Main description:

Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Anaesthesia series, Anaesthesia for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is an authoritative, evidence based textbook on oral, dental, and maxillofacial surgery.

Oral, dental, and maxillofacial surgery represents one of the most common indications for anaesthesia worldwide. The anaesthetist can be called upon to provide anaesthesia for patients presenting with impacted or carious teeth, infections of the mucosa and adjacent structures, facial injuries, head and neck cancers, salivary gland disease, facial disproportion, temporomandibular joint disorders, cysts, and tumours of the jaws. Anaesthetists may also be involved in managing patients
experiencing chronic and intractable facial pain. An understanding of this subject matter is fundamental to the safe practice of anaesthesia.

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of all aspects of anaesthesia for oral and maxillofacial surgery. Designed for both consultants and trainees with an interest in this area, chapters cover the anatomy, pre-assessment, difficult airway, regional anaesthesia, imaging, and all clinical aspects for complex area.

Contents:

1. History of dental anaesthesia ; 2. Pre-assessment of the oro-maxillofacial patient ; 3. Medicolegal aspects of anaesthesia for oral and maxillofacial surgery ; 4. Recognition and management of the difficult airway ; 5. The surgical airway ; 6. Innervation of the head and neck ; 7. Regional anaesthetic techniques in oral and maxillofacial surgery ; 8. Conscious sedation ; 9. Anaesthesia for dental surgery ; 10. Anaesthesia for aesthetic surgery ; 11. Anaesthetic implications of oral and maxillofacial infections ; 12. Oral and maxillofacial related injuries and hazards during anaesthesia ; 13. Oral and maxillofacial imaging for the anaesthetist ; 14. Anaesthesia for maxillofacial trauma ; 15. Facial, oral, and airway thermal injuries and anaesthesia ; 16. Anaesthesia for oral and maxillofacial malignancy ; 17. Adjuvant therapy for head and neck malignancy ; 18. Anaesthesia for orthognathic surgery ; 19. Anaesthesia for paediatric maxillofacial surgery ; 20. Hypotensive anaesthesia ; 21. Anaesthesia for nasal and antral surgery ; 22. Orofacial pain ; 23. Sleep apnoea ; 24. Postoperative nursing considerations for the maxillofacial surgical patient