Meet the editor

Dr. Gokul Sridharan is currently an associate professor in the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology at Y.M.T. Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai. He obtained his Ph.D. for the work titled "Salivary and serum metabolomics in oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma." His fields of interest include oral pre-cancer, oral cancer, salivary diagnostics, oral and maxillofacial diseases, and advanced diagnostic aids with

an emphasis on bioinformatics and metabolomics. He has several scientific publications to his credit and actively contributes as a peer reviewer to numerous journals. He is an active member of the editorial boards of several journals of repute. Dr. Sridharan has undergone training and is a qualified diploma holder in medical law and ethics and is certified in tobacco cessation and control as well.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Gülay Açar*

Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone *by Gülay Açar and Aynur Emine Çiçekcibaşı*

Surgical Anatomy of the Tonsils

from Oral and Dental Tissue Lesions

and Maxillacial Surgery

*and Faysal Uğurlu*

Meniscopexy Surgery

**Section 2**

**Preface XI**

Basics of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 27**

**Chapter 3 45**

**Chapter 4 59**

**Chapter 5 81**

Surgical Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions **99**

**Chapter 6 101**

**Chapter 7 119**

Methods of Collection and Transport of Materials to Laboratory

Contemporary Overview of Blood Concentrates in Oral

*by Tina Nazerani, Peter Kalmar and Reingard M. Aigner*

Review of Current Practice for Temporomandibular Joint

*by Omar Sheikh, Matin Ali Madadian and Amanveer Benning*

Diagnosis and Management of Mandibular Condyle Fractures

*by Kasi Ganesh Sriraam and K. Rajendran Arun Vignesh*

*by Onur Gönül, Ahmet Usame Çiçek, Murat Afat, Onur Atali* 

*by Krishna Sireesha Sundaragiri, Soumya Makarla and Bharat Sankhla*

Emerging Role of Nuclear Medicine in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
