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Minor oral surgery
Auociale THQMAS
Edi!or J. COOK
Corresponding
FRANCE AND BELGIUM Jacques LCvignac Paris, France Ernest Baden
AIJSTRALIA A. J. Arnott Sydney, Australia CENTRAL Claudio Havana,
AMERICA Funcia Cuba
SOUTH AMERICA Guillermo A. Buenos Aires,
Editors
ITALY Cornell
Alexander Brighton,
G. Nutlay Mass.
Jo& Font Valencia,
Spain
SPAIN Ries Centeno Argentina
SWITZERLAND AND Hans Mtihlemann Raoul H. Boitel Zijrich, Switzerland
ENGLAND Paul A. Toiler St. Alb.bans, England
Reviews
GERMANY
of New Books
Petite
Chirurgie de la Bouche (Minor Oral Surgery). By R. Thibault and .M. Prenajnt, Stomatologists of the IIospitals of Paris. Paris, Expansion Scientifique PranGaise, 1954. 186 pages, 267 illustrations, and a table of contents. l’his concise, practical monograph attempts to present to the dentist and oral surgeon general principles of minor operative oral surgery in a cleas, diagrammatic, and simple manner. It is primarily a treatise on surgical technique and is intended for the undergraduate dental student. A first section covers the examination of the pa,tient, preoperative and The illustrations of the postoperative ctire, instrumentation, and drugs. periostomes used by the French school are of interest. General principles of surgical technique are next described under the headings of “Wound Closure,” “Anesthesia,” and “Control of Hemorrhage.” G66
REVLEXVS
OR NEW
667
BOOKS
Special surgical techniques cover removal of teeth, extraction of erupted and unerupted third molars, and a discussion of flap procedures for surgical removal of teeth. The impa,cted lower third molar and maxillary canine are covered. Apicoectomy is described in detail, including its application to upper and lower premolars. The management of cysts of the jaws is outlined. A short discussion of the managements of acute and chronic infections, as well as osteitis, is given. Complications of exodontia involving the maxillary antrum and their treatment are described, including plastic closure of oro-antral defects. aoft tissue tumors are merely mentioned. The surgical preparation of the mouth before construction of dentures is gone into and the little book closes with a cursory description of the removal of sa,livary Cal&i from Wharton’s duct. The work is jllustrat,ed with 267 excellent diagrams and radiographs, as well as two color plates. The simplicity of all drawings conveys their message effectively. Reviewer’s Commerat.-Although incomplete and limited in scope, as well as often cursory in its approach to minor oral surgery, this book remains a concise, direct-to-the-point little manual. It fulfills the scope outlined by the authors in their preface as an introduction to oral surgical techniques. It is a satisfact,ory elementary text recommended for dental students and general practitioners looking for a step-by-step discussion of the simpler surgical techniqaes used in oral surgery. For the specialist, this manual would be of little use. As for presentation and style, it is very well written and makes for enjoyable reading. ERNEST
BAIXN.
Textbook of Surgery and Orthopedics of the Mouth and Jaws. Vol. 9, the Orthopedic Treatment of the Disturbances of the Motility of the Jaws. Expert Testimony in Injuries Due to Accidents. By A. Lindemann. Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Price, DM 8.25.
Earth
Verlag,
1954.
96 pages, 39 illustrations.
This volume is the ninth and last installment of the author’s textbook entitled, Leitfa,den der Chirurgie und Orthopadie des Murules und de Kiefer, which is a set of books o-f about 1,200 pages. This last volume deals essentially with the functional therapy of diseases aEecting the motility of the jaw, a subject which is so often neglected because of lack of experience by the surgeon and because only the well-trained surgeon is in a position to avoid many common errors in diagnosis and treatment. The author and his co-workers are in a position, by virtue of their experience in this special field, to recommend the suitable and correct procedures. The latter are presented in a clear and precise manner. In the introduction, the author points out clearly what can bc expected Prom orthopedic and what from surgical procedures. Then follows an excellent description of the various methods, in regard to both optimum time and the final result. The next part contains a discussion of the various methods available and the instrumentarium and a,ppliances used for orthopedic therapy. EIere the technical details are described and the results clearly visualized with convincing illustrative material. Besides the numerous types of intraoral splints, a method developed by the West German Jaw Clinic is presented in greater detail. An cpjcritical discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of this method follows.
