Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets
- 4th Edition - November 20, 2025
- Latest edition
- Authors: A. Omar Abubaker, Elie M. Ferneini
- Language: English
Written in the proven Secrets® question-and-answer format, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets, 4th Edition is an authoritative resource for the safe and effective practice of… Read more
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Written in the proven Secrets® question-and-answer format, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets, 4th Edition is an authoritative resource for the safe and effective practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) — and the ideal preparation tool for clinical rotations, exams, and board certification. Thoroughly revised and updated with the most current clinical information, this new edition provides you with practical tips, answers, and secrets from OMFS experts. Best of all, it fits in your lab coat pocket so you can consult it wherever you go!
- NEW! Chapters cover key topics, including the opioid epidemic and SUD/pain management; oral and maxillofacial surgery during the pandemic; capnoography and pulse oximetry; complications in OMFS; the business side of oral and maxillofacial surgery; ethics in OMFS; evidence-based surgery; and the application and interview process for oral and maxillofacial surgery
- NEW! Expert co-editors and contributors bring fresh perspectives and extensive clinical expertise to the content, making this an authoritative resource for the safe and effective practice of OMFS
- NEW! Enhanced art program features new color images that visually reinforce key concepts
- NEW! Enhanced eBook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- UPDATED! Substantially revised chapters and expanded content provide the most current clinical information to keep you up to date on key advances in the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery
- More than 2,300 questions and answers offer valuable pearls, tips, and memory aids from oral and maxillofacial surgery experts in a concise, easy-to-read format
- High-quality figures, tables, and boxes build on key concepts in the text
- Convenient size enables you to carry and consult this essential guide wherever you go
Residents in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
I PATIENT EVALUATION
CHAPTER 1 ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR SURGERY ROTATION?
CHAPTER 2 PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION
CHAPTER 3 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
CHAPTER 4 LABORATORY TESTS
CHAPTER 5 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING FOR THE ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PATIENT
CHAPTER 6 ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY IN PANDEMIC: MEMORIES AND LESSONS FROM COVID-19
II ANESTHESIA
CHAPTER 7 LOCAL ANESTHETICS
CHAPTER 8 INTRAVENOUS SEDATION
CHAPTER 9 INHALATION ANESTHESIA AND NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS
CHAPTER 10 CAPNOGRAPHY AND PULSE OXIMETRY
CHAPTER 11 ANESTHESIA FOR DIFFICULT PATIENTS
III PERIOPERATIVE CARE
CHAPTER 12 FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES
CHAPTER 13 NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
CHAPTER 14 POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 15 INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND ICU CARE
CHAPTER 16 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, AND ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT
CHAPTER 17 TRACHEOSTOMY AND CRICOTHYROTOMY
IV MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY-COMPROMISED
CHAPTER 18 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CHAPTER 19 RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
CHAPTER 20 MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LIVER DISEASES AND HEMATOLOGICAL DISEASES
CHAPTER 21 MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RENAL DISEASES
CHAPTER 22 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOCRINE DISEASES AND PREGNANT PATIENTS
CHAPTER 23 MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH DIABETES
CHAPTER 24 THE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SURGICAL PATIENT
CHAPTER 25 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, ADDICTION, AND POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT
V ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
CHAPTER 26 APPLIED OROFACIAL ANATOMY
CHAPTER 27 WOUND HEALING
CHAPTER 28 DENTOALVEOLAR SURGERY AND PREPROSTHETIC SURGERY
CHAPTER 29 DENTAL IMPLANTS
CHAPTER 30 TRIGEMINAL NERVE INJURY
CHAPTER 31 OROFACIAL INFECTIONS AND ANTIBIOTIC USE
CHAPTER 32 DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DENTOALVEOLAR INJURIES
CHAPTER 33 MANDIBULAR TRAUMA
CHAPTER 34 MANAGEMENT OF ZYGOMATICOMAXILLARY COMPLEX AND ORBITAL FRACTURES
CHAPTER 35 MIDFACIAL FRACTURES
CHAPTER 36 FRONTAL SINUS FRACTURES
CHAPTER 37 MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
CHAPTER 38 CRANIOFACIAL SYNDROMES
CHAPTER 39 OROMANDIBULAR DYSOSTOSIS
CHAPTER 40 SYNDROMES AFFECTING THE OROFACIAL REGION
CHAPTER 41 CLEFT LIP AND PALATE
CHAPTER 42 ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
CHAPTER 43 DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS
CHAPTER 44 SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING
CHAPTER 45 FACIAL PAIN AND MYOFASCIAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 46 TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND SURGICAL TREATMENT
CHAPTER 47 ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL CYSTS AND TUMORS
CHAPTER 48 CANCER OF THE ORAL CAVITY
CHAPTER 49 SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES
CHAPTER 50 VASCULAR ANOMALIES
CHAPTER 51 OSTEORADIONECROSIS/OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAWS
CHAPTER 52 NECK MASS
CHAPTER 53 BONE GRAFTING TO FACILITATE DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT
CHAPTER 54 LOCAL AND REGIONAL FLAPS
CHAPTER 55 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FACIAL SUBUNITS
CHAPTER 56 MICROVASCULAR SURGERY
VI COSMETIC SURGERY
CHAPTER 57 EVALUATION OF THE AGING FACE
CHAPTER 58 COSMETIC BLEPHAROPLASTY
CHAPTER 59 RHYTIDECTOMY
CHAPTER 60 RHINOPLASTY
CHAPTER 61 MINIMAL-INVASIVE COSMETIC SURGERY
CHAPTER 62 COMPLICATIONS IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
CHAPTER 63 THE BUSINESS SIDE OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
CHAPTER 64 ETHICS IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
CHAPTER 65 EVIDENCE-BASED SURGERY
VII RESIDENT APPLICATION
CHAPTER 66 APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
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- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: November 20, 2025
- Language: English
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A. Omar Abubaker
Dr. A. Omar Abubaker, DMD, PhD is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dentistry, and he completed his residency training and a fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been on the Faculty at VCU School of Dentistry and Medical Center since 1991. He is certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the American Board of Dental Anesthesiology. Dr. Abubaker serves as professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery School of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Dentistry, at MCV Hospital. He maintains a busy intramural private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He is also actively involved in teaching dental students and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents. Dr. Abubaker authored two oral and maxillofacial surgery textbooks, over 100 chapters, over 50 peer- review scientific articles, and numerous abstracts and scientific presentations. Dr. Abubaker has recently become involved in education and research in the field of addiction and opioid epidemic and pain management.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, VCU School of Dentistry, USAEF
Elie M. Ferneini
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Ferneini Maxillofacial Surgical Institute, Cheshire, Connecticut, USA