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Routes for Excellence in Restorative Dentistry : Mastery for Beginners and Experts
Two-volume box set )
Author ( s )/ Editor ( s ): Luiz Narciso Baratieri / Sylvio Jr Monteiro / Tiago Spezia de Melo Publisher : Quintessence Editora - Sao Paulo , Brazil Language : English ISBN : 978-85-7889-039-1 Edition : 1 / e Publish Year : 2014 Pages : 761 , illustrated Price : $ 150.00
Professors Luiz Narciso Baratieri and Sylvio Jr Monteiro from the Federal University of Santa Catarina , Florianopolis , SC Brasil and their team drafted a two-volume compendium which is addressed to student clinicians and experts in restorative dentistry . The 761 pages of this textbook are divided into thirty chapters . Volume one starts with the nomenclature and classification of cavities and then presents the basis of restorative dentistry : principles of cavity preparation , instruments and materials , isolation , adhesion , composites , polymerization , light , color and characterization and dental amalgam . It also describes the direct composite restoration from class I to class V , and tooth fragment reattachment , diastema closure , composite veneers and finishing and polishing . The second volume describes direct restoration using amalgam and indirect restoration as anterior crowns porcelain laminate veneers , inlays and onlays and posterior crowns . The authors of this comprehensive clinical textbook succeeded to present the fundamental concepts of restorative dentistry and to illustrate the procedures step-by-step to ensure precision in aesthetics , biomechanics , and function in clinical practice .
Foundations of Dental Technology : Anatomy and Physiology
Author ( s )/ Editor ( s ): Arnold Hohmann / Werner Hielscher Publisher : Quintessence Publishing Co Inc Language : English ISBN : 978-0-86715-612-6 Edition : 1 / e Publish Year : 2014 Pages : 400 , illustrated Price : $ 98.00
Florin-Eugen Constantinescu
DDS , PhD Student ROPOSTURO - Holistic Dental
Medicine Institute Bucharest , Romania e-mail : dr . florin . constantinescu @ gmail . com
The authors of “ Foundations of Dental Technology : Anatomy and Physiology ” have turned this book into an essential guide for dental technicians . The book focuses on the relationship between anatomical form and function in dental technologies . It has eleven chapters . The first chapter describes the fundamental concepts of dental technologies . The next two chapters discuss cells and tissues as independent functional units as well as the development and structure of dental tissues . Chapters four and five present and richly illustrate teeth and dentition morphology . The following chapter provides information about cranial anatomy . Chapters seven and eight cover the physiology of mandibular movement and how to transfer it into mechanical articulator devices . Chapter nine investigates the causes , physical changes and origin of diseases as well as their clinical appearance . The last two chapters speak about the methodology of orthodontic appliances and splint therapy . This book covers all necessary knowledge required by dental technicians to successfully complete their high-level technical work .
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