Krishnamurthy Bonanthaya - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Clinician

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An important question that always comes up when a book of this scope and extent is written is: why do we need one more?

This deserves a thoughtful answer and we shall try to do that while tracing the origin and evolution of this book from an idea. Since its inception in 1969, the Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India (AOMSI) has made steady and significant progress in terms of its vision and commitment to promote the field. The members of AOMSI have also evolved into a vibrant, multidimensional, passionate, and committed community of oral and maxillofacial surgeons who are making substantial contribution to the field in India and around the world. So it was only natural that the association decided to express its commitment to academic medicine coinciding with its 50th year in existence.

And what better way to express it than publishing an open source comprehensive textbook on oral and maxillofacial surgery. This book showcases the experts and expertise of AOMSI and has been made freely available to surgeons worldwide through generous funding from the association. We are delighted to see this open access book published for free use by worldwide community of MaxFac surgeons, especially the young surgeons and trainees in the field. This book is published with a CCBY license and we encourage associations and institutes to widely distribute the link to this book for maximum possible usage.

The AOMSI was very conscious that the development of our speciality was not an insular one. As we evolved, we looked for guidance and training from colleagues around the world, and in return, we provided our bit of experience and insights. This exchange of knowledge is extremely important for ultimately improving patient treatment methods, techniques, and outcomes. The same spirit was applied in producing this book as well as we requested eminent clinicians and researchers from around the world along with our members to contribute to this book.

The book has contributions by societys members within India as well as 41 international authors from various countries. Thus, the extent of this makes it one of the most comprehensive textbooks on the topic. The contributors were invited by the AOMSI keeping in mind their scholastic profile while ensuring diversity and inclusiveness as well as a mix of young and experienced surgeons. All the contributors have a track record of being high-volume clinicians and educators in their field of expertise and are generally working at prestigious teaching institutions. This textbook as a scholarly venture condenses and amalgamates both the authors personal experience as well as being in line with the current evidence-based treatment principles in the field of maxillofacial surgery. In the beginning, the heterogeneous source of knowledge did pose editorial challenges in standardization of the chapter structuring and scope. However, the final outcome has achieved a blend of evidence-based, diverse surgical practices along with cutting-edge technology for the practice of maxillofacial surgery in a fairly uniform format.

As the title suggests, this is meant to be a comprehensive resource for all clinicians, postgraduate trainees, and young surgeons in their day-to-day clinical work. Graduate students and surgeons will find this book useful in preparing for their university exams as well as board-certified exams from professional organizations. The book will help in decision-making, implementing treatment plans, and managing problems that may arise while executing these plans. Overall, the key objective is to help crystallize current evidence and provide protocols, guidelines, and recommendations to assist dealing with most clinical scenarios. Keeping this objective in mind, we have included components like case scenarios and video recordings of surgical procedures in the book.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Clinician is a compilation of 22 sections incorporating 88 chapters dealing with the nuances in the principles and practice of cranio-maxillofacial and head and neck surgery. An important value addition is the library of 68 demonstrational videos that have been compiled to give the readers a more interactive feel with audiovisual inputs.