This book covers a wide range of topics in oral surgery with detailed, step-by-step analysis of surgical techniques, with many examples. Various aspects of surgical techniques, such as the instruments and materials used in oral surgery, types of flaps and suturing techniques, radiographic techniques, complications and treatment, odontogenic infections, and the latest scientific information concerning preventive and therapeutic use of antibiotics in dentistry, are analyzed. The chapters by distinguished colleagues presenting selective yet abundant photographic material, together with figures which are of excellent quality, make this book a necessary practical guide for both the inexperienced and experienced dentist.