Giovanni Zucchelli
Publisher: Quitessence Publishing Co Inc
Language: English
ISBN: 978-88-7492-171-3
Edition: 1/e
Publish Year: 2013
Pages: 820, illustrated
Price: US $390
Prof. Giovanni Zucchelli, well-known periodontist,
author of numerous articles and books approaches
esthetic surgical techniques on the mucogingiva
around natural teeth and implants in his new book
entitled “Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery”.
The book has 820 pages, over 2,000 illustrations
that are inserted along the 31 chapters.
The first eight chapters tackle the diagnosis,
etiology,
pathogenesis,
prognosis,
predetermining root coverage, diagnosis and
indications for treatment of gingival recession.
The next three chapters present the root
coverage surgical techniques, the factors that
determine the choice of the technique and
proper technique. They also detail the stages of
the treatment of the root surface, amelogenesis,
gingival clefts, caries and noncarious cervical
lesions with gingival recession defects.
The subsequent chapters cover different types
and techniques of making flaps adapted to
clinical situations. The 17th chapter describes
and illustrates striking trapezoidal flap and
triangular flap. The following chapters detail
the laterally moved coronally advanced flap and
considerations for free gingival grafts, and a
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combination method of these two techniques (a
two-step technique).
Considerations for connective tissue graft
harvesting techniques are described in a
separate chapter. The next two chapters are
address bilaminar techniques for single and
multiple recession defects.
Here are some of the multiple recession defects
mentioned in the book: coronally advanced
envelope flap, coronally advanced envelope
flap and connective tissue graft and restorativeperiodontal treatment.
The last chapters introduce the readers to various
clinical cases, the steps that must follow the
practitioners, instrumentation required to create
predictable results and postsurgical medication
recommended for mucogingival surgery.
The book also includes a summary and an explicit
atlas of mucogingival surgery techniques which
can be easily reviewed.
Practitioners who read this book acquire basic
notions on mucogingival surgery required to
complete the art and science of modern esthetic
surgical techniques.
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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