Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Dogs and Cats

Frank Verstraete, Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis Adjunct Professor of Orofacial Sciences Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology School of Dentistry University of California, San Francisco

Milinda Lommer, Assistant Clinical Professor - Volunteer Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis

Section 1: Surgical biology

1. Oral soft tissue wound healing

2. Maxillofacial bone healing

3. Use of antibiotics and antiseptics

4. Anesthesia and pain management

5. Enteral nutritional support

Section 2: Surgical methods View less >

6. Diagnostic imaging in oral and maxillofacial surgery

7. Instrumentation, aseptic technique and patient preparation

8. Suture materials and biomaterials

9. Piezosurgery

10. Laser surgery

11. Microvascular techniques in maxillofacial surgery

12. Use of the dog and cat in experimental maxillofacial surgery

Section 3: Exodontics View less >

13. Principles of exodontics

14. Simple extraction of single-rooted teeth

15. Extraction of canine teeth in dogs

16. Extraction of multirooted teeth in dogs

17. Special considerations in feline exodontics

18. Complications of extractions

Section 4: Periodontal surgery View less >

19. Principles of periodontal surgery

20. Gingivectomy and gingivoplasty

21. Periodontal flaps and mucogingival surgery

22. Osteoconductive and osteoinductive agents in periodontal surgery

23. Crown-lengthening

24. Management of periodontal trauma

Section 5: Endodontic surgery View less >

25. Principles of endodontic surgery

26. Endodontic Surgical Techniques

Section 6: Maxillofacial trauma repair View less >

27. Principles of maxillofacial trauma repair

28. Facial soft tissue injuries

29. Surgical approaches for mandibular and maxillofacial trauma repair

30. Symphyseal separation and fractures involving the incisive region

31. Maxillofacial fracture repair using noninvasive techniques

32. Maxillofacial fracture repair using intraosseous wires

33. Maxillofacial fracture repair using miniplates and screws

34. Maxillofacial fracture repair using external skeletal fixation

35. Maxillofacial fracture complications

Section 7: Temporomandibular Joint Surgery View less >

36. Temporomandibular joint dysplasia

37. Fractures and luxations involving the temporomandibular joint

38. Temporomandibular ankylosis and pseudoankylosis

Section 8: Palate surgery View less >

39. Biologic basis of cleft palate and palatal surgery

40. Orofacial Cleft Repair

41. Acquired Palatal Defects

Section 9: Management of maxillofacial tumors and cysts View less >

42. Clinical staging and biopsy of maxillofacial tumors

43. Clinical–pathologic correlations

44. Clinical behavior of nonodontogenic tumors

45. Clinical behavior of odontogenic tumors

46. Non-neoplastic proliferative oral lesions

47. Clinical behavior and management of odontogenic cysts

48. Principles of oral oncologic surgery

49. Surgical treatment of tongue, lip and cheek tumors

50. Maxillectomy techniques

51. Mandibulectomy techniques

52. Axial-pattern flaps for maxillofacial reconstruction

53. Regenerative techniques in maxillofacial surgery

Section 10: Salivary gland surgery View less >

54. Principles of salivary gland surgery

55. Surgical treatment of sialoceles

Section 11: Miscellaneous maxillofacial surgery procedures View less >

56. Cheiloplasty

57. Inferior labial frenoplasty and tight-lip syndrome

58. Management of maxillofacial osteonecrosis

59. Management of unerupted teeth

Section 12: Oral approaches to ear, nose, and throat procedures View less >

60. Correction of overlong soft palate

61. Pharyngotomy and pharyngostomy

62. Oral approaches to the nasal cavity and nasopharynx

63. Tonsillectomy