New e-books

Collagen: structure and mechanics/ Peter Fratzl (ed). New York: Springer, c2008.

Dental tissues, as well as nearly all other components of the human body, are made of collagen. This book is the best, most recent and most comprehensive source of information summarising all one needs to know about collagen, from structure to performance.







Clinician's guide: treatment of common oral conditions./ Michael A Siegel. Edmonds, WA : American Academy of Oral Medicine, 2009.

This monograph is intended as a quick reference to the etiologic factors, clinical description, currently accepted therapeutic management, and patient education of the more common oral conditions.







Clinician's guide: oral health in geriatric patients./ Joel M. Laudenbach. Edmonds, WA : American Academy of Oral Medicine, 2009.

This monograph is intended as a quick reference to the etiologic factors, clinical description, currently accepted therapeutic management, and patient education of the more common oral conditions found in geriatric patients.






Clinical sedation in dentistry / N.M. Girdler. Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Chapters cover the following key topics: the etiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, pre-medication and oral sedation, special care dentistry, inhalation and intravenous sedation, complications and emergencies, medico-legal aspects, and advances.






Clinician's guide to tobacco cessation / Abdel Rahim Mohammad. Edmonds, WA : American Academy of Oral Medicine, c2009.

This monograph is intended as a concise handbook which offers a useful outline of common oral diseases and dental conditions found in smokers and alerts dental professionals to the systemic diseases hazarded by tobacco users.






Clinician's guide to treatment of medically complex dental patients / Nelson L. Rhodus. Edmonds, WA : American Academy of Oral Medicine, 2009.

The object of this monograph is to address a long recognized need in the armamentarium of dentists by providing a user friendly reference to aid in the anticipation, recognition and management of problems of the medically complex dental patient.