Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is oral and maxillofacial surgery? -- Basic principles and getting started -- Asepsis, antisepsis, and instruments -- Managing people, pain and, anxiety -- Medical management of the oral & maxillofacial surgical patient -- Exodontia and its sequelae -- Surgical endodontics -- Third molar surgery -- Dentoalveolar surgery for orthodontics -- Orofacial infections -- Cysts of the jaws -- Benign surgical conditions of the mouth, jaws, and neck -- The paranasal sinuses -- The temporomandibular joint and facial pain -- Implantology and preprosthetic surgery -- Maxillofacial trauma : hard tissue trauma -- Maxillofacial trauma : soft tissue trauma -- Facial skin cancer -- Orthognathic surgery -- Cleft and craniofacial anomaly surgery -- The salivary glands -- Oral cancer -- Reconstruction of the mouth jaws and face -- Facial aesthetic surgery -- Cutting edge -- Getting into oral & maxillofacial surgery.