Harty's Endodontics in Clinical Practice: Elsevier Ebook on Vitalsource

ISBN 10 : 0702065498 ISBN 13 : 9780702065491

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 2017

Synopsis

• Practical approach to the subject, taking the reader through every step of endodontic practice from its scientific basis to patient assessment and through to clinical techniques
• Helpful pedagogic features - including Learning Outcomes and Summary Boxes - help reinforce learning
• International experts and contributors help ensure good coverage and currency of information
• Explores areas of debate when they exist to reflect differing approaches to treatment intervention
• Explains the potential impact of systemic conditions and disorders, as well as medications, on endodontic treatment planning and management
• Discusses the diagnosis of orofacial pain and the appropriate use of antibiotics and analgesics
• Explores the maintenance of pulp vitality and the prevention of apical periodontitis in the context of operative dentistry
• Provides an overview of instruments and devices used during endodontic treatment
• Describes the fundamental principles of canal filling using gutta-percha, as well as the use of alternative materials, and newer root filling techniques
• Discusses the management of dental trauma with emphasis on accurate diagnosis, timely and appropriate treatment, and follow-up
• Explores the interface between endodontic-periodontal disease in the context of diagnosis, treatment and prognostic assessment
• Discusses common challenges such as inadequate pain control and problems with preparation and filling of the root canal system
• Written at a level which is ideal for dental students, general dental practitioners and those pursuing specialist training or seeking to keep up-to-date

• Comes with access to an online question bank containing a wide range of MCQs and Clinical Cases to help reinforce learning!
• Richly illustrated with over 80 colour artworks - many created by the Gray's Anatomy illustration team - and 350 photographs, many of which are previously unpublished
• Explores advances in our understanding of the role of microorganisms in the pathogenesis of pulpal and periradicular diseases and the role of host defence response against root canal infection
• Explores the use of newer imaging techniques such as three-dimensional tomography in determining pulp space anatomy and in treatment planning
• Explains recent advances in material technology, molecular biology and regenerative medicine in the management of deep caries and maintenance of pulp vitality
• Explores the effective use of existing and newer chemomechanical preparation techniques and intracanal medication for thorough root canal system decontamination
• Explores advances in the techniques available for restoring endodontically treated teeth

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Chong received his dental education from University College London (UCL) and Guy's Hospital. He is registered with the General Dental Council (UK) as a Specialist in Endodontics and has been in practice limited to endodontics in central London since 1990. He is also Professor of Restorative Dentistry/Honorary Consultant, Endodontic Lead & Director, Postgraduate Endodontics, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, where he is involved with the education and training of dentists and future specialists. In addition, he is an examiner for both the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh. Previously, he was associated with Guy's, now part of King's College London, for over 22 years.

Professor Chong is the Editor and a contributing author of the classic Harty's Endodontics in Clinical Practice (6th & 7th editions); author of Managing Endodontic Failure in Practice (available in 5 languages and iBook version); a contributing author to Self-Assessment Picture Tests in Dentistry: Endodontics, and Principles of Endodontics (2nd edition). He is also the Editor-in-Chief (UK) of ENDO - Endodontic Practice Today, an international endodontic journal for general dental practitioners including specialists in endodontics and the official publication of the Belgian Association for Endodontology and Traumatology, the French Society of Endodontics and the Hellenic Society of Endodontists. In addition, he is on the Editorial Board of the International Endodontic Journal, a leading international forum for publications in the field of Endodontology and the official publication of the British Endodontic Society, Danish Endodontic Society, European Society of Endodontology, Flemish Society of Endodontology, Irish Endodontic Society and Lebanese Society of Endodontology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0702065498
• ISBN 13: 9780702065491
• Reliure: Code d'accès imprimé
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Chong Bun San
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie