Oral surgery. [Diagnosis -- Surgical anatomic relationships of the mouth -- Preoperative preparation -- Selection of anesthesia -- Emergency measures -- Surgical technique -- Special drugs for surgery of the mouth -- Chemotherapy -- Hospitalization -- Sterilization for surgery of the mouth -- Inflammation -- Surgical bacteriology -- Nonspecific infections -- Infections of the face, neck, and floor of the mouth -- Specific infectious diseases -- Wounds and injuries -- Periapical diseases of the teeth -- Surgical treatment of periodontal disease / Olin Kirkland -- Residual infection -- Removal of teeth -- removal of impacted teeth -- Removal of foreign bodies -- Surgical preparation of the oral tissues for restorations -- Surgical correction]

St. Louis : C.V. Mosby Co., 1947, 1947. Good. 3rd ed. , 2nd printing ; 1450 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ; LC: RD523; Dewey: 617.67; NLM: WU 600 ; OCLC: 4425536 ; green cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; Mead was President of the American Dental Association in 1947 ; large, heavy volume ; with 805 text illustrations and 16 color plates ; Contents: Diagnosis -- Surgical anatomic relationships of the mouth -- Preoperative preparation -- Selection of anesthesia -- Emergency measures -- Surgical technique -- Special drugs for surgery of the mouth -- Chemotherapy -- Hospitalization -- Sterilization for surgery of the mouth -- Inflammation -- Surgical bacteriology -- Nonspecific infections -- Infections of the face, neck, and floor of the mouth -- Specific infectious diseases -- Wounds and injuries -- Periapical diseases of the teeth -- Surgical treatment of periodontal disease / Olin Kirkland -- Residual infection -- Removal of teeth -- removal of impacted teeth -- Removal of foreign bodies -- Surgical preparation of the oral tissues for restorations -- Surgical correction of abnormal frenum labii -- Apicoectomy -- Plantation of teeth -- Fractures in general -- Fractures of the maxilla -- Fractures of the mandible -- The temporomandibular joint and muscles of mastication -- Diseases of the maxillary bones -- Malocclusion deformities and malrelation of the jaws -- Diseases of the maxillary sinus -- Diseases of the salivary glands and their ducts -- Diseases of the nerves -- Diseases of the lips and cheeks -- Diseases of the tongue -- Hemorrhage -- Syncope, shock and collapse -- Harelip and cleft palate (Cheiloschisis, uranoschisis and staphyloschisis) / Matthew N Federspiel -- Correlation of surgery and prosthesis in orofacial deformities / John J Fitz-Gibbon -- Cleft palate prosthesis for children / Thomas L Blair -- Tumors -- Cysts -- Physiotherapy -- Postoperative treatment -- Diet and nutrition. ; associated copy of John Leonard Pyron (1916-2005), who, with degrees from Birmingham Southern University in 1936 and a Masters in Education from the University of Florida, taught in Florida high schools from 1936-1946, until he attended Emory University and received a degree in dentistry in 1948. In 1998, Emory recognized him for 50 continuous years of service in dentistry. ; fantastic illustrations ; a snapshot of dental surgical practices at the end of World War II ; G