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Legal medicine: Legal dynamics of medical encounters
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LITERATURE
105
Atlas of Periodontal Surgery. Cohen ES. Philadelphia, & Febiger, 1988, 235 pages, illustrated.
Lea
This atlas incorporates most of the general techniques used in the management of periodontal disease. Each procedure is well illustrated with drawings and clinical photographs, and the method is described in a step-by-step fashion. The indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, and problems related to the various procedures are also presented in a clear and concise manner. Legal Medicine: Legal Dynamics of Medical Encounters.
American College of Legal Medicine (62 contributors). Louis, C.V. Mosby, 1988, 633 pages.
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This text is structured to explore and illustrate the legal implications of medical practice and the special issues related to organized health and medical care. It covers legal principles, preparation by the doctor, legal issues involved in the care of special patients and in the use of special treatments, medical practice, finance and management, physicians and the courts, and physicians and the health industry. The information is provided in an unbiased manner by members of the American College of Legal Medicine who are experts in the various subjects.
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FIGURE
I.
The second point concerns the use of a silicone plumper. The patient, who was a statuesque, thin woman, over time had lost much facial contour and requested a re-emphasis of her mandibular angles. Therefore, the mesh was over-contoured in this area. The bone that had been tamped into the extensions had become dislodged, leaving her with protruding mesh. The problem responded easily and well to the silicone plumper and, after 8 years, has not caused dehiscence. It was, after all, placed within the confines of the mesh and so, if anything, rounded out the area, preventing a breakdown of the overlying soft tissues. Finally, in the matter of the subperiosteal implant, Dr
FIGURE 2.
Galey failed to recognize that both first- and second-stage subperiosteal implant procedures were performed within 36 hours. The value of this is to avoid the necessity of a second separate procedure, 6 weeks later, with a repetition of all of the morbid postoperative symptoms so classically suffered by these patients after such procedures. A. NORMAN CRANIN, DDS Brooklyn, New York
LITERATURE
105
Atlas of Periodontal Surgery. Cohen ES. Philadelphia, & Febiger, 1988, 235 pages, illustrated.
Lea
This atlas incorporates most of the general techniques used in the management of periodontal disease. Each procedure is well illustrated with drawings and clinical photographs, and the method is described in a step-by-step fashion. The indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, and problems related to the various procedures are also presented in a clear and concise manner. Legal Medicine: Legal Dynamics of Medical Encounters.
American College of Legal Medicine (62 contributors). Louis, C.V. Mosby, 1988, 633 pages.
St
This text is structured to explore and illustrate the legal implications of medical practice and the special issues related to organized health and medical care. It covers legal principles, preparation by the doctor, legal issues involved in the care of special patients and in the use of special treatments, medical practice, finance and management, physicians and the courts, and physicians and the health industry. The information is provided in an unbiased manner by members of the American College of Legal Medicine who are experts in the various subjects.
Continued from page 2
FIGURE
I.
The second point concerns the use of a silicone plumper. The patient, who was a statuesque, thin woman, over time had lost much facial contour and requested a re-emphasis of her mandibular angles. Therefore, the mesh was over-contoured in this area. The bone that had been tamped into the extensions had become dislodged, leaving her with protruding mesh. The problem responded easily and well to the silicone plumper and, after 8 years, has not caused dehiscence. It was, after all, placed within the confines of the mesh and so, if anything, rounded out the area, preventing a breakdown of the overlying soft tissues. Finally, in the matter of the subperiosteal implant, Dr
FIGURE 2.
Galey failed to recognize that both first- and second-stage subperiosteal implant procedures were performed within 36 hours. The value of this is to avoid the necessity of a second separate procedure, 6 weeks later, with a repetition of all of the morbid postoperative symptoms so classically suffered by these patients after such procedures. A. NORMAN CRANIN, DDS Brooklyn, New York