An Introduction to oral and maxillofacial surgery

• Main Author: Mitchell, David A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press ©2006
• Subjects: Mouth > Surgery; Face > Surgery; Maxilla > Surgery
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Offers an accessible introduction to the full range of topics encompassed by the discipline and takes a practical approach, focusing on the core competences required by undergraduates, practical skills required by trainees, and an illustration of the advanced scope of the specialty.

Table of Contents:

• What is oral and maxillofacial surgery?
• Basic principles and getting started
• Asepsis, antisepsis and instruments
• Managing people, pain and anxiety
• Medical management of the oral and maxillofacial surgical patient
• Exodontia and its sequelae
• Surgical endodontics
• Third molar surgery
• Dentoalveolar surgery for orthodontics
• Orofacial infections
• Cysts of the jaws
• Benign surgical conditions of the mouth, jaws and neck
• Paranasal sinuses
• Temporomandibular joint
• Surgery for prosthodontics
• Maxillofacial trauma: hard tissue
• Maxillofacial trauma: soft tissue
• Facial skin cancer
• Orthognathic surgery
• Cleft and craniofacial anomalies
• Salivary gland disease
• Oral cancer
• Reconstruction of the mouth, jaws and face
• Aesthetic facial surgery
• Cutting edge
• Useful information.