TY - CHAP AU - F. Arcuri AU - M. Giarda AU - L. Stellin AU - A. Gatti AU - M. Nicolotti AU - M. Brucoli AU - A. Benech AU - P. Boffano ED - Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi Y1 - 2013-06-26 PY - 2013 T1 - Basic and Advanced Operative Techniques in Orthognathic Surgery N2 - The discipline of oral and maxillofacial surgery covers a wide range of diseases, conditions, injuries and defects of the head, neck, face and jaws as well as the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty rapidly changing with evolving advancements in technology. Specialists of this field care for patients with problems such as impacted teeth, facial pain, misaligned jaws, facial injuries, oral cancer, cysts, tumors, and patients requiring facial cosmetic surgery and dental implants. New texts are needed to keep practitioners up-to-date because advancements are being made world-wide on a daily basis. This book seeks to present advanced concepts on complex topics within the scope of this dynamic discipline. BT - A Textbook of Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery SP - Ch. 26 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/51762 DO - 10.5772/51762 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-01 ER -