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Book Description

A succinct, practical handbook presenting the subject of Minor Oral Surgery in a way that is relevant to everyday clinical practice. Emphasis is placed upon total patient care and the intention has been to provide an easily accessible, synoptic text that will be a ready source of reference in clinical practice as well as forming an integral part of the undergraduate's armamentarium of books. Although the practice of dentistry has changed remarkably in recent decades, minor oral surgery continues to form an integral part of general dental practice. Instruction in this discipline has for decades been based on a few classic textbooks which until now have adequately fulfilled their purpose. The aim of this 'synopsis' is not to replace these major texts but to provide the dental practitioner and undergraduate with an up-to-date and practical reference on minor surgical procedures appropriate to general dental practice. It has been written in clear, succinct style in a logical format. The accent has been placed on total patient care and the intention has been to provide an easily accessible, synoptic text that will be a ready source of reference in clinical practice, as well as forming an integral part of the undergraduate's armamentarium of books. The author is an experienced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who has experience of both United Kingdom and United States dental education and practice, and who is now lecturing at the University of Melbourne. 'A Synopsis of Minor Oral Surgery' should serve a dual purpose as both a textbook for today's undergraduate dental curriculum as well as a practical guide for contemporary general dental and hospital practice. It should be an essential purchase for all dental undergraduates, dental practitioners and junior hospital doctors.

 

Contents

Preface The maxillary sinus Setting up practice Preprosthetic surgery Patient preparation Surgical oral pathology Anaesthesia Postoperative care Simple exodontia Surgical complications Surgical exodontia The medically compromised patient Mandibular third molars Collapse and resuscitation Other impacted teeth Hospital practice Odontogenic infections Introduction to maxillofacial surgery Surgical conservation of teeth

 

Reviews

'... this is a well-thought-out book that will undoubtedly become an essential for the undergraduate and may also find its way into many general dental practices.' - C. N. A. Bell