Language: English
Author: James R. Hupp DMD MD JD MBA
Myron R. Tucker DDS
Edward Ellis III DDS MS
Edition: 6
ISBN-13: 978-0323091770
ISBN-13: 978-0323091770
ISBN-10: 0323091776
Publisher: Mosby
Publication date: April 12, 2013
Page Count: 718
Dimensions: 8.8 x 1.2 x 11 inches
Weight: 5.2 pounds
Description
With comprehensive descriptions of the basic oral surgery procedures performed in the general practitioner's office, Contemporary and Maxillofacial Surgery, 5th Edition is a valuable reference for any dental office. This book covers the basic concepts of evaluation, diagnosis, and patient management so that you can immediately apply these concepts to practice. Detailed photographs, line drawings and biological and technical explanations accompany the descriptions of basic techniques, and an overview provides you with a general understanding of more advanced techniques.
Key Features
Key Features
· Complex Exodontia chapter describes techniques for surgical tooth extraction, including the principles of flap design, development, management, and suturing, as well as open extraction of single- and multi-rooted teeth, multiple extractions, and concomitant alveoloplasty.
· Management of Medical Emergencies chapter helps you prepare for, prevent, and manage the most common emergencies that may occur in the dental office setting.
· Management of Facial Fractures chapter outlines the fundamental principles for evaluation and treatment of the patient with facial trauma.
· Infection Control chapter describes proper cleaning and sterilization of office environment, working surfaces, armamentarium, and personnel to help you prevent the injuries and illnesses that result from improper sterilizing and disinfecting.
· Convenient appendices offer quick access to resources such as current price lists for key instruments, office record tips, sample drug schedules, examples of prescriptions, and consent forms.
New to this Edition
· UPDATED content on implants, new instruments, and the latest technology help you treat your patients more effectively.
· UPDATED Implant Treatment information is divided into two new chapters, one on basic concepts and techniques for clinical situations where adequate bone and soft tissue exists and implants can be placed into a well-healed area of bone, and another chapter on more complex concepts focusing on cases that require immediate implant placement and cases where bone and soft tissue augmentation may be required.
· UPDATED Facial Cosmetic Surgery chapter is organized by nonsurgical and surgical procedures, covering popular procedures such as dermal fillers, botox, facial resurfacing, browlift and forehead procedures, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, and rhytidectomy.
· UPDATED Medicolegal Considerations chapter reviews concepts of liability, risk management, methods of risk reduction, and actions that should be taken if a malpractice suit is filed against the dentist or a dentist's employee.
· UPDATED Correction of Dentofacial Deformities chapter includes new information on conventional treatment planning, image prediction, and 3D virtual computerized surgical planning.
· UPDATED Surgical Reconstruction of Defects of the Jaws chapter includes new information on Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs).
Author Information
By James R. Hupp, DMD, MD, JD, MBA, Founding Dean and Professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. ; Myron R. Tucker, DDS, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA and Edward Ellis, III, DDS, MS, Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Product Reviews
"Coverage includes fundamental principles of surgical and medical management of oral surgery problems. The book sufficiently covers the depth and breadth of the field. The range of topics from the basics of medical evaluation and patient selection to dentoalvolar surgery and cleft palate repair is impressively presented in a well organized, easy to follow fashion. The concise charts and illustrations are especially helpful for the practitioner. This book is an essential addition to the library of dentists, oral surgeons, residents and dental students."-Joseph Doctora, DDS, MD(Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry) Doody Review: 5 stars
By James R. Hupp, DMD, MD, JD, MBA, Founding Dean and Professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. ; Myron R. Tucker, DDS, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA and Edward Ellis, III, DDS, MS, Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Product Reviews
"Coverage includes fundamental principles of surgical and medical management of oral surgery problems. The book sufficiently covers the depth and breadth of the field. The range of topics from the basics of medical evaluation and patient selection to dentoalvolar surgery and cleft palate repair is impressively presented in a well organized, easy to follow fashion. The concise charts and illustrations are especially helpful for the practitioner. This book is an essential addition to the library of dentists, oral surgeons, residents and dental students."-Joseph Doctora, DDS, MD(Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry) Doody Review: 5 stars
