Main description:

A new oral and maxillofacial operative manual in Bailey & Love's Essential Operations series. Covering all the surgical techniques across the entire remit of the specialty, written by acknowledged experts and trainers, and with abundant diagrams and figures to explain the operative steps, this new resource will benefit oral and maxillofacial surgeons in training and in practice.

The content encompasses coverage of safe surgical practice, including human factors, and includes detailed coverage of the major OMFS sub-specialties: Oral Surgery and Implantology, Trauma, Oncology, Reconstructive Surgery, Salivary Gland & Thyroid Surgery, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Orthognathic and Craniofacial Surgery, Cleft Lip and Palate, Facial Aesthetic Surgery, and Advances in Operative Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

Trainees in oral and maxillofacial surgery must grasp the basic principles of operative surgical practice before developing skills and competence in a variety of OMFS procedures. This practical operative text ensures that OMFS surgeons are well prepared for a wide range of procedures, thus ensuring optimal surgical performance and patient outcomes.

Contents:

Section One: Broader Considerations in Operative Maxillofacial Surgery

Human factors application to improve patient safety, individual and team performance in surgery.

Medico-legal issues in surgery

Imaging in Maxillofacial Surgery

Histopathological assessment of resection specimens
Section Two: Oral Surgery and Implantology

Minor Oral Surgery

Cysts and benign tumors of the jaws

Head and Neck Infections

Trigeminal Nerve Injuries and Repair

Principles of Oral Implantology

Bone Augmentation Techniques in Oral Implantology

Craniofacial Implantology
Section Three: Trauma

Facial Trauma Assessment and Emergency Procedures

Management of Facial Soft-Tissue Injuries

Contemporary Maxillofacial Fixation Techniques

Mandibular Fractures

Condylar Fractures

Zygomatic Fractures

Orbital Trauma

Craniofacial Trauma

Middle Third Fractures

Ballistic Maxillofacial Trauma

Section Four: Oncology

Management of Potentially Malignant Oral Mucosal Disorders

Neck Dissection

Access Surgery

Resection of the Mandible and Maxilla

Skull Base and Orbital Resection

Sentinel Node Biopsy

Management of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions

Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Section Five: Reconstructive Surgery

Harvesting Skin, Mucosa, Bone and Cartilage Grafts

Local and Pedicled Orofacial Flaps

Lip Reconstruction

Pectoralis Major Flap

Principles of Microvascular Surgery

Flap Monitoring Techniques in Free Flap Surgery

Radial Forearm Flap

Fibular Flap

Anterolateral Thigh Flap

Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery (DCIA) Flap

Scapular Flap

Rectus Abdominis Flap

Latissimus Dorsi Flap

Acute and Delayed Dynamic Facial Reanimation
Section Six: Salivary Gland and Thyroid Surgery

Submandibular, Sublingual, and Minor Salivary Gland Surgery

Management of Salivary Stones and Strictures with Minimally Invasive Techniques

Surgery of the Parotid Gland

Extracapsular Dissection

Thyroid and Paratyroid Surgery

Orbital Decompression Surgery for Thyroid Eye Disease

Section Seven: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Surgery

Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy: Diagnostic and Operative Technique

Open Surgery of the Temporomandibular Joint

Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis

Total Prosthetic Replacement of the Temporomandibular Joint
Section Eight: Orthognathic and Craniofacial Surgery

Orthognathic Surgery of the Mandible

Orthognathic Surgery of the Maxilla

Genioplasty

Mandibular and Maxillary Distraction Osteogenesis

Surgical Management of Craniosynostosis

Surgical management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

Section Nine: Cleft Lip and Palate

Primary Closure of the Unilateral Cleft Lip

Primary Closure of the Bilateral Cleft Lip

Primary Repair of Cleft Palate

Alveolar Bone Grafting

Cleft Rhinoplasty
Section Ten: Facial Aesthetic Surgery

Face, Neck and Brow Lift Surgery

Aesthetic Blepharoplasty

Otoplasty

Septorhinoplasty and Nasal Reconstruction

Autologous Fat Grafting for Facial Rejuvenation and Asymmetry Correction
Section Eleven: Advances in Operative Maxillofacial Surgery

Tissue Engineering

Principles of Laser Surgery

Interventional Radiology of the Head and Neck

Transoral Robotic Surgery

Computer-Aided Craniomaxillofacial Surgery: Management in Trauma and Pathology