P r e f a c e

Adjunctive Technologies int h e M a n a g e m e n t o f H e a d a n dN e c k P a t h o l o g y

Nagi M. Demian, DDS, MD, FACS Mark E. Wong, DDS

Editors

The management of head and neck pathology is

an ever-evolving discipline and the diagnostic

and treatment modalities involved are as varied

as the taxonomy of the different diseases

included. The purpose of this issue of the

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North

 America   is not to provide a comprehensive re-

view of pathology but to describe some of the

adjunctive therapies and measures used in the

management of these conditions. Several dis-

ciplines participate in the treatment of head

and neck pathology and we have received con-

tributions from the major participants. While the

management of pathology and head and neck

malignancy may not be a principal focus for

many oral and maxillofacial surgeons, extensive

opportunities exist to care for these patients,

and familiarity with current treatment app-

roaches is necessary. Topics representing new

and dynamic treatments, such as the manage-

ment of necrosis of bone secondary to antires-

portive therapy, and others that oral and

maxillofacial surgeons may not be familiar with,

such as chemoradiation therapy for cancer pa-

tients, were included. Although an exhaustive re-

view of head and neck pathology was never the

goal or within the scope of this publication, ef-

forts were made to make this edition a practical

and useful review of some of the more significant

developments in the management of head and

neck pathology.

The editors thank our participating authors,

many of whom are clinical collaborators. Their con-

tributions stand as a testimony to the importance

of multidisciplinary collaborations in the treatment

of patients with head and neck pathology.

Nagi M. Demian, DDS, MD, FACS

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service

Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital

Houston, TX, USA

Dental Branch at UTHSC

UT Annex 112 B

5656 Kelly Street

Houston, TX 77026, USA

Mark E. Wong, DDS

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

University of Texas Health Science Center at

Houston

6516 MD Anderson Boulevard

Houston, TX 77030, USA

E-mail addresses:

nagi.demian@uth.tmc.edu  (N.M. Demian)

mark.e.wong@uth.tmc.edu (M.E. Wong)

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