis and Osteonecrosis

SECTION 8: Examination of Jaw Deformities

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Jaw Deformities
Principles and Protocols of Bimaxillary Surgery
Maxillary Orthognathic Procedures
Mandibular Orthognathic Procedures

SECTION 9: Miscellaneous

Imaging In Head and Neck Pathology
Management of Soft Tissue Facial Wound
Surgical Anatomy of Incisions in Maxillofacial Surgery
Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance
Surgical Nutrition
Power Driven Instruments useful in Maxillofacial Surgery
Instruments and Post Exposure Prophylaxis
Question Answers