Tag: Quintessence

Editor(s): José F. Siqueira Jr Isabela N. Rôças Description: Apical periodontitis is one of the most common inflammatory diseases that affect humans and is caused by microbial infection of the dental root canal system. A thorough understanding of the etiology…

Author(s): Pedetta Francesco Description: This textbook seeks to simplify orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, and therapy by introducing the New Straight Wire (NSW) method. Using simplified cephalometry and treatment mechanics, this technique uses a table to systematically calculate and plan the…

Author(s): Hendrik Terheyden Description: Bone augmentation of the alveolar ridge is fairly unique in medicine, because true biologic regeneration of lost alveolar bone is achievable. With this book, the author makes a fine contribution to knowledge management and clinical judgment…

Author(s): Marc Quirynen Nelson R. Pinto Description: This book will guide clinicians to achieve great results with L-PRF. It starts with basic science chapters on tissue regeneration, blood centrifugation, and an explanation of the biologic power of platelet concentrates. However,…

Editor(s): John Beumer III Robert F. Faulkner Kumar C. Shah Benjamin M. Wu Description: This book has it all and can truly be considered the definitive implant textbook. As with its predecessor, the authors provide a prosthodontic perspective to dozens…

Author(s): Arun K. Garg Description: Since its discovery over two decades ago, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and its derivatives have become a mainstay in oral and maxillofacial surgery and, more recently, in other dental specialties as well. As technology continues to…

Author(s): Robert E. Marx Description: Drug-induced osteonecrosis of the jaws (DIONJ) is something oral surgeons are all too familiar with. For decades Dr Marx has been advocating for drug holidays and other clinical tactics that can help mitigate the effects…

Author(s): Louis Hardan Description: Billions of photographs are taken worldwide each day, and most of them are captured with a smartphone. In the context of clinical dentistry, many clinicians use their smartphone to take clinical photographs for communication or documentation…

Author(s): A. Burak Çankaya Korkud Demirel Description: Although the field of dental surgery has witnessed significant changes over the past decade, perfect wound closure remains a key aspect for uneventful wound healing. Written by two experts in the field, this…

Editor(s): Daniel M. Laskin Eric R. Carlson Description: There are frequent situations in which oral and maxillofacial surgeons find themselves in need of an immediate answer to a clinical problem. However, this can involve a time-consuming search for the appropriate…

Author(s): Kevin D. Huff Douglas G. Benting Description: In dentistry today, heavy focus is given to learning the techniques of fixed or implant-supported restorations at the expense of learning how to make removable dentures. As a result, many talented clinicians…

Author(s): Anthony Dawson Description: In 2009, the book SAC Classification in Implant Dentistry was published, and the SAC Classification scheme has received widespread acceptance in the dental profession. The SAC Classification provides an evidence-based, objective framework for the assessment of the potential…

Author(s): Johan Reyneke Description: This long-awaited new edition of the author’s seminal text on orthognathic surgery includes not only a fresh new look and over a dozen new cases, but essential updates for anyone practicing orthognathic surgery. Though many of…

Author(s): Fouad Khoury Description: Bone and Soft Tissue Augmentation in Implantology addresses useful methods of bone grafting procedures in implant treatment based on current biologic principles and constitutes a unique reference in this field. The book describes, in over 760 pages…

Author(s): Istvan Urban Description: In the author’s bestselling first book, Vertical and Horizontal Ridge Augmentation: New Perspectives, published by Quintessence in 2017 and translated into 12 languages, the guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique was described in detail. This new publication, Vertical 2:…

Author(s): Paul Coceancig Description: In this innovative and paradigm-busting book, the author asserts that almost all bad bites have their origin in a small mandible, what he calls anterior mandibular hypoplasia, or AMHypo, and further claims that surgical management is…

Editor(s): Mohammad Sabeti Edward S. Lee Mahmoud Torabinejad Description: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a second-generation autologous platelet aggregation biomaterial with a wide range of applications in medicine and dentistry. PRF is already frequently used for procedures such as bone grafting…

Author(s): J. Robert Kelly Description: The use of ceramics in dentistry holds enormous potential for restoring dentitions, but ceramics can be difficult to master because of the common problems of chipping and fracture. This book unlocks the mystery behind successful…

Author(s): Hans Jürgen Schindler Jens Christoph Türp Description: New knowledge in the area of functional therapy for patients with orofacial pain and dysfunction has emerged in recent years but has yet to make its way to many dental practices. This…

Editor(s): Daniel Buser Description: With each passing decade, more research is done on GBR, and more surgeons begin adopting this practice with incredible results. Prof Daniel Buser has assembled a team of the top names in implant surgery to put…