This is a unique and comprehensive, but concise illustrated operative manual for surgical and orthodontic consultants and trainees as well as for theater and ward staff. It describes in detail the current state of computerized cephalometry and contains up-to-date sections on imaging and surgical planning. Someimportant sections include: cleft (including the role of distraction osteogenesis); rhinoplasty surgery; temporomandibular joint ankylosis; nutrition; the important psychopathological aspects of orthognathic surgery, where the borderland between aesthetics and cosmesis can destabilize the patient and create unexpected problems for the clinician; and unique section INDICE: General Assessment of the Patient; Radiographic Analysis and Imaging; Computerized Cephalometrics; Orthodontic Preparation and Refinement; The Definitive Treatment Plan; The Psychopathology of Facial Deformity and Orthognathic Surgery; Fixation Techniques; The Recording and Transfer of Orthognathic Planning Data; Surgical Procedures and Distraction Osteogenesis; Common Deformities and Their Surgical Correction; Cleft Deformities and Their Surgical Correction; Rhinoplasty; Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis; The Management of Complications and Emergencies; Feeding and Nutrition
- ISBN: 978-1-86094-994-4
- Editorial: Imperial College
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 504
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés