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Complete denture prosthesis
Volume 9 Number 3
BOOK REVIEWS
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COMPLETE DENTURE PROSTHESIS. By Daniel H. Cehl, D.D.S., and 0. M. Drescn, D.D.S., Philadelphia, 1958, The W. B. Saunders Company. Pp. 542, 301 illustrations. indexed. Price $11.00. This textbook was prepared with an awareness of recent changes in techniques and interpretations of basic principles. The need for a book which utilizes this approach has been apparent for a long time. The style of presentation is direct and to the point. with clear evidence of the extensive revision of various sections. The material is well organized in the classical manner. Techniques and procedures are described in suitable detail, and the various steps may be easily duplicated. It is apparent that the authors have demonstrated their many years of teaching experience. The illustrations are sufficient in number to illustrate adequately the points under discussion. The printing has been done on a good grade of paper and t,he book is well bound. The authors should be especially commended on the manner in which the references have been arranged at the end of the various chapters. The direct references quickly establish the authority quoted. while the supplemental references are sufficient in number to provide for a good overview of related material. With the inherent inaccuracy of our present-day denture base acrylic resin materials, the chapter on “Converting the Wax Models Into Finished Dentures” is especially valuable in helping the practitioner to minimize the errors of processing. The chapter on the “Anomalicb of Jaw Form and Relations” contains some very practical procedures which can be employed to help solve these difficult cases. The authors should be congratulated on preparing a book which is extremely practical and which should prove to be an effective teaching manual for the student and an excellent reference book for the practitioner. Vincent R. Trapozzano, D.D.S. DENTAL PROSTHETICS. By Raymond J. Nagle, D.M.D., and Victor H. Sears, D.D.S., St. Louis, 1958, The C. V. Mosby Company. Pp. 532, 360 illustrations, indexed. Price $11.50. Worthwhile revitalization and enlargement have been accomplished in reweaving the old “Basic Principles” by Sears into a new book by two additional authors, Nagle and Silverman. It fulfills a definite need in bringing together as many fundamentals of complete denture prosthodontics as possible, without attempting techniques per se. The illustrations, especially the anatomic drawings, are profuse and outstanding. Chapter one, “Functions of the Maxillofacial Structures,” sets forth, in very few pages, a broad physiologic approach to the prosthetic problem. The style is interesting; the subject matter is written along mature lines. As a reference book, it holds particular appeal to the practicing dentist and will help to correlate apparently different schools of thought. As an adjunct book for the dental student, it has splendid possibilities for adding background and alleviating confused thinking. Chapters cover anatomy, physiology, and histopathology, and fundamentals of diagnosis, impressions, the trial denture base (much abused, little written about), and other phases relativr to physiologically sound restorations. Of considerable interest is the chapter on “Psychologic Consideration in Dental Prosthesis,“ which is very much up to date, but not long enough ! The book has not been written with which all wil! agree, but this is an excellent homogenization of three fine writers ! S. Howard Payne, D.D.S.
BOOK REVIEWS
5 10
COMPLETE DENTURE PROSTHESIS. By Daniel H. Cehl, D.D.S., and 0. M. Drescn, D.D.S., Philadelphia, 1958, The W. B. Saunders Company. Pp. 542, 301 illustrations. indexed. Price $11.00. This textbook was prepared with an awareness of recent changes in techniques and interpretations of basic principles. The need for a book which utilizes this approach has been apparent for a long time. The style of presentation is direct and to the point. with clear evidence of the extensive revision of various sections. The material is well organized in the classical manner. Techniques and procedures are described in suitable detail, and the various steps may be easily duplicated. It is apparent that the authors have demonstrated their many years of teaching experience. The illustrations are sufficient in number to illustrate adequately the points under discussion. The printing has been done on a good grade of paper and t,he book is well bound. The authors should be especially commended on the manner in which the references have been arranged at the end of the various chapters. The direct references quickly establish the authority quoted. while the supplemental references are sufficient in number to provide for a good overview of related material. With the inherent inaccuracy of our present-day denture base acrylic resin materials, the chapter on “Converting the Wax Models Into Finished Dentures” is especially valuable in helping the practitioner to minimize the errors of processing. The chapter on the “Anomalicb of Jaw Form and Relations” contains some very practical procedures which can be employed to help solve these difficult cases. The authors should be congratulated on preparing a book which is extremely practical and which should prove to be an effective teaching manual for the student and an excellent reference book for the practitioner. Vincent R. Trapozzano, D.D.S. DENTAL PROSTHETICS. By Raymond J. Nagle, D.M.D., and Victor H. Sears, D.D.S., St. Louis, 1958, The C. V. Mosby Company. Pp. 532, 360 illustrations, indexed. Price $11.50. Worthwhile revitalization and enlargement have been accomplished in reweaving the old “Basic Principles” by Sears into a new book by two additional authors, Nagle and Silverman. It fulfills a definite need in bringing together as many fundamentals of complete denture prosthodontics as possible, without attempting techniques per se. The illustrations, especially the anatomic drawings, are profuse and outstanding. Chapter one, “Functions of the Maxillofacial Structures,” sets forth, in very few pages, a broad physiologic approach to the prosthetic problem. The style is interesting; the subject matter is written along mature lines. As a reference book, it holds particular appeal to the practicing dentist and will help to correlate apparently different schools of thought. As an adjunct book for the dental student, it has splendid possibilities for adding background and alleviating confused thinking. Chapters cover anatomy, physiology, and histopathology, and fundamentals of diagnosis, impressions, the trial denture base (much abused, little written about), and other phases relativr to physiologically sound restorations. Of considerable interest is the chapter on “Psychologic Consideration in Dental Prosthesis,“ which is very much up to date, but not long enough ! The book has not been written with which all wil! agree, but this is an excellent homogenization of three fine writers ! S. Howard Payne, D.D.S.