Book excerpt: This book details step-by-step, integrated diagnosis and management of maxillofacial surgery. - Presents all of the most current clinical aspects of oral surgery including maxillofacial trauma injuries, diagnosis of salivary gland disease, cysts and tumors, postoperative care, facial alloplastic implants, orthognathic surgery, preprosthetic surgery, fracture of mandible, temporomandibular joints, distraction osteogenesis and general principles of suturing and basic concepts of the subject. - The unique feature of the book is that instead of reproducing photographs throughout the text, hand-drawn illustrations are used to explain surgical procedures that give a visual description of every step.