Oxford Handbook of Clinical DentistryThe new edition of this best-selling pocket guide covers the whole of clinical dentistry in a concise format. The authors have distilled the essentials of clinical practice into a readily accessible style with blank spaces provided for readers to add their own notes. This edition has been completely revised with a wealth of new information plus a complete revision of the Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology chapters by a new contributor, more diagrams (now in colour) and more colour clinical pictures. New material has been included on recent restorative techniques; practice management; the latest developments in therapeutics; orthodontics; paediatric dentistry; life support algorithms, bisphosphonates and dentistry; plus an expanded section of useful websites. This new edition is now in full colour throughout, with more images and many new diagrams. |
Contents
1 History and examination | 1 |
2 Preventive and community dentistry | 23 |
3 Paediatric dentistry | 53 |
4 Orthodontics | 119 |
5 Periodontology | 173 |
6 Restorative dentistry | 217 |
7 Prosthetics and gerodontology | 293 |
8 Oral surgery | 339 |
11 Medicine relevant to dentistry | 489 |
12 Therapeutics | 557 |
13 Analgesia anaesthesia and sedation | 581 |
14 Dental materials | 605 |
15 Law and ethics | 647 |
16 Professionalism and communication | 667 |
17 Practice management | 691 |
18 Syndromes of the head and neck | 725 |
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