Clinician Handbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Surgeons and other specialists from the US offer 31 chapters on oral and maxillofacial surgery, covering hospital protocol and procedures, patient evaluation, laboratory tests and their interpretation, diagnostic imaging, interpretation of the electrocardiogram, management of fluids and electrolytes, nutrition for the surgical patient, use of blood and blood products, basic patient management techniques, management of the medically compromised patient, postoperative medical problems, medical emergencies, complications, and the diagnosis and management of various abnormalities and diseases. This edition has updated chapters and new chapters on implantology, the diagnosis and management of cleft lip and palate, head and neck reconstruction, the differential diagnosis and management of oral squamous cell carcinoma, and cosmetic surgery, and it includes summary charts, tables, clinical photos, and radiographs. It separates the chapter on the diagnosis and treatment of dentofacial and craniofacial abnormalities into two chapters. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)