Bone Grafting the Mandible
Many bone grafting techniques have been used to reconstruct the partially dentate and edentulous mandible. This article discusses the various bone grafting techniques to reconstruct mandibular defects. Also included are…
Innovations in Dental Implant Design for Current Therapy
The use of osseointegrated dental implants has gained momentum, mainly in the last 20 years. Research and development in the field of implantology are constantly focusing on implant redesign to…
Management of the Facial Gingival Margin
This article discusses the management of the facial gingival margin before and after tooth removal. Important factors including diagnostic assessment, wound healing, bone resorption and remodeling, gingival thickness, and gingival…
Oral and Craniofacial Implant Reconstruction as Foundation for Restorative Dentistry
Ole T. Jensen, DDS, MS, Guest Editor Dental implant reconstruction, including craniofacial reconstruction, is an evolving art and science: an art, because there is still no absolute prescription for any…
Pediatric Dentoalveolar Surgery
Dentoalveolar surgery in children presents general dentists with unique challenges not encountered in adults. The long-term effects that treatments have on these children must always be taken into consideration. A…
Endodontic Surgery
Conventional endodontic therapy is successful approximately 80–85% of the time. Many of these failures will occur after one year. The presence of continued pain, drainage, mobility or an increasing size…
Preoperative Evaluation of the Surgical Patient
A thorough preoperative evaluation to identify correctable medical abnormalities and understand the residual risk is mandatory for all patients undergoing any surgical procedure, including oral surgery. Routine preoperative evaluation will…
Management of Acute Postoperative Pain after Oral Surgery
This article provides a brief review of the acute pain mechanism as it relates to the effects of a surgical insult. A brief understanding of the physiologic modulation of acute…
Diagnosis and Management of Common Postextraction Complications
Extraction of impacted teeth is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Every surgical procedure results in some degree of postoperative bleeding and inflammation,…
Risk Management in the Dental Office
This article is devoted to risk-management strategies regarding oral surgical procedures in the general dental office. Lawsuits are more likely to be filed following poor outcomes related to oral surgical…
