Now in its fourth edition, this popular text provides a comprehensive overview of the oral and maxillofacial subjects in dentistry that students will need in order to pass their final exams. This invaluable adjunct to exam preparation provides a practical synthesis of core information, reflecting real-life case scenarios. Information is structured to enhance understanding and clinical decision making, and a variety of self-assessment methods prepare students for success. Comprehensively updated, the book covers a range of essential topics in the field of contemporary oral and maxillofacial subjects, including surgical flap design, state-of-the-art surgical techniques, zygomatic implants, molecular pathology, current imaging applications and pain management. The text is integrated and evidence based throughout.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Using this book - p. ix 7. Dedication - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgement - p. xv 9. List of Tables - p. xv 10. List of Illustrations - p. xv 11. 1. Evidence-based practice - p. 1 12. 2. Assessing patients - p. 10 13. 3. Human disease and patient care - p. 22 14. 4. Control of pain and anxiety - p. 44 15. 5. Infection and inflammation of the teeth and jaws - p. 66 16. 6. Removal of teeth and surgical implantology - p. 85 17. 7. Diseases of bone and the maxillary sinus - p. 106 18. 8. Oral and maxillofacial injuries - p. 124 19. 9. Dentofacial and craniofacial anomalies - p. 141 20. 10. Cysts and odontogenic tumours - p. 151 21. 11. Mucosal diseases - p. 170 22. 12. Oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer - p. 190 23. 13. Facial skin and neck - p. 210 24. 14. Salivary gland disease - p. 220 25. 15. Facial pain - p. 241 26. 16. Disorders of the temporomandibular joint - p. 253 27. 17. Radiation protection - p. 264 28. Index - p. 273
Now in its fourth edition, this popular text provides a comprehensive overview of the oral and maxillofacial subjects in dentistry that students will need in order to pass their final exams. This invaluable adjunct to exam preparation provides a practical synthesis of core information, reflecting real-life case scenarios. Information is structured to enhance understanding and clinical decision making, and a variety of self-assessment methods prepare students for success. Comprehensively updated, the book covers a range of essential topics in the field of contemporary oral and maxillofacial subjects, including surgical flap design, state-of-the-art surgical techniques, zygomatic implants, molecular pathology, current imaging applications and pain management. The text is integrated and evidence based throughout.
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. v 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Using this book - p. ix 7. Dedication - p. xiii 8. Acknowledgement - p. xv 9. List of Tables - p. xv 10. List of Illustrations - p. xv 11. 1. Evidence-based practice - p. 1 12. 2. Assessing patients - p. 10 13. 3. Human disease and patient care - p. 22 14. 4. Control of pain and anxiety - p. 44 15. 5. Infection and inflammation of the teeth and jaws - p. 66 16. 6. Removal of teeth and surgical implantology - p. 85 17. 7. Diseases of bone and the maxillary sinus - p. 106 18. 8. Oral and maxillofacial injuries - p. 124 19. 9. Dentofacial and craniofacial anomalies - p. 141 20. 10. Cysts and odontogenic tumours - p. 151 21. 11. Mucosal diseases - p. 170 22. 12. Oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer - p. 190 23. 13. Facial skin and neck - p. 210 24. 14. Salivary gland disease - p. 220 25. 15. Facial pain - p. 241 26. 16. Disorders of the temporomandibular joint - p. 253 27. 17. Radiation protection - p. 264 28. Index - p. 273
