New books received this week

Atlas of oral and extraoral bone harvesting / Robert E. Marx, Mark R. Stevens. Hanover Park, IL : Quintessence Pub., c2010.

Featuring an abundance of surgical photos and custom-drawn illustrations, this highly practical surgical atlas serves equally well as a clinical guide for all surgeons, a quick refresher of a specific procedure, and a detailed student reference.







Dental practice : get in the game / edited by Michael Okuji. Hanover Park, IL : Quintessence Pub., c2010.

The contributors offer advice and practical information to help new dentists start a successful career, without overwhelming them with business jargon and financial minutiae best left to accountants and business advisors.







The osteoperiosteal flap : a simplified approach to alveolar bone reconstruction. / edited by Ole T. Jensen. Hanover Park, IL : Quintessence Pub., c2010.

This elaborately illustrated and concisely written book takes a fresh look at alveolar bone reconstruction, positing that the vitality of the gingiva-alveolus-implant complex is more important than simple implant longevity.

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New books received this week

The art of computer-guided implantology / edited by Philippe B. Tardieu, Alan L. Rosenfeld. Chicago : Quintessence Pub., c2009.

Featuring large-scale, full-color images, this timely book presents a novel approach to restorative treatment planning that greatly simplifies implant delivery and allows for more accurate and predictable treatment outcomes.






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.






Textbook of human disease in dentistry / Mark Greenwood (et al). Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, IA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

The Textbook of Human Disease in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook for all students of dentistry that provides uniquely integrated coverage of medicine, surgery, pharmacology, therapeutics, pathology and microbiology.

What is a systematic review?

Systematic reviews have increasingly replaced traditional narrative reviews and expert commentaries as a way of summarising research evidence. Read more about systematic reviews in this article published in Bandolier, an independent journal about evidence-based healthcare from Oxford. (Accessed on 19/4/2010)

New books received this week

Medical problems in dentistry / Crispian Scully. 6th ed., Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, c2010.

Offers an authoritative account of general medical and surgical conditions as they apply to the practice of dentistry and oral healthcare. Essential reading for dentistry students or practitioners needing to keep up-to-date with their knowledge.







Proceedings of the Symposium From Osseointegration to Osseoperception : the functional translation, 19 December 2003. / edited by Iven Klineberg and Mike Calford. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing, 2005.

This Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology supplement edited by Professor Klineberg is on the list of recommended readings for GradDipClinDent (Dental Implants) students.

Articles published by our staff & students

The following papers have been added to PubMed recently:

Li N, Yun P, Nadkarni MA, Ghadikolaee NB, Nguyen KA, Lee M, Hunter N, Collyer CA. Structure determination and analysis of a hemolytic gingipain adhesin domain from Porphyromonas Gingivalis Mol Microbiol. 2010 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print].









Field C, Li Q, Li W, Thompson M, Swain M. Prediction of mandibular bone remodelling induced by fixed partial dentures. J Biomech. 2010 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print].











Peck CC, Wirianski A, Murray GM. Jaw motor plasticity in health and disease. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2010 Mar 3:1. [Epub ahead of print]










Nadkarni MA, Simonian MR, Harty DW, Zoellner H, Jacques NA, Hunter N. Lactobacilli are prominent in the initial stages of polymicrobial infection of dental pulp. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print]

New books received this week

Basic guide to dental materials / Carmen Scheller-Sherian. Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2010.

The essential guide to dental materials for all members of the dental team. It provides information in a clear and concise manner, breaking the topic of dental materials down to the core basics.






Diet and nutrition in oral health / Carole A. Palmer. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson, c2007.

This textbook can serve as a quick reference and/or as a clinical manual to enable you to answer patient questions and to integrate nutrition into clinical practice as comfortably as you would fluoride and other preventive modalities.

New e-book

Textbook of human disease in dentistry / Mark Greenwood (et al). Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, IA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

The Textbook of Human Disease in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook for all students of dentistry that provides uniquely integrated coverage of medicine, surgery, pharmacology, therapeutics, pathology and microbiology.