Books Review
Caries Management –
Science and Clinical Practice
Hendrik Meyer-Lückel
Sebastian Paris
Kim Ekstrand
Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-13-154711-8
Edition: 1/e
Publish Year: 2013
Pages: 436, illustrated
Price: €149.99
Dental caries is the most common chronic
childhood and adult disease, while its prevalence
increases have been associated with dietary
changes. The book entitled Caries Management
by Hendrik Meyer-Lückel, Sebastian Paris and Kim
Ekstrand is divided in two distinct parts: Science
and Clinical Practice.
The science part is divided into 23 chapters.
First it presents information on the ecology of
the oral cavity, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical
histology and appearance of caries, followed by
the description of diagnosis methods and caries
risk assessment
After determining the risk of caries, the book
describes noninvasive methods for caries
management, such as biofilm control, dietary
guidance,
influencing
mineralization
and
implementation of health behaviors to control the
caries process.
At the end of this part the book talks about the
decision to treat dental caries and also about
micro-invasive and invasive therapy.
The book includes three richly illustrated chapters
on clinical practice which give a step by step
overview of a number of clinical cases resolved by
the authors of this book.
This book contains graphs, over 400 illustrations,
tables and microscopic images, thus being one
of the most relevant textbook in the field of
contemporary cariology. It is addressed to those
studying or working within dentistry.
Florin Eugen
Constantinescu
DDS, PhD Student
ROPOSTURO
Holistic Dental Medicine Institute
Bucharest, Romania
E-mail:
[email protected]
The Book Review is drafted in the reviwer’s sole wording and illustrates his opinions.
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