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Index
Cover
Half title page
Title page
Copyright page
Preface to the Sixth Edition
Acknowledgements
Foreword to the First Edition
List of Contributors
Chapter 1 The New Patient
History
Principles of examination
Systematic procedure for examination of the oro-facial tissues
Special investigation
Diagnosis
Treatment planning
Chapter 2 General Patient Management
Surgical patients
Inpatient care
Intensive care
Outpatient care
Follow-up
Chapter 3 Problems Related to Certain Systemic Conditions
Physiological conditions
Endocrine disorders
Allergy
Cardiovascular disorders
Respiratory disorders
Disorders of the blood
Musculoskeletal disorders
Systemic diseases of bone
Epilepsy
Psychiatric illness
Liver disorders
Renal disorders
Conclusion
Chapter 4 Medical Emergencies
Contents of an emergency drug box
Staff training
The ‘ABCDE’ approach to an emergency patient
Use of defibrillation
Fainting
Hyperventilation
Asthma
Chest pain of cardiac origin
Epileptic seizures
Diabetic emergencies
Allergies/Hypersensitivity reactions
Choking and aspiration
Adrenal insufficiency
Stroke
Local anaesthetic emergencies
Conclusions
Chapter 5 Pharmacology and Oral Surgery
Preoperative medication
Perioperative medication
Postoperative medication
Traumatic injuries
Infections
Medication of packs for sockets
Impact of prescribed medication on practice of oral surgery
Chapter 6 The Operating Room, Instruments and the Surgical Team
The operating room
Equipment
Instruments
Sterilisation
The surgical team
Sterile technique
The operation
The close of the operation
Chapter 7 Surgical Principles and Technique
Principle of painless surgery
Principle of asepsis
Principle of minimal damage
Principle of adequate access
Principle of arrest of haemorrhage
Principle of debridement (toilet of wounds)
Principle of drainage
Principle of repair of wounds
Principle of control and prevention of infection of wounds
Principle of support of the patient
Chapter 8 Extraction of Teeth and Roots
Examination and assessment
Extraction of teeth
Luxators
Elevators
Extraction procedure
Extractions in children under outpatient general anaesthesia
Fracture of the tooth
The transalveolar approach
Removal of roots after the socket has healed
Arrest of haemorrhage
Post-extraction instructions
Chapter 9 Extraction of Unerupted or Partly Erupted Teeth
Diagnosis
Treatment
Extraction of the impacted lower third molar
Extraction of the upper third molar tooth
Extraction of the unerupted maxillary canine
Extraction of maxillary supernumerary teeth
Other unerupted teeth
Chapter 10 Complications of Tooth Extraction
Pre-extraction
During extraction
Post-extraction
Chapter 11 Preparation of the Mouth for Prostheses
Preservation of alveolar bone
Surgical preparation for tissue-borne prostheses
Surgical preparation for endosteal implant-borne prostheses
Chapter 12 Treatment of Surgical Infections in the Orofacial Region
Acute infections
Diagnosis
Bacterial investigations
Principles of treatment of acute infections
Infections of the face, head and neck
Chronic infections of the jaws
Chapter 13 Treatment of Cysts of the Jaw
Diagnosis
Treatment
Developmental cysts of non-dental origin
Non-epithelial lined cysts
Soft tissue cysts
Salivary cysts (mucocele)
Chapter 14 Management of Maxillofacial Trauma
Initial assessment
Applied anatomy
Diagnosis
Treatment planning
Principles of treatment
Definitive treatment
Complications of fractures
Chapter 15 Tumours of the Mouth and the Management of Oral Cancer
Oral precancer
Oral cancer
Aetiology and risk factors
Clinical presentation
Spread of oral cancer
Principles of management
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Recent advances and current problems in oral cancer management
Chapter 16 Surgical Treatment of Salivary Gland Disease
Presenting complaints
The minor salivary glands
The major salivary glands
Specific conditions
Chapter 17 Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) and Chronic Orofacial Pain
Broad overview of chronic orofacial pain conditions other than TMDs
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs)
Trismus
Pathological states related to the temporomandibular joint
Chapter 18 Facial Deformity
Symmetric facial deformity
The cleft patient
Orthognathic surgery
Asymmetric facial deformity
Index
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