Tag: Quintessence

Clinical Success in Management of Advanced Periodontitis

Author: Roger Detienville Description: General practitioners represent the first line of treatment for their patients who present with advanced periodontitis. Although many believe their best chance of success is to refer these patients to a specialist, the means of effectively…

Decision-Making for the Periodontal Team

Authors: Suzanne NobleMargaret KellettIain Chapple Description :      High-quality dental patient management demands an appropriately skilled team. It is the general dental practitioner’s responsibility to co-ordinate the team and to take overall responsibility as the team leader. Your team…

Successful Periodontal Therapy: A Non-surgical Approach

Authors: Peter A HeasmanPhilip M PreshawPauline Robertson Description: Nonsurgical treatment of patients with gingival and periodontal diseases can be undertaken by the general dental practitioner through the management of common and well-established risk and local predisposing factors and the use…

Periodontal Management Of Children, Adolescents, And Young Adults

Authors: Valerie ClerehughAradhna TugnaitIain L C Chapple Description: This is a practical guide to the management of gingival and periodontal diseases in children and adolescents. It provides a simple step-by-step approach to periodontal diagnosis and subsequent management for the general…

Fundamentals of Periodontics, 2nd Edition

Authors: Thomas G WilsonKenneth S. Kornman Description: Newly revised and expanded, this clinically oriented text provides the essential information needed to understand periodontal diseases and deliver effective treatment. Written in a user-friendly style, it thoroughly explains the biology of the…

Periodontal Surgery: A Clinical Atlas

Author: Naoshi Sato Description: Explores the multitude of options in periodontal surgery with an emphasis on contemporary regenerative procedures. Illustrated with the author’s cases, the book elucidates clinically effective procedures step by step, with the author’s clinical results compared to…

Plaque and Calculus Removal: Considerations for the Professional

Authors: David L. Cochran;  Kenneth L. Kalkwarf ; Michael A. Brunsvold Description: Briefly addresses the removal of plaque and calculus from teeth and implants, presenting procedures for both the patient and the professional to perform. Special consideration is given to…

Waxing for Dental Students

Author : Rowida Abdalla Description : When dental students are first taught how to wax teeth, they need clear instructions with logical steps and plenty of illustrations. With the omission of any distracting information about dies, crowns, bridges, and occlusion,…

Principles of Design and Fabrication in Prosthodontics

Editors: Arnold Hohmann Werner Hielscher Description: Written for the dental technician, this comprehensive textbook describes the philosophy behind prosthodontic design and systematically details all of the working steps in designing and fabricating restorations and dentures. Unlike other prosthodontic texts, this…

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics, 4th Edition

Authors: Herbert T. Shillingburg David A. Sather;  Edwin L. Wilson, Jr;  Joseph R. Cain;  Donald L. Mitchell;  Luis J. Blanco,  James C. Kessler Description: The fourth edition of this popular undergraduate text has been updated and expanded to reflect new…

Diagnosis and Treatment in Prosthodontics, 2nd Edition

Editors: William R. Laney Thomas J. Salinas Alan B. CarrSreenivas KokaSteven E. Eckert Description: While many prosthodontics textbooks focus on the art and technical science of prosthetic treatment, this unique book addresses the medical and surgical aspects of treating partially…

Fixed Prosthodontics: Principles and Clinics

Author: Anselm Wiskott Description: Written with the dental student in mind, this textbook provides a comprehensive approach to fixed prosthodontics. The text provides an overview of the clinical concepts of fixed prosthodontics as well as interdisciplinary contexts for the clinical…

Indirect Restorations (Quintessentials of Dental Practice)

Authors: David BartlettDavid Ricketts Description: This easy-to-digest book offers expert guidance in each of the procedures involved in preparing for and placing indirect restorations. Written for students and novices, it walks readers through the steps of tooth preparation, shade taking,…

Prosthetic Rehabilitation: Diagnosis and Preprosthetic Care

Author: Giulio Preti Description: This seminal book articulates a new paradigm in prosthodontic practice documenting a radical shift in clinical focus toward a more biologic and patient-centered approach. Drawing on 25 years of collective knowledge and experience, the authors guide…

Fiber-Reinforced Composites in Clinical Dentistry

Authors: Martin A. FreilichJonathan C. MeiersJacqueline P. DuncanA. Jon Goldberg Description: Four researchers in prosthodontics and operative dentistry at the University of Connecticut report their findings from a decade of investigation that has largely overcome the primary reasons why the…

Metal-free Esthetics Restorations: Procera Concept, 2nd Edition

Authors: Carlos Eduardo Francischone Laércio Wonhrath Vasconcelos Description: The Procera system represents a unique, high-precision approach to producing natural-looking ceramic prostheses and custum abutments for use with teeth and implants. This book presents the various applications of this system for…

Teeth for Life for Older Adults (Quintessentials of Dental Practice)

Author: P Finbarr Allen Description: As our ageing population retain more teeth into old age, the burden of dental maintenance increases. This text presents an overview of these challenges facing the dentist and how edentulousness in old age can be…

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics, 3rd edition

Authors: Herbert Shillingburg, Hobo Sumiya, Lowell Whitsett and Susan Brackett Description: This long-awaited third edition of this popular text has been updated and expanded to reflect new research, materials and techniques in fixed prosthodontics. Contains new chapter on: all-ceramic crowns…

Failure in the Restored Dentition: Management and Treatment

Authors: Michael D. Wise Anthony Laurie Description: This colossal text by an esteemed clinician explores the causes of failure in restored dentition and approaches to controlled and predictable treatment. In 36 chapters, the book addresses patient and practice management; techniques,…

Esthetics of Anterior Fixed Prosthodontics

Authors: Gerard Chiche ; Alain Pinault    Description: With superior color illustrations, this clinician-technician team offers principles and methods on how to achieve the best possible results. Learn how the restorative dentist works not only with the dental technician, but…