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Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry.
Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry from publishers Wiley Blackwell is an outstanding new textbook offering readers considerably more than the title implies.
Authors/editors Subir Banerji, Shamir Mehta and Christopher Ho are world-renowned and Drs Banerji and Mehta also lead the extremely popular Masters programme in Aesthetic Dentistry at King's College London. They have assembled a team of international experts to produce one of the best and most innovative learning resources in restorative dentistry.
The book is a beautifully written, concisely edited, brilliantly illustrated practical guide, packed with clinical tips for a comprehensive range of aesthetic/restorative procedures. Uniquely, each chapter is complemented by a series of high quality clinical videos hosted on a companion website.
The opening chapter tackles the challenging subject of ethics in aesthetic dentistry and sets the minimally invasive philosophy for the whole book, which features world class examples of aesthetic procedures that are also biologically respectful.
The following chapters and accompanying videos are presented in a logical format, highlighting pragmatic practical tips and the key scientific evidence base for each subject area.
The sections on comprehensive patient assessment, risk management, aesthetic analysis and treatment planning are detailed and practically focused, and describe how to use photography as an essential diagnostic and communication tool. The step-by-step chapters and videos describing occlusal assessment are worth the purchase price alone.
The quality of the clinical case examples is uniformly outstanding throughout the book. The adhesive dentistry chapters cover the latest materials, equipment and clinical techniques for direct anterior and posterior composites and the periodontology chapters include instruction on periodontal plastic surgery. The fixed and removable prosthodontics chapters describe how to optimize all clinical stages of indirect restorative procedures and include the management of missing teeth with adhesive and conventional bridgework, CAD/CAM restorations and implants in the aesthetic zone.
The chapters on the maintenance and repair of direct and indirect aesthetic restorations and the diagnosis and minimally invasive management of toothwear are particularly groundbreaking.
The authors' practical guides, built up over three decades of clinical dentistry and teaching, combined with their ability to simplify tricky scientific and technological concepts, make the book equally suitable for both senior undergraduates/newly qualified dentists and experienced experts wishing to refine their knowledge and skills in aesthetic restorative dentistry.
Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry is one of the few essential books that every clinician should own.