This book is written to provide practicing surgeons, residents, and students the most up-to-date reference for the technical performance and reasoning behind the many types of operations used in our specialty.

From the basic to the most complex, readers will find that each chapter is sequentially
organized to provide a comprehensive, concise, and practical description of the operative details needed for the contemporary surgical delivery of oral and maxillofacial surgical care. A formal section on relevant surgical anatomy has been incorporated to further assist the reader. Each chapter has been written by an expert surgeon and author who has a specific area of expertise. We would like to express our gratitude to all the section editors and authors for lending their time and expertise to the development of this Atlas.It is our hope that the information presented here will continue to define the scope of practice of Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery and will provide a basis for education and training for surgeons in the future, with the goal of improving the quality of patient care across the world.