Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Professor Anastasios Kanatas, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Leeds, UK, and Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.Professor Abdul Ahmed Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Head & Neck Surgery at London Northwest Healthcare University NHS Trust and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

• Chapter 1 — What is oral and maxillofacial surgery?Chapter 2 — Basic principles and getting startedChapter 3 — Asepsis, antisepsis and instrumentsChapter 4 — Managing people, pain and anxietyChapter 5 — Medical management of the oral and maxillofacial surgical patientChapter 6 — Exodontia and its sequelaeChapter 7 — Surgical endodonticsChapter 8 — Third molar surgeryChapter 9 — Dentoalveolar surgery for orthodontic treatmentChapter 10 — Orofacial infectionsChapter 11 — Cysts of the JawsChapter 12 — Benign surgical conditions of the mouth, jaws, and neckChapter 13 — Paranasal SinusesChapter 14 — Temporomandibular JointChapter 15 — Implantology and preprosthetic surgeryChapter 16 — Maxillofacial trauma – hard tissueChapter 17 — Maxillofacial trauma – soft tissueChapter 18 — Facial Skin CancerChapter 19 — Orthognathic surgeryChapter 20 — Congenital Disorders of Craniofacial DevelopmentChapter 21 — Salivary glandsChapter 22 — Oral CancerChapter 23 — Reconstruction of the mouth, jaws and faceChapter 24 — Facial aesthetic surgeryChapter 25 — Cutting EdgeChapter 26 — Useful sources of career information in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery