Dr. Louis Rafetto is guest editor of this issue devoted to management of third molars. This highly illustrated surgical atlas will include articles on third molar controversies, clinical examination and imaging techniques, indications for removal vs retention: decision making/risk assessment, complications of third molar surgery and their management, surgical management of mandibular third molars, surgical management of maxillary third molars, pathology associated with retained third molars, strategies to improve the surgical management of impacted third molars, and the nature of third molars.Contents:Contemporary Management of Third Molars (Louis K. Rafetto); The Nature of Third Molars: Are Third Molars Different than Other Teeth? (James Q. Swift, William J. Nelson); Evaluation of Third Molars: Clinical Examination and Imaging Techniques (Daniel J. Meara); The Management of the Asymptomatic, Disease-Free Wisdom Tooth: Removal Versus Retention (Thomas B. Dodson); Complications of Retention: Pathology Associated with Retained Third Molars (J. Michael McCoy); Surgical Management of Third Molars (Louis K. Rafetto, William Synan); Perioperative Strategies for Third Molar Surgery (David A. Fenton, Joseph F. Piecuch); Complications of Third Molar Surgery and Their Management (Robert D. Marciani); Controversy, Evidence, and Third Molar Management (Louis K. Rafetto)