Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Dogs and Cats

Frank Verstraete graduated as a veterinarian at the University of Gent (Belgium). He pursued his graduate studies at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) where he completed a residency in small animal surgery. In 1987, when the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry was founded in the USA, Dr. Verstraete was the only non-North American Charter Fellow. He is also a Charter Diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College, as well as a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College and the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.Since the end of 1994, Dr. Verstraete is affiliated with the UC Davis, where he currently is Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, and Chief of the Dentistry & Oral Surgery Service. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, at the School of Dentistry of the UC, San Francisco.His main research interests are comparative oral pathology, radiology and surgery. His book Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Dogs and Cats is the first specialty book in veterinary dentistry. Dr. Boaz Arzi is a Professor of Dentistry and Oral surgery at the department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Arzi completed the residency-training program in dentistry and oral surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine and two years fellowship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis. He is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) and the European Veterinary Dental College (EVDC). Dr. Arzi is also a Founding Fellow of the AVDC in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Arzi's clinical and research focus is on oral maxillofacial disorders and regenerative solutions in dogs and cats. His lab also investigates TMJ disorders and treatments across species. Dr. Arzi is the director of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures (VIRC) at UC Davis. Ultimately, Dr. Arzi's work is translational with the aim of One Health treatment modalities for both human and animal health.

• SECTION 1: Surgical biology 1. Oral soft tissue wound healing2. Maxillofacial bone healing3. Use of antibiotics and antiseptics4. Anesthesia and pain management5. Enteral nutritional supportSECTION 2: Surgical methods 6. Diagnostic imaging in oral and maxillofacial surgery (NEW)7. Instrumentation, patient positioning and aseptic technique8. Suture materials and biomaterials9. Piezosurgery (NEW)10. Laser surgery11. Microvascular techniques in maxillofacial surgery12. Use of the dog and cat in experimental maxillofacial surgerySECTION 3: Exodontics 13. Principles of exodontics14. Simple extraction of single-rooted teeth15. Extraction of canine teeth in dogs16. Extraction of multirooted teeth in dogs17. Special considerations in feline exodontics18. Complications of extractionsSECTION 4: Periodontal surgery 19. Principles of periodontal surgery20. Gingivectomy and gingivoplasty21. Periodontal flaps and mucogingival surgery22. Osteoconductive and osteoinductive agents in periodontal surgery23. Crown-lengthening24. Management of periodontal traumaSECTION 5: Endodontal surgery 25. Principles of endodontic surgery26. Endodontic surgical techniquesSECTION 6: Maxillofacial trauma repair 27. Principles of maxillofacial trauma repair28. Facial soft tissue injuries29. Surgical approaches for mandibular and maxillofacial trauma repair30. Symphyseal separation and fractures involving the incisive region31. Maxillofacial fracture repair using noninvasive techniques32. Maxillofacial fracture repair using intraosseous wires33. Maxillofacial fracture repair using miniplates and screws34. Maxillofacial fracture repair using external skeletal fixation35. Maxillofacial fracture complicationsSECTION 7:  Temporomandibular Joint Surgery36. Temporomandibular joint dysplasia 37. Fractures and luxations involving the temporomandibular joint 38. Temporomandibular ankyloses and pseudoankylosis (NEW)SECTION 8: Palate surgery 39. Biologic basis of cleft palate and palatal surgery40. Orofacial Cleft Repair41. Acquired palatal defectsSECTION 9: Management of maxillofacial tumors and cysts 42. Clinical staging and biopsy of maxillofacial tumors43. Clinical-pathologic correlations44. Clinical behavior of nonodontogenic tumors45. Clinical behavior of odontogenic tumors46. Non-neoplastic proliferative oral lesions47. Clinical behavior and management of odontogenic cysts 48. Principles of oral oncologic surgery49. Surgical treatment of tongue, lip and cheek tumors50. Maxillectomy techniques51. Mandibulectomy techniques52. Axial-pattern flaps for maxillofacial reconstruction 53. Regenerative techniques in maxillofacial surgery (NEW)SECTION 10: Salivary gland surgery 54. Principles of salivary gland surgery55. Surgical treatment of sialocelesSECTION 11: Miscellaneous maxillofacial surgery procedures 56. Cheiloplasty57. Inferior labial frenoplasty and tight-lip syndrome58. Management of maxillofacial osteonecrosis59. Management of unerupted teethSECTION 12: Oral approaches to ear, nose, and throat procedures 60. Correction of overlong soft palate61. Pharyngotomy and pharyngostomy62. Oral approaches to the nasal cavity and nasopharynx63. Tonsillectomy