European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

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Cover Date:
December 2007
Print ISSN:
0965-7452
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15
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4

Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Textbook and color atlas of traumatic injuries to the teeth. Fourth Edition. Edited by J O Andreasen, FM Andreasen, L Andersson. ISBN 9781405129541. Blackwell Publishing. Hardback £155.00
Encompassing 35 chapters, taking the reader on a highly detailed, evidence-based journey through the scientific and clinical aspects associated with traumatic dental injuries – this book achieves what the editors set out to achieve. There are over 40 individual contributors, many of whom are instantly recognisable as world-renowned experts in their field. The 4th edition provides the means to understand the nature of traumatic injury whether it be dental or soft tissue. It explains thoroughly how biological healing processes occur and importantly for the clinician, how correct treatment of such injuries may help the body’s own healing process. Chapters are presented logically, dealing sequentially with healing, socio-psychological aspects of trauma, child physical abuse, classification, examination, diagnosis, each injury type, primary tooth trauma, trauma to the developing dentition, all possible emergency and longer term treatment options, prevention and the health economics of trauma care. The text is vast, but it is split into readable chunks; diagrams and figures are clear and in colour; clinical slides are excellent. At the close of each chapter there is a useful summary section followed by an extensive bibliography – useful for those who wish to delve even further! Welcomed new chapters include the often forgotten psychological impact of dental trauma and aesthetic management, including implants. One new chapter I found particularly useful was the identification of sporting activities linked to trauma. If 35 chapters aren’t enough, the appendices are similarly useful, giving examples of proformas for recording/examination of patients with traumatic injuries. I was surprised to see that a Glass Ionomer Cement ‘bandage’ is advocated as one of the possible provisional treatments for crown fracture. However, the authors do mention that a GIC bandage may be useful if other materials are unavailable. Similarly, a series of figures relating to cementation of a tooth fragment shows a calcium hydroxide lining which appears to cover all exposed dentine and enamel, leaving no tooth tissue for bonding an adhesive restoration to. These are minor irritations in an otherwise superb publication. This edition succeeds in maintaining the status of the book as the definitive text in Dental Traumatology. Previous editions of this text have been essential reading for postgraduates involved in the management of oro-dental trauma. Without hesitation, I would recommend this text to anyone who provides emergency and long-term care for patients subjected to dental trauma. All specialist trainees in Paediatric and Adult Restorative Dentistry should be imbibing and digesting its contents for Membership or Collegiate Examinations. All teachers of Paediatric Dentistry should read this book and ‘cherry-pick’ sections to refer their undergraduates to. Every Medical/Dental Library should have copies of the book in student text sections because unfortunately, the price puts the text out of reach financially for many undergraduates. The scholarly excellence within the book makes it a weighty tome and an expensive purchase, but despite the price, it is a book which is on my Christmas Gift List! Dr Paula Jane Waterhouse School of Dental Sciences Newcastle University

Precision in Dental Esthetics: Clinical and Laboratory Procedures. Domenico Massironi, Romeo Pascetta, and Giuseppe Romeo. ISBN: 1-85097-163-3. Quintessence Publishing Hardback. 464 pages. £157.00
Having a special interest in aesthetical dentistry I was definitely pleased when asked to review ‘Precision in Dental Esthetics’; a book that was written by a highly competent, skilful and knowledgeable Italian clinician along with contributions from two experienced, and gifted technicians. I was not disappointed by either the quality or the content of the book, since it is excellently presented using high quality materials and papers, delivered hard bound, supplied with an outer case, and written in excellent English. All of which made it a pleasure to read and review. The book is presented in thirteen well-structured chapters, which guide the reader through the stages from initial diagnosis, to the preparation, fabrication and delivery of a range of aesthetical and functional extra-coronal restorations. Each chapter is clear, concise, well referenced and most impressively presented with the highest quality images. There is a good text to image ratio, along with an excellent theoretical and evidence base. The clarity, magnification and range of the images presented in the

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  1. Surface Microhardness of a Nanofilled Resin Composite: A Comparison of a Tungsten Halogen and a Light-Emitting Diode Light Curing Unit, in vitro
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  1. The Extensively Restored Posterior Tooth has a High Incidence of Tooth Fracture
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  1. Influence of Condylar Guide Inclination on Condylar Positioning during Clenching
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  3. 164

  1. Assessing the efficacy of Denture Cleaners with Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence (QLF)
  2. 165
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  1. Colour Effects on Extracted Teeth After a Tooth Whitening Regime: Assessment in an Artificial Oral Cavity
  2. 171
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  1. Efficacy of Various Disinfecting Agents on the Reduction of Bacteria from the Surface of Silicone and Polyether Impression Materials
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  1. Interface Dimensions of CEREC-3 MOD Onlays
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  1. Book Reviews
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