Edi!or J. COOK
Corresponding
FRANCE AND BELGIUM Jacques LCvignac Paris, France Ernest Baden
AIJSTRALIA A. J. Arnott Sydney, Australia CENTRAL Claudio Havana,
AMERICA Funcia Cuba
SOUTH AMERICA Guillermo A. Buenos Aires,
Editors
ITALY Cornell
Alexander Brighton,
G. Nutlay Mass.
Jo& Font Valencia,
Spain
SPAIN Ries Centeno Argentina
SWITZERLAND AND Hans Mtihlemann Raoul H. Boitel Zijrich, Switzerland
ENGLAND Paul A. Toiler St. Alb.bans, England
Reviews
GERMANY
of New Books
Petite
Chirurgie de la Bouche (Minor Oral Surgery). By R. Thibault and .M. Prenajnt, Stomatologists of the IIospitals of Paris. Paris, Expansion Scientifique PranGaise, 1954. 186 pages, 267 illustrations, and a table of contents. l’his concise, practical monograph attempts to present to the dentist and oral surgeon general principles of minor operative oral surgery in a cleas, diagrammatic, and simple manner. It is primarily a treatise on surgical technique and is intended for the undergraduate dental student. A first section covers the examination of the pa,tient, preoperative and The illustrations of the postoperative ctire, instrumentation, and drugs. periostomes used by the French school are of interest. General principles of surgical technique are next described under the headings of “Wound Closure,” “Anesthesia,” and “Control of Hemorrhage.” G66
REVLEXVS
OR NEW
667
BOOKS
Special surgical techniques cover removal of teeth, extraction of erupted and unerupted third molars, and a discussion of flap procedures for surgical removal of teeth. The impa,cted lower third molar and maxillary canine are covered. Apicoectomy is described in detail, including its application to upper and lower premolars. The management of cysts of the jaws is outlined. A short discussion of the managements of acute and chronic infections, as well as osteitis, is given. Complications of exodontia involving the maxillary antrum and their treatment are described, including plastic closure of oro-antral defects. aoft tissue tumors are merely mentioned. The surgical preparation of the mouth before construction of dentures is gone into and the little book closes with a cursory description of the removal of sa,livary Cal&i from Wharton’s duct. The work is jllustrat,ed with 267 excellent diagrams and radiographs, as well as two color plates. The simplicity of all drawings conveys their message effectively. Reviewer’s Commerat.-Although incomplete and limited in scope, as well as often cursory in its approach to minor oral surgery, this book remains a concise, direct-to-the-point little manual. It fulfills the scope outlined by the authors in their preface as an introduction to oral surgical techniques. It is a satisfact,ory elementary text recommended for dental students and general practitioners looking for a step-by-step discussion of the simpler surgical techniqaes used in oral surgery. For the specialist, this manual would be of little use. As for presentation and style, it is very well written and makes for enjoyable reading. ERNEST
BAIXN.
Textbook of Surgery and Orthopedics of the Mouth and Jaws. Vol. 9, the Orthopedic Treatment of the Disturbances of the Motility of the Jaws. Expert Testimony in Injuries Due to Accidents. By A. Lindemann. Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Price, DM 8.25.
Earth
Verlag,
1954.
96 pages, 39 illustrations.
This volume is the ninth and last installment of the author’s textbook entitled, Leitfa,den der Chirurgie und Orthopadie des Murules und de Kiefer, which is a set of books o-f about 1,200 pages. This last volume deals essentially with the functional therapy of diseases aEecting the motility of the jaw, a subject which is so often neglected because of lack of experience by the surgeon and because only the well-trained surgeon is in a position to avoid many common errors in diagnosis and treatment. The author and his co-workers are in a position, by virtue of their experience in this special field, to recommend the suitable and correct procedures. The latter are presented in a clear and precise manner. In the introduction, the author points out clearly what can bc expected Prom orthopedic and what from surgical procedures. Then follows an excellent description of the various methods, in regard to both optimum time and the final result. The next part contains a discussion of the various methods available and the instrumentarium and a,ppliances used for orthopedic therapy. EIere the technical details are described and the results clearly visualized with convincing illustrative material. Besides the numerous types of intraoral splints, a method developed by the West German Jaw Clinic is presented in greater detail. An cpjcritical discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of this method follows.