Missing Teeth
A Guide to Treatment Options
ISBN 0443071535 · Paperback · 128 Pages · 275 Illustrations
Churchill Livingstone · Published December 2002
A textbook on treatment of the partially edentulate patient, intended for dental students and those sitting postgraduate dental exams, which presents the various treatment options available in an integrated manner. This book starts with a consideration of the presenting problem of tooth loss, and then guides the student through the alternatives available.
Features
Presents an integrated approach to the treatment of the partially edentulate patient, covering all the treatment options available and allowing the student to develop the treatment planning skills necessary for dealing with real patients.
Covers fixed, removable and implant-supported options for treatment, avoiding the necessity for the student to refer to two or three different books.
Treatment planning sections are enhanced by flow diagrams and by illustrated case histories.
The reader is made aware of the medico-legal implications of treatment.
Illustrated in colour throughout
Contents
Information gathering. What do we do with the information - decision making. Fixed prosthodontic options. Considerations for removable prostheses. Implant options. Case histories