Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Principles of Management and Prevention of Odontogenic Infections

Odontogenic infections are commonly encountered clinical problems that may have serious consequences if not managed promptly and properly. Although a wide range of clinical practitioners, including emergency medicine and primary care physicians and nurse practitioners, encounter odontogenic infections, the role…

Implant Treatment: Advanced Concepts and Complex Cases

Chapter 14 focuses primarily on the clinical evaluation and surgical, as well as prosthetic, considerations for basic implant treatment. The techniques described in that chapter primarily focus on clinical situations where adequate bone and soft tissue exist and implants can…

Implant Treatment: Basic Concepts and Techniques

The dental profession has experienced tremendous advancements in dental restoration therapies that are effective, efficient, and predictable. Techniques, materials, instrumentation, and science have evolved to afford the dental patient every opportunity to enjoy a healthy and functional dental life. In…

Preprosthetic Surgery

After the loss of natural teeth, bony changes in the jaws begin to take place immediately. Because the alveolar bone no longer responds to stresses placed in this area by teeth and the periodontal ligament, bone begins to resorb. The…

Medicolegal Considerations

Dentistry is a discipline in which most practitioners regularly perform invasive procedures. Thus, similar to physicians, particularly those who commonly do procedures, dentists are subject to claims of dental malpractice. Some of the most common lawsuits against dentists relate to…

Postextraction Patient Management

Many patients have more preoperative concerns about the sequelae of surgery—such as pain, swelling, and complications—than about the procedure itself. This is particularly true if they have confidence in the surgeon and planned anesthesia. The surgeon can do many things…

Principles of Management of Impacted Teeth

An impacted tooth is one that fails to fully erupt into the dental arch within the usual range of expected time. The tooth becomes impacted because abnormal tooth orientation, adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or a genetic…

Principles of More Complex Exodontia

The removal of most erupted teeth can be achieved by closed delivery, but occasionally these techniques do not provide adequate surgical access. The open or surgical extraction technique is the method used when greater access is necessary to safely remove…

Principles of Routine Exodontia

Extraction of a tooth combines the principles of surgery and elementary physical mechanics. When these principles are applied correctly, a tooth can usually be removed from the alveolar process, even by someone without great strength and without untoward force or…

Instrumentation for Basic Oral Surgery

This chapter is designed to introduce the instrumentation commonly used to perform routine dental extractions and other basic oral surgical operations. The instruments illustrated and described are used for a wide variety of purposes, including soft and hard tissue procedures.…