عن كتاب Fragiskos Oral Surgery:
It is my strong belief that writing a textbook constitutes
an obligation for the academician towards his
students, as well as towards his colleagues who are in
search of continuing education.
Keeping this obligation in mind and given the
developments in the field of oral and maxillofacial
surgery and the recent impressive achievements in
technology that have been noted, the writing of
this book, which was based on the many years of
experience of the author and contributors as well as
the pertinent contemporary international bibliography
concerning oral surgery, was considered imperative.
This book aims to give the dental student and the
general practitioner practical guidance in the form of
an atlas, which includes surgical procedures that may
be performed in the dental office.
The practical format of this book has obliged us to
limit the extent of theory and detailed description of
techniques. Instead, we opted for numerous figures
and a detailed step-by-step analysis employing illustrations
of each surgical technique, keeping in mind
that, in this type of book, a picture is undoubtedly
more important than words.
The material is divided into 16 chapters which include:
medical history; radiographic examination in
oral surgery; principles of surgery; equipment, instruments
and materials; simple tooth extraction; surgical
tooth extraction; surgical extraction of impacted teeth;
perioperative and postoperative complications; odontogenic
infections; preprosthetic surgery; biopsy and
histopathological examination; surgical treatment of
radicular cysts; apicoectomy; surgical treatment of
salivary gland lesions; osseointegrated implants; and
prophylactic and therapeutic use of antibiotics in dentistry.
Selective references are cited at the end of each
chapter.
Distinguished colleagues have contributed to the
writing of certain chapters relevant to their field of
specialization. I would like to especially thank the
following for their valuable contribution:
Dr. H. Giamarellou, Professor in Internal Medicine
and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University
of Athens, Greece, for her contribution as a
co-author of Chap. 16 “Prophylactic and Therapeutic
Use of Antibiotics in Dentistry.”
Dr. C. Alexandridis, Professor and Chairman, Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School
of Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece, for
writing Chap. 12, “Surgical Treatment of Radicular
Cysts” and his contribution as a co-author of
Chap. 15, “Osseointegrated Implants.”
Dr. E. Stefanou, Associate Professor, Department of
Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry,
University of Athens, Greece, for writing Chap. 2,
“Radiographic Examination in Oral Surgery.”
Dr. A. Pefanis, Consultant in Internal Medicine
and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University
of Athens, Greece, for his contribution as a
co-author of Chap. 16, “Prophylactic and Therapeutic
Use of Antibiotics in Dentistry.”
I would also like to express my gratitude to Drs.
P. Anastasiadis, E. Eleftheriadis, and G. Masoulas,
Associate Professors at the Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University
of Athens, Greece, and to Assistant Professor I. Zographos,
as well as to clinical instructors N. Merenditis
and I. Antonopoulou, for their valuable assistance.
I would also like to express my thanks to:
Dr. P. Paizi, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine,
University of Athens, Greece, for her expertise
and advice in matters concerning her field of specialization.
Dr. G. Laskaris, MD, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor
and Head of the Department of Oral Medicine,
School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece,
A. Syngros Hospital, Athens, Greece, and Visiting
Professor of University of London, UK, for his amicable
assistance concerning the publishing of this
book in English.
Dr. A. Omar Abubaker, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
VCU School of Dentistry and VCU Medical Center
and Dr. C. Skouteris, Associate Professor, Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery


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