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Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 5e

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I bought the 4th edition of this book.

How useful this book is to you depends on what you're looking for. Part 1 of the book is mostly theory. You've got preoperative assessment, principles of surgery, infection control etc. Part 2 deals with armamentarium, principles of exodontia etc. Useful info for dental students. However, you probably don't need more than 50% of it to pass your exams.

For those who are just out into private practice, chapters on complicated exodontia, management of impacted teeth, preprosthetic surgery and implant surgery may be useful. For me, I have already been doing these procedures for years. Most of the info in these chapters is not new to me, but there are still some useful tips, even for experienced practitioners.

Of course, this is not a book that focusses on implant surgery, so don't expect too much info in this area. As an active implant practitioner, I find the info a bit outdated. There are much simpler prostho components nowadays and I can't imagine using an external hex implant anymore. Having said that, there is good introductory info in this field. The newbie should be able to learn quite a bit.

The chapters on reconstruction of clefts, defects, injuries are probably useful to postgrad students. I'm not able to comment here.

indispensable book for the general dentist, oral surgeon, maxillo facial surgeon, oral pathologist ...
Very good book, written by renowned authors, as usual a great treatise elsevier.

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Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent 9 edition, elsevier mosby, 2010
Pathways of the Pulp 10 edition, elsevier mosby, 2010
Removable Partial Prosthodontics 12 edition, elsevier mosby, 2010
Clinical Periodontology 11 edition, elsevier saunders, 2011
Prosthodontic Treatment for Edentulous Patients 13 edition, elsevier mosby, 2012
Contemporary Orthodontics 5 edition, elsevier mosby, 2012
Art and Science of Operative Dentistry 6 edition, elsevier mosby, 2012
Management of Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusion 7 edition, elsevier mosby, 2012

This text is a must have for any GP looking for a comprehensive, yet concise reference. Great, up-to-date information an a broad spectrum of OMFS topics.

Very concisely written and precise description of most of oral surgery procedures. Highly recommended for students, general dentist and oral surgeons.

It is a good reminder that we meet at our routine job. Some hints and some you are missed can find it here.