While many prosthodontics textbooks focus on the art and technical science of prosthetic treatment, this unique book addresses the medical and surgical aspects of treating partially and completely edentulous patients and emphasizes the need to attend to the biologic, psychologic, and social dimensions of illness and care, particularly for those clinicians providing advanced care to patients who require resection and reconstruction or who have oral complications from radiation and chemotherapy. Like the first edition, this book presents a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment that considers the effects on speech, chewing, and swallowing and the social roles that teeth play in a person's life. But the similarity ends there. Since the first edition was published in 1983, the clinical practice of prosthodontics has dramatically changed as patient desires and expectations have shifted away from purely function-related concerns toward an emphasis on esthetics and convenience. Moreover, new technologies and materials have been developed to achieve more predictable and successful outcomes. For example, immediate loading has made implant therapy a more accessible and predictable treatment option; ceramic materials now satisfy the demands for esthetic and functional restorations; and three-dimensional imaging techniques such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging aid the clinician in treatment planning and preprosthetic considerations. Completely rewritten and updated, this new second edition highlights all of these emerging developments as it guides prosthodontic residents and practitioners in providing comprehensive and empathic care.   

1. Basic Concepts of Genetics—Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic
2. The Orthodontic-Prosthodontic Relationship—Brent E. Larson
3. History, Laboratory, and Examination—William R. Laney and Sreenivas Koka
4. Oral-Systemic Interactions—Sreenivas Koka, William R. Laney, and Thomas J. Salinas
5. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology—David MacDonald
6. Psychologic Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment in Advanced Dental Care—John E. Schmidt and Charles R. Carlson
7. Temporomandibular Dysfunction and Orofacial Pain—Kevin I. Reid
8. Considerations in Treatment Planning—Alan B. Carr, Steven E. Eckert, and William R. Laney
9. Preprosthetic Surgery—Christopher F. Viozzi
10. Bone Grafting and Ridge Augmentation Considerations Prior to Endosseous Implant Reconstruction—James M. Van Ess and Kevin L. Rieck
11. Osseointegrated Implants and Implant Site Development—Kevin L. Rieck, Thomas J. Salinas, and James M. Van Ess
12. Surgical Defects of the Mandible and Maxilla—David J. Archibald and Jan L. Kasperbauer
13. Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy—Kostandinos Sideras, Charles L. Loprinzi, and Robert L. Foote
14. Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer—Mijin Choi
15. Restoration of Congenital, Developmental, and Acquired Oral and Perioral Defects—Thomas J. Salinas, Alan B. Carr, and William R. Laney
16. Contemporary Dental Materials and Their Application to Prosthodontics—Thomas J. Salinas and Julian B. Woelfel
17. Diagnosis of Inadequate Denture Prostheses—Steven E. Eckert
18. The Mutually Protective Complex: Occlusion and Fixed Prosthodontics—Jonathan P. Wiens and Robert Stewart
19. Speech Pathology—Thomas J. Salinas, William R. Laney, Jana M. Rieger, and John F. Wolfaardt
20. Management of Patients with New Prostheses—Steven E. Eckert

352 pp; 578 illus (mostly color); ISBN: 978-0-86715-404-7

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