An Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

1. What is oral and maxillofacial surgery?
2. Basic principles and getting started
3. Asepsis, antisepsis and instruments
4. Managing people, pain and anxiety
5. Medical management of the oral and maxillofacial surgical patient
6. Exodontia and its sequelae
7. Surgical endodontics
8. Third molar surgery
9. Dentoalveolar surgery for orthodontic treatment
10. Orofacial infections
11. Cysts of the jaws
12. Benign surgical conditions of the mouth, jaws and neck
13. Paranasal sinuses
14. Temporomandibular joint and facial pain
15. Implantology and preprosthetic surgery
16. Maxillofacial trauma – hard tissue
17. Maxillofacial trauma – soft tissue
18. Facial skin cancer
19. Orthognathic surgery
20. Reconstruction of the mouth, jaws and face
21. Cutting edge
22. Getting into oral and maxillofacial surgery

The surgical specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery is sometimes less recognised in the UK. This is due to its complex training requirements necessitating dual degrees in medicine and dentistry and formal general and specialist surgical training and qualification. This volume is a definitive yet concise source of reliable information for UK trainees following the ISCP curriculum. Following a similar structure, approach and delivery as the original, the content matches the updated Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project (ISCP) curriculum for oral and maxillofacial surgery.