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multidisciplinary management of hypodontia and dentofacial deformity, and orthodontic emergencies.
Each chapter is well-illustrated, presented in a logical manner
and includes an updated evidence-based list of references. In keeping with the format of the previous editions, some of the references
include descriptors, and these are very useful for more detailed study.
The addition of well-documented case studies allows the reader to
contextualize the theory and background presented.
Other changes include a discussion of the potential benefits
of orthodontic treatment to Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
(OHRQoL), emphasis on shared decision making in relation to
informed consent, and more detailed sections on the management
of early loss of the first permanent molars, dental trauma and
autotransplantation. A chapter about treatment with aligners has
also been added and is clearly introduced, highlighting the need for
careful diagnosis, treatment planning and informed consent, as well
as the potential limitations of this treatment modality. A new chapter
on the management of hypodontia provides a succinct overview of
the salient features and treatment options.
Despite a few minor typographical errors, I am sure that
this edition will prove to be as popular as the first amongst dental
undergraduates, dental core trainees, general dental practitioners,
postgraduates in the early years of training, orthodontic nurses and
therapists alike. In my opinion, the authors have certainly accomplished
their goal of producing a contemporary textbook that will be useful to
anyone involved in the treatment of orthodontic patients.
Lorraine Barreto, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Jaws!: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
Authors: Sandra V. Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich. Publisher: Stanford University Press, Hardcover £ 19.99, pages: 190. ISBN:
9781503604131
This book of 190 pages is, in a small way, trying to show that few of
us accept that we are victims of our environment, leading to our genotype being expressed as our phenotype. However, once boiled down
to scientific evidence, this is what science is aware of and has been
aware of for many years with Mendel publishing his work in 1865.
There are selected images and diagrams which reportedly support the thesis that the ‘epidemic’ of abnormal posture and poor
habits is leading to our malformed facial bones. There is a significant lack of scientific data collection leading on to structured
reasoning.
The authors clearly demonstrate fertile thinking within the chapters trying to argue the case with many ‘case report’ style support for
such arguments.
Has the book changed my clinical practice? No. It is a collection
of text and images that provide an insight into the minds of the
authors and those that believe in such causes of malocclusion.
Disappointingly for the publisher, Stanford University Press, the
Bibliography (Notes; pages 156–197) shows an inconsistency reflective of a trainee student: journal titles with and without the definite
article, abbreviations and full text, italics and partial italics. This is
even more disappointing when there are many software packages
capable of collecting, ordering and structuring references accurately.
Reference in the ‘Foreword’ to our domicile ‘in high-density population in close proximity to our feces’ seemed an out of place remark.
Fraser McDonald
Department of Postgraduate Dentistry, King’s College London
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