Virtual Technologies in Dentoalveolar Evaluation and Surgery
This article addresses the use of CT and other imaging modalities in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with an emphasis on dentoalveolar surgery. In the 2005 issue of the Atlas of…
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
A Comparison of Maxillofacial CBCT and Medical CT
In 1972, the independent findings of Hounsfield and Cormack revolutionized diagnostic imaging with the invention of the computed tomography (CT) scanner . For the first time, practitioners had access to…
Digital Technologies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Gary Orentlicher, DMD, Guest Editor Those of us who have not been stranded on a desert island for the last two decades realize how computers and digital technologies have crept…
Complications of Third Molar Surgery and Their Management
The frequency and severity of untoward events associated with surgical procedures are influenced by multiple factors that may be related to the procedure, patient, and/or surgeon. Not every third molar…
Surgical Management of Third Molars
The removal of impacted third molars teeth is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. In large part this is because of the high…
Controversy, Evidence, and Third Molar Management
Given the prevalence of third molars, high incidence of associated pathology, and cost of care (surgical or active surveillance), decision-making and management strategies for third molars have received a great…
Perioperative Strategies for Third Molar Surgery
Introduction The removal of third molar teeth is one of the most common procedures performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Third molar extraction is associated with undesirable sequelae and complication….
