Key points • The order of frequency of tooth impaction includes mandibular and maxillary third molars, maxillary canines, mandibular premolars, mandibular canines, maxillary premolars, maxillary central incisors, maxillary lateral incisors,…
Key points • Coronectomy is considered a reasonable and safe treatment alternative for patients who demonstrate elevated risk for injury to the inferior alveolar nerve with the removal of third…
Key points • Other than third molars, the maxillary canine teeth are the most commonly impacted teeth. • Surgical intervention and coordination of care with the orthodontist will lead to…
Key points • Children have a higher incidence of dentoalveolar trauma than adults. • Injuries to the primary dentition are usually less severe and can often be managed with extractions….
Key points • The natural evolution of the extraction socket is one of bone loss, most significantly affecting the buccal-lingual dimension. • The healing socket regenerates through intramembranous ossification. The…
Key points • Osteonecrosis has a variable presentation related to the type of medication, duration of the medication, and the patient’s concomitant medications and illnesses. • Oral surgeons need to…
Key points • An infusion pump enables delivery of a smooth anesthetic consisting of propofol or propofol combined with other rapid-onset/offset agents such as ketamine and remifentanil. • Maintenance intravenous…
Stuart E. Lieblich, DMD, Editor It gives me great pleasure to have the role as editor of this issue of the Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of…
Forthcoming Issues March 2014 Contemporary Rhytidectomy Landon D. McLain, MD, DMD, Editor September 2014 Syndromes of the Head and Neck Dean M. DeLuke, DDS, MBA, Editor Previous Issues March 2013…
Consulting Editor RICHARD H. HAUG, DDS Carolinas Center for Oral Health, Charlotte, North Carolina Editor STUART E. LIEBLICH, DMD Private Practice, Avon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Avon, Connecticut; Associate Clinical Professor,…
Landon D. McLain, MD, DMD, FAACS, Editor Facial cosmetic surgery has become an increasingly prominent tenant of oral and maxillofacial surgery training and in practice. This is no doubt due…
Key points • There are too many variables to permit a totally scientific approach to a comparative evaluation of the different facelift techniques. • Advocates of the deep plane technique…
Key points • Assessing the quality and quantity of the skin is paramount to achieving good results. • Short scar facelifts can be performed in any plane (deep plane, SMAS,…
Key points • The complexity of the revisional facelift or neck lift is directly related to the way the primary procedure was performed. • With so many techniques available to…
Key points • Facial rejuvenation surgery can produce significant results when a combination of procedures are added to rhytidectomy and performed simultaneously. • Multiple adjunctive procedures can be performed safely….
Key points • Volume restoration is an important aspect of facial rejuvenation. • Rhytidectomy techniques vary but must always address the patient’s concerns, offer acceptable downtime, and be a safe…
Key points • Patient selection and evaluation are key to the management of the aging face. • The surgeon must thoroughly understand which technique is safe for each individual patient….
Key points • Rejuvenation of the anterior neck region requires a complex artistic interpretation of the patient’s desires and potential anticipated outcomes. • Whether it is a minimal invasive liposculpture…
Key points • The face lift is one of the procedures in facial cosmetic surgery that is performed to help rejuvenate the aging face. • The face lift, also known…
