Sinopsis

In this comprehensive review guide, all areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery are covered in the form of over 1,700 multiple-choice questions. Detailed answers follow that help to explain and contextualize the question and its clinical relevance, with accompanying illustrations where necessary to aid understanding. The book is separated by topic and specialty, beginning with anatomy and working through anesthesia/pharmacology, cleft lip and palate, cosmetic procedures, craniofacial surgery, dental implants and dentoalveolar surgery, infection and pathology, medicine, orthognathics, reconstructive surgery, TMJ, and trauma, so readers can study it in its entirety or focus on one area at a time. Written by the head of a regional exam committee for OMFS boards, this book can help to prepare readers for board examination as well as serve as a refresher for practicing oral surgeons to review their craft.

Rahaf Y. Alhabbab BDS, MsD, DABOMS
Saudi Arabia

Rahaf Y. Alhabbab, BDS, MsD, DABOMS, is currently an oral and maxillofacial surgery consultant at King Fahad Hospital General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is the founder and head of the orthognathic surgery unit there as well as the residency program director of the Saudi boards. She received her advanced oral and maxillofacial training at McGill University in Montreal after finishing her education at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, the University of Connecticut, and New York University. In the United States, she is board-certified in OMFS and three subspecialties (cosmetics, orthognathics, and facial trauma reconstruction). In addition to her academic affiliations, Dr Alhabbab is currently the chairman of the Saudi Board Western Region, the head of the Western Region Examination Committee, and the head of the scientific program of the Saudi Board Western Region in the Saudi Commission of Health Specialty.

En esta completa guía de repaso, se cubren todas las áreas de la cirugía oral y maxilofacial en forma de más de 1.700 preguntas de opción múltiple. Las respuestas detalladas que siguen ayudan a explicar y contextualizar la pregunta y su relevancia clínica, con ilustraciones que acompañan cuando sea necesario para ayudar a la comprensión. El libro está dividido por temas y especialidades, empezando por anatomía y siguiendo por anestesia/farmacología, labio leporino y paladar hendido, procedimientos cosméticos, cirugía craneofacial, implantes dentales y cirugía dentoalveolar, infección y patología, medicina, ortognática, cirugía reconstructiva, ATM y traumatología, para que los lectores puedan estudiarlo en su totalidad o centrarse en un área cada vez. Escrito por el jefe de un comité de examen regional para las juntas OMFS, este libro puede ayudar a preparar a los lectores para el examen de la junta, así como servir como un repaso para los cirujanos orales en ejercicio para revisar su oficio.

Índice

Chapter 01. Anatomy

Chapter 02. Anesthesia and Pharmacology

Chapter 03. Cleft Lip and Palate

Chapter 04. Cosmetic Procedures

Chapter 05. Craniofacial-Related Syndromes

Chapter 06. Dental Implants

Chapter 07. Dentoalveolar Surgery

Chapter 08. Distraction Osteogenesis

Chapter 09. Infection and Pathology

Chapter 10. Medicine

Chapter 11. Orthognathic Surgery and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Chapter 12. Reconstructive and Soft Tissue Surgery

Chapter 13. The Temporomandibular Joint

Chapter 14. Trauma