内容简介
Thisisoneofthefirstbookstoprovideaclinicallyfocussedaccountofthediagnosis,preventionandtreatmentofallformsoftoothwear.Bringingtogetherthelatestresearch,itiscompiledbyinternationalleadersinthefieldtocreateanessentialclinicalguidefordentalpractitioners.Thebookcoversallformsoftoothwearanddentalerosion,andispresentedinapracticalformatthatallowsforeaseofreferenceandhelpsassimilateclinicalinformationquickly.Itdefinesthestagesoftoothwear,providesschematicapproachestoallowbetterunderstandingofthekeyrolethatsalivaplays,andhighlightsthedifferencesbetweenaciderosionanddentalcaries.Importantlyforclinicians,itprovidesaframeworkfordevelopingbestpracticemanagementstrategiesbydiscussingdiagnosticskills,treatmentplanningandtherapeuticmodalities.Anessentialresourcebasedonasolidresearchplatform,thisbookwillprovidedentalclinicalprofessionalswiththemissinglinkstheyseektodiagnose,prevent,manage,restoreandrehabilitatetheworndentitionmoreconfidently.Itwillbeofvaluetodentists,dentaltherapists,dentalhygienists,andstudentsintheseareas.KEYFEATURES•Coversallformsoftoothwearanddentalerosionacrossallage-groups•Includesdiscussionofbestpracticemanagementstrategies•Discussesaetiology,diagnosis,preventionandtreatmentinaclinicalcontext•Containsmanyfullcolourclinicalillustrationsandschematicconceptualisations•Bringstogetherthelatestclinicalviewsandresearchwithawiderangeofinternationalcontributors
作者简介
ProfessorWilliamGeorgeYounghasseenandfollowedmorethan1500patientswithmoderatetoadvancedtoothwearoverthepast25years,maintainingaspecialistpracticededicatedtotoothwearanddentalerosion.HavinglecturedandworkedconcurrentlyatUniversitiesformorethan35years,ProfessorYounghassupervisedandco-ordinateundergraduateandpostgraduateresearchprojectsinthisfield.ThebookTeethonEdge,(2002),remainsattheforefrontofthisfield.DrFaridKhanhasconductedextensiveresearchintotheToothwearfieldandhasco-authoredthetextByTheSkinofourTeeth(2009inPress)withProfessorYoung.Togethertheyhavecompletedmanyresearchprojectsandauthoredjournalarticles,whichfocustheireffortsonpresentingfindingsandtheirpassionforthefieldatnumerousdentalconferences,seminarsandcontinuingeducationeventsformorethanadecade.DrKhanhasrecentlybeenawardedaQueenslandGovernmentGranttopublishaguideforQueenslanddentistsandtoformulatemultiplechoiceexaminationsforcontinuingeducationpurposesconcurrently.