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This latest edition is an expanded and up-to-date version of the classic operative manual for surgical and orthodontic consultants, trainees and theatre and ward staff. It includes the completely new sections of "Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics" and the "Application of 3-Dimensional Scanning for Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), more commonly known as Computer-Aided Surgical Simulation (CASS)". Although CASS may supercede the multistage orthognathic planning process this traditional means of record transfer has been retained as an essential clinical skill. The important major deformity sections are still the "Secondary Management of Clefts", the "Role of Distraction Osteogenesis", "Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis", "Rhinoplasty", and the "Essential Support of Nutrition for the Maxillofacial Surgery Patient". The important "Psychopathological Aspects of Orthognathic Surgery" is an important bridge to the "Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics" chapters which cover the wider borderland between aesthetics and cosmesis together they enable the recognition and management of unexpected problems by the clinician. The chapter on "Therapeutics for Emergencies and Complications" has also been updated. Readership: Consultants and postgraduates in oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as orthodontics and plastic surgery. Designed as a practical surgical manual and also for those preparing for higher-level training examinations in oral and maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics. It will also be of importance to maxillofacial technicians, surgical nurses and dietitians.
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