Essentials of Orthognathic Surgery

This long-awaited new edition of the author's seminal text on orthognathic surgery includes not only a fresh new look and over a dozen new cases, but essential updates for anyone practicing orthognathic surgery. Though many of the surgical practices and techniques have not drastically changed since the previous edition, recent research has inspried new sections on airway management and orthoganthic surgery of the tempormandibular joint. The previous chapter on treatment of dentofacial deformities has now been split into two streamlined chapters on typical and complex dentofacial deformities to accommodate new cases and information, allowing a more user-friendly experience for the reader. Those familiar with the second edition will remember the illustrated step-by-step processes for patient evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical technqiue, and these vital resources have made it to the new text as well. From the most basic bilateral sagittal split osteotomy to complex surgery involving three-dimensional analysis, movement, and rotation of both jaws, this book will help everyone from surgical residents to experienced clinicians in managing both children and adults with dentofacial deformities, improving both function and esthetics.

Johan P. Reyneke, BChD, MChD, FCMFOS (SA), PhD, is currently the director of the Centre for Orthognathic Surgery at the Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, and an associate professor in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the School of Dentistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Monterrey, Mexico. He holds clinical professorships in the departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery at both the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1997, he received an honorary professorship in the Division of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He was the former president of the College of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons of South Africa from 2008-2011. Dr Reyneke lectures extensively and has been an invited guest speaker at conferences on all five continents. He has published several manuals on surgical technique, written chapters in several oral and maxillofacial surgery textbooks, has authored more than 65 peer-reviewed articles, and is coauthor of the book Introduction to Orthognathic Surgery: A Color Atlas (Ishiyaku EuroAmerica, 1991). Dr Reyneke has served on the national executive committee of the South African Society of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeons for 14 years and was president for 4 years. In 2002, he was awarded the society's prestigious President's Award as well as the Distinguished Service Award. He has maintained a private practice in Johannesburg, South Africa, since 1979.