A comprehensive review of dento-alveolar complications for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon! Topics will include bleeding, dento-alveolar infections, infections extending into the neck, osteomyelitis and osteitis, endodontic complications, nerve injuries, local anesthesia, pathology, bone grafting, osteoradionecrosis, bisphosphonate associated jaw necrosis, and much more!

This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America is devoted to Dentoalveolar Surgery and is edited by Dr. Somsak Sittitavornwong. Articles will include: Preprosthetic Dentoalveolar Surgery; Management of Impacted Third Molars; Principles of Exodontia; Complications, Including Infections, in Dentoalveolar Surgery; Medical Management of Patient undergoing Dentoalveolar Surgery; Trigeminal Nerve Injury; Oral Soft Tissue Grafting; Current Concepts of Periapical Surgery; Surgical Exposure of Impacted Teeth; Dental Trauma; Tooth Transplantation; Socket Grafting; Maxillary Sinus Diseases; and more!

A comprehensive review of dento-alveolar complications for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon! Topics will include bleeding, dento-alveolar infections, infections extending into the neck, osteomyelitis and osteitis, endodontic complications, nerve injuries, local anesthesia, pathology, bone grafting, osteoradionecrosis, bisphosphonate associated jaw necrosis, and much more!

Editor Michael Kleiman, DMD and authors review the current state of Dentoalveolar Surgery. Articles include: Pre-prosthetic Surgery; Dentoalveolar Surgery for Patients on Modern Anticoagulants and Antiresorptive Medications; Dental Extractions and Preservation of Space; Managing Impacted Third Molars; Update on Coronectomy for Impacted Third Molars at High Risk for Paresthesia; Apicoectomies: Treatment Planning and Surgical Technique in a Modern World; Minimizing Pain, Swelling and Infections for Dentoalveolar Surgery; Implementing a "Culture of Safety” in Dentoalveolar Surgery; Strategies for Minimizing Nerve Injuries in Dentoalveolar Surgery and What To Do If It Happens; Soft Tissue Procedures to Preserve and Restore Healthy Attached Gingiva around Natural Teeth and Implants; Surgical Treatment of Impacted Canines: What the Orthodontist Would Like the Surgeon to Know, and more!

A comprehensive update of rhinoplasty for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon! Topics include basics of primary cosmetic rhinoplasty, facial analysis, anatomy of the nose for rhinoplasty, septoplasty in conjunction with cosmetic rhinoplasty, grafting techniques and materials for rhinoplasty, nasal tip modifications, correction of the crooked nose, endonasal rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty and challenging cases, ethnic rhinoplasty, history of rhinoplasty, and more!

This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America is devoted to Orthodontics for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient and is edited by Drs. Michael R. Markiewicz, Sath Allareddy and Michael Miloro. Articles will include: Digital workflow for combined orthodontics and orthognathic surgery; Surgical tooth exposure and bonding: What does the orthodontist want?; Temporary skeletal anchorage techniques; Interceptive dentofacial orthopedics (growth modification); Correction of transverse maxillary deficiency; Comprehensive pre-orthognathic surgery orthodontics; Distraction osteogenesis for the non-craniofacial patient; Surgery-first approach in the orthognathic patient; Idiopathic condylar resorption: What should we do?; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Update on management; Comprehensive post-orthognathic surgery orthodontics: complications, misconceptions, and management; Aesthetic facial surgery and orthodontics: Common goals; and more!

This special issue will review the many unanswered questions regarding oral and maxillofacial infections. Questions include: Should we extract teeth in the presence of infection? Should we wait for development of an abscess before we perform incision and drainage? What are the antibiotics of choice for odontogenic infections, and how long should the treatment course last? Is clindamycin losing its effectiveness in odontogenic infections? Should we use prophylactic antibiotics for removal of erupted teeth, impacted teeth, dental implants, or other dentoalveolar surgery? How can we as dentists minimize our contribution to the problem of antibiotic resistance? How will culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing be done in the foreseeable future? How can osteomyelitis of the jaws be diagnosed at the earliest possible time? How should the practicing oral and maxillofacial surgeon manage cases of odontogenic deep neck infections that extend beyond his/her area of expertise? Do dental infections really cause central nervous system infections? What are the lessons we can glean from review of recent closed malpractice cases involving oral and maxillofacial infections? How do we manage oral infections in the severely immunocompromised host, such as in chemotherapy for blood cancers or in bone marrow transplant patients? What is the role of biofilms in severe head and neck infections? How strong is the evidence supporting oral inflammation as a cause of systemic disease?

The latest in bone grafting for dental implant preparation! Articles include general principles of bone grafting, genetic and transcriptional control of bone formation, bone graft harvesting from distant sites, bone graft harvesting from regional sites, osteoperiosteal flaps and local osteotomies, allogeneic bone, titanium mesh in alveolar bone grafting, alveolar distraction osteogenesis, soft tissue considerations and gingival grafting, dental implants following reconstruction with free tissue transfer, and more!

This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics is devoted to Advanced Intraoral Surgery and is edited by Dr. Orrett Ogle. Articles will include: Removal of the Sublingual Gland; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; Transoral Parotidectomy; Oroantral Fistula; Mouth Gags: Advantages and Disadvantages; Intraoral Lip Augmentation; Periodontal Plastic Surgery; Correction of the Gummy Smile; Management of Intraoral Cysts; Bone Grafting for Implant Surgery; Use of Lasers and Piezoelectric in Intraoral Surgery; Buccal Fat Pad Flaps; Bone Grafting of Alveolar Clefts; Lingual Nerve Repair; and more!

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.