Is Tooth Extraction A Simple Procedure

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Clinician

This is an open access book with CC BY 4.0 license. This comprehensive open access textbook provides a comprehensive coverage of principles and practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. With a range of topics starting from routine dentoalveolar surgery to advanced and complex surgical procedures, this volume is a meaningful combination of text and illustrations including clinical photos, radiographs, and videos. It provides guidance on evidence-based practices in context to existing protocols, guidelines and recommendations to help readers deal with most clinical scenarios in their daily surgical work. This multidisciplinary textbook is meant for postgraduate trainees, young practicing oral surgeons and experienced clinicians, as well as those preparing for university and board certification exams. It also aids in decision-making, the implementation of treatment plans and the management of complications that may arise. This book isan initiative of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India (AOMSI) to its commitment to academic medicine. As part of this commitment, this textbook is in open access to help ensure widest possible dissemination to readers across the world.

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It is my strong belief that writing a textbook consti- versity of Athens, Greece, for her contribution as a tutes an obligation for the academician towards his co-author of Chap. 16 “Prophylactic and Therap- students, as well as towards his colleagues who are in tic Use of Antibiotics in Dentistry. ” search of continuing education. Dr. C. Alexandridis, Professor and Chairman, De- Keeping this obligation in mind and given the partment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School developments in the field of oral and maxillofacial of Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece, for surgery and the recent impressive achievements in writing Chap. 12, “Surgical Treatment of Radicular technology that have been noted, the writing of Cysts” and his contribution as a co-author of this book, which was based on the many years of Chap. 15, “Osseointegrated Implants. ” experience of the author and contributors as well as Dr. E. Stefanou, Associate Professor, Department of the pertinent contemporary international bibliogra- Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, phy concerning oral surgery, was considered impera- University of Athens, Greece, for writing Chap. 2, tive. “Radiographic Examination in Oral Surgery. ” This book aims to give the dental student and the Dr. A. Pefanis, Consultant in Internal Medicine general practitioner practical guidance in the form of and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, U- an atlas, which includes surgical procedures that may versity of Athens, Greece, for his contribution as a be performed in the dental office. co-author of Chap.