ATLAS OF WISDOM TEETH SURGERY

1. Normally Erupted and Impacted Wisdom Teeth
2. Factors Affecting Impaction of Wisdom Teeth and Their Mechanisms
3. Adjacent Relationship of Wisdom Teeth
4. Resistance Classification of Wisdom Teeth
5. Diseases Caused by Wisdom Teeth
6. Classification of Wisdom Teeth Growing Status
7. Difficulty Evaluation Methods for Wisdom Teeth Extraction
8. Radiographic Technology for Wisdom Teeth Diagnosis
9. Disinfection and Surgical Instruments
10. Nitrous Oxide Sedation Method
11. Pain-Free or Painless Anesthesia Methods
12. Clinical Technology of Wisdom Teeth Extraction
13. Therapeutic Extractions of Impacted Wisdom Teeth for Adolescence
14. Available Operations for Wisdom Teeth Preservation
15. Extraction of Maxillary Vertically Impacted Wisdom Teeth
16. Extraction of Maxillary Tilted and Impacted Wisdom Teeth
17. Extraction of Mandibular Mesioangular Impacted Wisdom Teeth
18. Extraction of Mandibular Mesially and Vertically Impacted Wisdom Teeth
19. Extraction of Mandibular Mesially and Horizontally Impacted Wisdom Teeth
20. Prevention and Treatment of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications

This atlas as a guidebook with twenty chapters covers the latest surgical techniques and clinical cases based on procedure-based approach. Each chapter consists of two to five sections providing detailed descriptions of the basic techniques of evaluation, diagnosis and treatment to allow immediate clinical application. Impacted wisdom teeth are divided into 5 major categories in three-dimensional structure detected by CBCT on the position and growth status of impacted teeth, which helps the classification of 6 degree of difficulty determination for the treatment and the time and surgery procedure needed for each degree.
About 1800 colour clinical photos and line drawings with case reports provided by dental expert surgeons and educators in this atlas offer detailed, procedure-based instructions, illustrations and approach that demonstrate how to plan for and perform wisdom teeth surgical procedures safely and efficiently for dentists and students to manage the patients with wisdom teeth disorders.

Features
• Covers the latest surgical techniques and clinical cases based on procedure-based approach
• Includes 1800 colour clinical photos and line drawings with case reports
• Each chapter consists of same structure

Author
Dapeng Lu is a DDS and professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, at the Emergency Department, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, China.