We have a great pleasure in presenting this third edition of Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery following the huge success of the second edition of our textbook since 5 years. Continuous compliments and approbation from the students, teachers and professors all over the world for our previous editions have motivated us to publish this third edition in a more advanced and comprehensive way. Also, the art and science of oral and maxillofacial surgery has advanced since the last edition of the book. This edition has been designed to include all such remarkable advances. This edition has been designed to equip the students with as much knowledge on all topics as desirable from the point of view of brilliant success in both theory and practical examinations as well as to face real-life clinical scenarios. With the involvement of a young surgeon in this edition, the mindset of the 21st century dentist is being included in the thought process of understanding, conceiving and executing the student-centric book for oral and maxillofacial surgery. The book since its first edition more than a decade ago has always been for imbibing advances, simplifications and making it more student-friendly without compromising the quality or quantity of knowledge. In all meetings and conferences, after the release of the second edition of this book, dental students never ceased to amuse me during impromptu interactions. Students posed interesting questions and challenges, as a result of which we need to constantly improvise the approach to the expression, teaching, explanation and making the concept and skill easy to teach in the book. The style of presentation, pedagogical approach, organisation and writing style has been retained as in the previous edition as it was widely appreciated. In addition to the revised and updated text, this edition has an extensive series of 15 online videos.

show more