Tag: Springer

Tissue Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Editor: Riitta Seppänen-Kaijansinkko Description: This book provides a thorough, up-to-date description of the scientific basis and concepts of tissue engineering in the oral and maxillofacial region. The opening chapters present an introduction to tissue engineering, describe the roles of biomaterials…

Genetic Basis of Oral Health Conditions

Editor: Alexandre Rezende Vieira Description: This book explains the genetic basis of a wide range of dental disorders, including dental caries, periodontitis, congenital anomalies, malocclusions, orofacial pain, dental implant failure, and cancer. Such conditions are typically multifactorial or complex, with…

Translational Oral Health Research

Editor: Jukka H. Meurman Description: This book is the first to be devoted to translational research – which aims to expedite the transfer of knowledge gained in the lab to clinical practice – within the field of oral health. It…

Orofacial Disorders: Current Therapies in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine

Editors: João N. A. R Ferreira James Fricton Nelson Rhodus Description: This cutting-edge book is a quick reference guide to the evidence-based evaluation, diagnosis, and management of the broad spectrum of orofacial disorders. Each chapter is devoted to a particular…

Oral Diagnosis: Minimally Invasive Imaging Approaches

Editors: Petra Wilder-Smith Janet Ajdaharian Description: The overall goal of this book is to provide the reader with an understanding of the new minimally invasive techniques that are available for the purpose of diagnostic imaging in dentistry and to explain…

Office-Based Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures: A Step-by-step Approach

Editors: Elie M. Ferneini Michael T. Goupil Description: This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to maxillofacial surgical procedures typically performed in an office setting. It comprises three sections, the first of which provides an overview of general and basic…

Infection Control in the Dental Office: A Global Perspective

Editors: Louis G. DePaola Leslie E. Grant Description: This book reviews the principles of infection control and the guidelines and standards of care in multiple countries, discussing them within the context of the practice of dentistry. The aim is to…

Improving Outcomes in Oral Cancer: A Clinical and Translational Update

Editor: Deepak Kademani Description: This book brings together experts in the field of maxillofacial and head and neck oncology to provide a comprehensive clinical and translational update on oral cancer that focuses especially on prognosis. Readers will find up-to-date information…

Detection and Assessment of Dental Caries: A Clinical Guide

Editors: Andrea Ferreira Zandona Christopher Longbottom Description: This book explains how to optimize clinical conditions for detection of the earliest visible signs of dental caries and how best to assess caries activity as a basis for effective management. The available…

Periodontal Root Coverage: An Evidence-Based Guide to Prognosis and Treatment

Editors: Khadija Amine Wafa El Kholti Jamila Kissa Description: This book is an evidence-based guide to periodontal root coverage that provides up-to-date information on the etiology of gingival recession defects, prognostic factors relating to the defect, patient, or operator, and…

Temporary Skeletal Anchorage Devices: A Guide to Design and Evidence- Based Solution

Editor: Ki Beom Kim Description: Anchorage control is one of the most challenging tasks in orthodontic treatment. Many different types of appliance are used to control anchorage, but an excellent outcome may be difficult to achieve owing to either poor…

MRI of the Temporomandibular Joint: Correlation Between Imaging and Pathology

Editors: Tiziana Robba Carlotta Tanteri Giulia Tanteri Description: This book is the outcome of a fruitful, long-standing cooperation between expert radiologists and clinicians, and explains the most relevant features and technical requirements that are needed to optimally conduct and assess…

Dental Image Processing for Human Identification

Editors: Deven N. Trivedi·  Nimit D.Shah Ashish M.Kothari·  Rohit M.Thanki Description: This book presents an approach to postmortem human identification using dental image processing based on dental features and characteristics, and provides information on various identification systems based on dental…

Atlas Of Immediate Dental Implant Loading

Editors: Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago Ugo Covani Luis Cuadrado Description: This atlas, in which a wealth of illustrations are supported by clear explanatory text, offers an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the immediate restoration of teeth and immediate functional loading when using…

Dental Ceramics: Microstructure, Properties and Degradation

Editors: Carlos P. BergmannAisha Stumpf Description: This book gives an introduction to the mechanical behavior and degradation of dental ceramics and guides the reader through their performance under effect of oral environments. It addresses the different kinds of dental ceramics,…

Orthodontics in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

A Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Interventions Editors: Su-Jung Kim Ki Beom Kim Description: This well-illustrated book is an up-to-date guide to orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment delivery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim is…

Dental Implant Treatment in Medically Compromised Patients

Editor: Quan Yuan Description: This book is an ideal reference guide for clinicians seeking to improve their decision making and treatment outcomes when placing dental implants in medically compromised patients, in whom conditions for osseointegration and soft tissue healing may…

Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Editor: Carlos Navarro Vila Description: This book describes the reconstructive procedures currently used by the authors for the treatment of oral and maxillofacial defects, based on twenty-five years of experience at a major European University Hospital. The coverage encompasses mandibular,…

Craniofacial Distraction, 1st Edition

Editor: Joseph G. McCarthy Description: This book, edited by a leading pioneer of craniofacial distraction, summarizes the progress achieved in the field in a way that will serve the needs of the practicing clinician. All components of the craniofacial anatomy…

Pathology of the Head and Neck, 1st Edition

Editors: Antonio CardesaPieter J. Slootweg Description: Head and neck pathology is increasingly becoming an attractive field for the new generations of pathologists, fully aware that in the era of specialization the information contained in the treatise of general surgical pathology,…