Manual Of Minor Oral Surgery For The General Dentist

The Manual of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dentist, Second Edition continues the aim of providing clear and practical guidance to common surgical procedures encountered in general practice. Fully revised and updated with three additional chapters, the book approaches each procedure through detailed, step-by-step description and illustration. Ideal for general dental practitioners and students, the book is an indispensible tool for planning, performing, and evaluating a range of surgical procedures in day-to-day practice. The Manual of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dentist begins with an expanded chapter on patient evaluation and history taking and a new chapter on managing the patient with medical comorbidities. It also address infections and sedation besides procedural chapters on such topics as third molar extractions, preprosthetic surgery, surgical implantology, crown-lengthening, and biopsy of oral lesions.

The Manual of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dentist provides a clear and thorough practical guide to performing the common surgical procedures encountered in dental offices on a day-to-day basis. Building on a sound basis of the proper protocols and appropriate standards of care, the book approaches each procedure through detailed, step-by-step description and illustration. Richly illustrated with clinical photography, the Manual of Minor Oral Surgery offers dentists an indispensable tool to carry out their everyday work, as well as providing information on more advanced procedures for those experienced dentists wishing to develop professionally.

The Manual of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dentist provides a clear and thorough practical guide to performing the common surgical procedures encountered in dental offices on a day-to-day basis. Building on a sound basis of the proper protocols and appropriate standards of care, the book approaches each procedure through detailed, step-by-step description and illustration. Richly illustrated with clinical photography, the Manual of Minor Oral Surgery offers dentists an indispensable tool to carry out their everyday work, as well as providing information on more advanced procedures for those experienced dentists wishing to develop professionally. The Manual of Minor Oral Surgery focuses on difficult extractions, including third molar impactions as well as covering other common surgeries, such as apicos, surgical crown lengthening, pre-prosthetic surgery, and biopsies. A section on supportive aspects of surgery addresses medical histories, management of infection and bleeding, and oral sedation. It contains medico-legal recommendations and safety requirements needed in today’s busy general practice. Finally, there is also a chapter on organizing and conducting humanitarian dental trips to Third World countries. Key Features: Fully illustrated with step-by-step clinical photography Demonstrates everyday procedures as well as more advanced surgery Designed specifically for the general dental practice Provides patient management guidelines and appropriate safety protocols

Oral Surgery for the General Dentist is written specifically for the general dental practitioner. This step-by-step clinical manual illustrates general, everyday oral surgical procedures and provides the knowledge to perform these procedures with competency.

A complete surgical manual, Oral Surgery for the General Dentist focuses on common everyday procedures -- including tooth extraction, root canal, and the treatment of cysts, abscesses and tumors -- that you can perform in your office using local anesthesia. The book leads step-by-step through each operation from start to finish, and draws on hundreds of cases to address the many surgical variations encountered in daily practice. Oral Surgery for the General Dentist features more than 1600 radiographs, schematic drawings, and full-color operative photographs, and provides the visual instruction needed to perform safe and effective office-based surgery. It also includes detailed information on examination methods, complications, and postoperative treatment, updates on laser surgery, and offers a unique rating system that ranks each procedure according to level of difficulty. Comprehensive, up-to-date, and filled with high-quality illustrations, Oral Surgery for the General Dentist is a must for both newcomers to the field and for experienced dentists who wish to sharpen their skills and expand their range of office-based procedures.

This book is a highly illustrated reference book for the general dentist who wants to expand his office. Detailed line drawings are used to present oral and maxillofacial procedures step-by-step. This book is a resource for both clinical and patient management for outpatient minor oral surgery. Dentists can learn to perform oral and surgical techniques that they previously referred to oral surgeons.

A priority purchase for any general dental practitioner involved in minor oral surgery. BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL of the First Edition. This book is distributed by Thieme for Martin Dunitz Publishers in the United States and Canada. For orders in the rest of the world, please contact directly: Martin Dunitz Ltd. The Livery House 7-9 Pratt Street London NW1 OAE United Kingdom Tel: +44-171-482-2202 Fax: +44-171-267-0159 E-mail: [email protected] www.dunitz.co.uk (Distributed by Thieme for Martin Dunitz Publishers)

Oral Surgery is a central subspecialty of dentistry. This issue of Dental Clinics of North America includes 18 articles covering the most relevant surgical procedures for the general dentist, including Patient Management, Legal Aspects and Risk Reduction for Office Oral Surgery, Update on Endodontic Surgery, Update on Local Anesthesia, Biopsy Techinques, Management of Common Post-Extraction Complications, Pediatric Dentoalveolar Surgery, Medical Assessment of the Surgical Patient, Sinus Lift Procedures, and Review of Antibiotics.