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Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, 3rd Edition

Stephen F Rosenstiel, Martin F Land, Junhei Fujimoto Mosby Inc, 2001 880 pages, Hardback, Price: $92.00, ISBN: 081515559X

This 868 paged, 2800 black and white illustrated, A4 sized textbook, edited by the above authors with contributions from 15 experts, has hit the bookshop and library some 6 years after the 2nd Edition and 13 years after the 1st. The 3rd Edition seeks to "maintain the comprehensive nature of the provided information, while subtly restructuring content so both novice and experienced practitioners can take full advantage with minimal digression to related but less than critical information". With its 4 sections (Planning and Preparation; Clinical Procedures Part 1; Laboratory Procedures and Clinical Procedures Part 2) and 32 separate chapters I believe the authors manage to do this. They provide, to good effect, food for thought that readers of varying clinical and academic experience could utilise effectively.

Every chapter contains a glossary, an updated list of references and a number of study questions which can be used by the reader to test their understanding of the subject matter.

As a restorative dentist I find the text provides a good logical portrayal of restorative and laboratory procedures. It gives sound clinical advice and concepts to treatment. The literature is used correctly to substantiate and highlight points made. However, it is debatable whether this one text can substitute for many of the existing volumes on restorative dentistry. The authors do provide the bookshelf with a complimentary text which can act as a good source for reference.

To the orthodontist the book will have less value but at least the basic principles and grounding for restorative dentistry can be referenced easily from one, as opposed to many, texts. For that reason alone the text may prove a useful addition to any orthodontist’s bookshelf.

Interestingly, I found 6 direct references to the value of orthodontic therapy and orthodontic opinion in the quest to achieve excellence in restorative dentistry!

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