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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

This book focuses on helping the practitioner develop THE SKILLS required for dentistry in primary care. It offers comprehensive coverage of diagnosis and oral surgery and introduces the subject of maxillofacial surgery at a depth appropriate for the early stages of training. The clear and structured text is prefaced at the beginning of each chapter by learning objectives and assumed knowledge, all with direct relevance to the work a young practitioner may be expected to undertake, setting the scene for each topic and thus ensuring that the reader maximises the potential use of the book. For this new edition, the chapters concerning pathological conditions of the oral mucosa and bone have been rewritten and there are more self assessment questions and colour illustrations. 

New edition of a highly successful "skills based’ textbook on oral and maxillofacial surgery, liberally illustrated in full colour Ideal subject coverage for those who are, or who will become, general dental practitioners, i.e. comprehensive coverage of diagnosis and oral surgery with a discussion of with maxillofacial surgery suitable for the early years of training Clear identification of conditions and procedures suitable for the general dental practitioner, and of those requiring referral Procedures clearly illustrated when routinely carried out in general practice Learning objectives, lists of assumed knowledge and summary boxes provided to make learning easier Ideal as a ‘dip in’ book for using in parallel with lectures and ‘small group’ learning, or in relation to specific patients seen

Increased used of self-assessment material, particularly in the chapters on diagnosis and medically compromised patients Reshaped chapters on pathological conditions of the oral mucosa and bone, as well as the use of biopsy as an investigative tool New discussion about cleft lip and palate New section on osteonecrosis of the jaws, associated with bisphosphonate medication, and on infection with methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus