New books received this week

Dental materials at a glance / J. Anthony von Fraunhofer. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa, USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Covers each major class of dental materials and biomaterials, basic chemical and physical properties, clinical handling and application, and complications and adverse effects of materials for students and dental practitioners wanting to update their materials knowledge.





Maxillary sinus surgery and alternatives in treatment / Tiziano Testori (et al). London ; Chicago : Quintessence Pub., c2009.

A new, up-to-date text that brings together the most recent scientific discoveries and innovative clinical protocols for maxillary sinus augmentation as well as possible alternatives to these techniques. An excellent resource for both students and professional clinical experts.





Osseointegration and multidisciplinary treatment / Carlos Eduardo Francischone (et al). Chicago : Quintessence Publishing, c2008.

This comprehensive text details the role of osseointegration in prosthodontic restoration via careful treatment planning and the use of a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach. Outlines well-documented modalities that are safe, simple, and predictable.





Detection, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of caries. / edited by Nigel Pitts. Basel ; New York : Karger, c2009.

The International Caries Detection and Assessment System offers clinical criteria, codes, and a framework to support personalized comprehensive caries management for improved long-term health outcome. Based on the ICDAS, this book provides an up-to-date synthesis of the fields of detection, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of caries.

Informit Health to replace Meditext

Informit Health Collection is now available on our database trials page. The Informit Health Collection will deliver instant cover-to-cover access to core allied health information from the Australasian region. Many of the peer reviewed journal titles it includes are uniquely available through Informit, offering new perspectives of benefit to allied health professionals and students. As with other Informit databases, the Collection also provides access to grey literature such as conference proceedings and reports that are often difficult to locate. Informit Health Collection will replace Meditext on 1 January 2010.

3D Head and Neck Anatomy for Dentistry

Our request for a subscription to this exciting new resource on anatomy.tv has been successful. From today 3D Head and Neck Anatomy for Dentistry can be accessed 24/7 from anywhere. If you are off-campus login remotely with your UniKey. Or login with your name and barcode if you are a honorary academic/clinical tutor. For a true 3D view you need to install a special media player on your computer.

New books received this week

Saunders review of dental hygiene / Margaret J. Fehrenbach. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders,, c2009.

Contains over 60 clinical case studies and 1,500 plus questions. The accompanying CD-ROM includes an electronic, simulated exam as well as other interactive-review activities, and over 60 "testlets" with accompanying questions, answers, and rationales presenting hygiene-specific cases.






Esthetics with resin composite: basics and techniques./ Burkard Hugo. London : Quintessence, c2009.

This book/DVD set demonstrates the diverse treatment options available and the impressive outcomes that can be achieved with the skillful use of the direct resin composite technique.






Osseointegration : on continuing synergies in surgery, prosthodontics, biomaterials. / edited by George A. Zarb (et al). Hanover Park, Ill. ; London : Quintessence Pub. Co., c2008.

Discusses the impact of osseointegration on the clinical practice of dentistry. It presents a compelling assessment of the effectiveness as well as the known shortcomings of implants 25 years after the concept was introduced.





Color atlas of dental hygiene. Periodontology. / Herbert F. Wolf (et al). Stuttgart ; New York : Thieme ; c2006.

The effects of periodontal disease upon general systemic health are becoming clearer and this textbook emphasizes a much broader spectrum of new dental and medical knowledge, targeted especially for the dental hygieneists, dental educators, and students.

The new look PubMed

PubMed has a new interface. It looks great, has some nice simple searches, and excellent online tutorials on how to use it. The long awaited preview is now officially available here.

New books received this week

Head, face, and neck pain: science, evaluation, and management: an interdisciplinary approach. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.

Offers the very latest research and therapeutic information on head, face, and neck pain in a most comprehensive guide and an unique professional reference. Its content adheres strictly to the latest established guidelines for pain management in the medical and dental professions.





Dental practice transition : a practical guide to management. / edited by David G. Dunning. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, c2008.

This book helps readers navigate through options such as starting a practice, associateships, and buying an existing practice with helpful information on business systems, marketing, staffing, and money management.






Applied dental materials / edited by John McCabe. 9th ed, Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.

Covers all aspects of materials science relevant to the practice of dentistry. It is aimed primarily at undergraduate dental students, although it will also be useful for practising dentists, dental technicians and dental assistants. The 9th edition includes the many advances in dental materials and their use that have occurred in the last decade.





Oral pathology for the dental hygienist / edited by Olga A.C. Ibsen. 5th ed, St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2009.

Learn how to recognize and evaluate the diseases and conditions encountered in dental hygiene practice. This atlas-style text delivers the ideal combination of clinical photographs, radiographs, and discussion to help you identify the appearance of normal and disease states.

Articles by our staff and students

The following papers have been added to PubMed last month:

Farah RA, Swain MV, Drummond BK, Cook R, Atieh M. Mineral density of hypomineralised enamel. J Dent. 2009 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print]









Cheng LL, Türk T, Elekdağ-Türk S, Jones AS, Petocz P, Darendeliler MA. Physical properties of root cementum: Part 13. Repair of root resorption 4 an d 8 weeks after the application of continuous light and heavy forces for 4 weeks: a microcomputed-tomography study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2009 Sep;136(3):320.e1-10; discussion 320-1.








Wang HC, Fleming S, Lee YC, Law S, Swain M, Xue J. Laser ultrasonic surface wave dispersion technique for non-destructive evaluation of human dental enamel. Opt Express. 2009 Aug 31;17(18):15592-607. doi: 10.1364/OE.17.015592








Murray GM. Referred pain, allodynia and hyperalgesia. J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Sep;140(9):1122-4.

Important new e-books

Prosthetic treatment of the edentulous patient. / R.M. Basker, J.C. Davenport. 4th ed. Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Munksgaard, 2002.

Primarily aimed at undergraduate dental students, this textbook will also be of value to all those, including dental technicians, who are faced with solving the problems of complete denture treatment in dental practice. The 4th edition presents updated and restructured text and references, and emphasises evidence-based treatment.






Textbook of endodontology / edited by Gunnar Bergenholtz (et al). Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Munksgaard, c2003.

This core textbook gives an essential understanding of the biological processes involved in pulpal and periapical pathoses and provides the scientifically based knowledge needed to manage fundamental endodontic problems.

New books received this week

General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist / Leslie DeLong, Nancy W. Burkhart. Baltimore, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.

This text teaches dental hygiene students the essential information they need to visually examine and recognize oral disease in practice.The Oral Pathology section is organized according to characteristics of lesions, so students learn to recognize lesions by appearance.





Textbook and color atlas of traumatic injuries to the teeth / edited by J.O. Andreasen (et al). 4th ed, Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell, 2007.

Encompasses the full scope of acute dental trauma, including all aspects of inter-disciplinary treatment capturing the significant advances which have been made in dental traumatology since the publication of the last edition.






Surgical approaches to the facial skeleton / Edward Ellis III. 2nd ed, Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006.

Featuring over 400 full-colour surgical photographs and drawings, this text/atlas is a step-by-step guide to the surgical approaches used to expose the facial skeleton. Includes full-colour intraoperative photographs that complement the surgical drawings.







Dental materials : testing of adhesion to tooth structure. International standard ; ISO/TS 11405 2nd ed, Genève : International Organization for Standardization, 2003.

The increasing importance of adhesion in restorative dentistry has made it evident that information is needed on the relative performance of materials that are claimed to bond to tooth structure.

An update in contemporary periodontics

The Australian Dental Journal has just published a special supplement focused solely on providing an update on periodontics. It contains a selection of up-to-date overviews on clinical aspects of periodontics ranging from diagnosis and classification of periodontal disease to photodynamic therapy. To access this special supplement online go to libraryPLUS: Dentistry & Oral health or search the library catalogue for Australian Dental Journal and click your way through to the supplement.