DESCRIPTION:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology for the Clinician
Single volume reference bringing together surgery, medicine, and pathology to provide relevant clinical information
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology for the Clinician presents key clinical information on oral surgery, medicine, and pathology in a single, easy-to-use resource, covering procedures performed in the dental clinic in a clear but concise manner and putting key details at the clinician""s fingertips.
Clinical scenarios are clearly described with treatment flow paths, and to enable seamless reader comprehension, charts and algorithms also support the text. The text focuses on essential office-related topics that are not esoteric but rather common in occurrence. The book speaks directly to topics of interest that will add value to the practitioner""s practice. Major surgical procedures not commonly performed by practicing oral surgeons are not included.
Overall, the text contains important up-to-date information that can be immediately put to use in clinical practice.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology for the Clinician covers sample topics like:
- Patient assessment and significance of medical history review, the need for antibiotic prophylaxis (when, where, and how), and review of local anesthesia
- Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of office medical emergencies and stocking in the dental office to deal with emergencies
- Basic review of oral mucosal lesions and treatment, review of antibiotic, oral sedation techniques and IV sedation overview, and basic and advanced exodontia
- Diagnosis and treatment of common post extraction complications and diagnoses and management of acute and chronic oral pain
The full scope of oral surgery is thoroughly covered in this multidisciplinary, current reference, making Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology for the Clinician an essential tool for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, general dentists, and dental students looking to build upon their foundations of practical knowledge.
CONTENTS:
Part I Basics
1 Patient Evaluation and Management of Medical Problems in the Oral Surgery Patient
2 Risk Reduction Strategies
3 Preparing the Dental Office for Medical Emergencies: Essentials of an Emergency Kit
Part II Dentoalveolar Surgery
4 Surgical Management of the Impacted Canine
5 Crown Lengthening
Part III Implantology
6 Bone-Grafting Techniques and Biomaterials for Alveolar Ridge Augmentation
7 Maxillary Sinus Augmentation
8 Technologic, Material, and Procedural Advancements in Dental Implant Surgery
Part IV Trauma
9 Diagnosis and Management of Dentoalveolar Trauma
Part V Pathology
10 Biopsy Technique: When, Where, and How?
11 Diagnosis and Management of Recurrent Lesions of the Oral Mucosa
12 Benign Pediatric Pathology: Diagnosis and Management
13 Diagnosis and Management of Salivary Gland Pathology
14 Odontogenic Cysts and Odontogenic Tumors
15 Osteomyelitis of the Jaw
16 Obstructive Sleep Apnea
17 Temporomandibular Disorders: A Clinician""s Guide for Nonsurgical and Surgical Interventions
18 Postoperative Complications in Oral Surgery
19 Odontogenic Infections: Anatomy, Etiology, and Treatment
Part VI Pain Control
20 Approaches to the Management of Facial Pain
21 Local Anesthesia: Agents and Techniques
22 Nitrous Oxide
Part VII Oral Medicine
23 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Recent Trends in Therapeutic Applications
24 Management of Patients on Anticoagulation
25 Burning Mouth Syndrome
