Modern trends in dental surgery

A. Hienengdbrr of Restock. Thn book was writton for the st~rd~nt as well as the r~linician. It duals with the etiology, pathology, ant1 thc~rapy o-f maifornmti~~n~ and rleformitif~s of fac’c and jaw (, 146 pages ), diseases of thck mouth, ,jit\w, nuwulaturc-, nervw, salivary glands1 and trcth ( 161 pages), as wll as tumors ( 142 pagw) of tlww regions. The book is ncll written and contains marry interesting prc- and postoperative photographs which illustrate typical C:WY. The opc~rativc~ procrdures RI’C outlined by means of schematic drawings. A good addition to the or:11 surgeon’s library. R. H. T.

Modern

Trends

Edited

by

in Dental 0. A.

Surgery.

Morrant.

(A London,

collection of essays I>!- various lD6:17 Butterworth & (lo., Ltd.

British 2% pp.

dentists.)

Tht aim of t,hc editor of this text has iwen to revjew thosr fields of dentistry where there has been significant progress in fundamental concepts and methods of treatment during the past ten years. The various chaptcw deal wit,h facial morphology, orthodontics, caries, endodontics, periodontics, restorative dentistry, minor oral surgery, and trends in dental researrh. E. H. T.

Le chirurgiea France.

dentiste. Two

Pierre Fauchard. volumes. Price $18.37.

Re-edited

and

re-issued

by

Julian

Prelat,

Paris,

These two volumes, bound and printed according to the original, contain 38 and 26 chapters, respectively. The diseases of the teeth, alveolar bone, and gingivae aw described and their treatment is discussed. These volumes are of great historical interest and give one an insight into the knowledge of the causes of dental diseases as well as their treatment in Faurhard’s days. The text was originally published in 1746 by this far-advanced dental scientist known as Pere dr l’art 1)entaire Moderne. iT. H. T.