Books Review
Clinical Dentistry Research Compendium
Author: Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Language: English ISSN: 978-1-62257-574-9 Edition: 1 / e Publish Year: 2013 Pages: 411, illustrated Price: $ 220.00
This book compiles the articles published in Volume 4 of the International Journal of Clinical Dentistry. The book is a multidisciplinary forum for publications from all fields of dental medicine. This book builds a bridge between basic and clinical sciences, promoting the exchange of information and progress of dental medicine for the benefit of patients and clinicians. It offers comprehensive coverage of new techniques, important developments, and innovative ideas in all fields of clinical dentistry.
Essentials of Orthodontics
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers( P) Ltd Language: English ISBN: 978-93-5090-329-2 Edition: 1 / e Publish Year: 2013 Pages: 573, illustrated Price: £ 36.00
The Essentials of Orthodontics by Aravind Sivaraj is a clear and a comprehensive guide to clinical and surgical orthodontics useful for dental students, postgraduate students and general practitioners. The textbook is divided in 15 chapters. In the first three chapters the author talks about to the history and scope of orthodontics, the type of growth and development of dentition and occlusion, and different circumstances that may require orthodontic treatment. The following chapters discuss diagnosis and treatment planning, the mechanics of tooth movements, the preventive and interceptive orthodontics, as well as removable and fixed appliances, orthopedic and functional appliances, and retention and relapse. The other chapters describe surgical orthodontics from minor surgical procedures to orthodontic surgery and distraction osteogenesis, multidisciplinary orthodontics and medicolegal considerations. The last chapter presents and suggestively illustrates the instruments and materials used in orthodontics. The book achieves its purpose as a support for the theory and practice of current orthodontics.
Marian-Vladimir Constantinescu, DDS, PhD
ROPOSTURO- Holistic Dental Medicine Institute, Bucharest, Romania e-mail: dr. vladimir. constantinescu @ gmail. com
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