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Oral histopathology: A manual for students and practitioners of dentistry
DEPARTMENT
OF ABSTRACTS AND REVIEWS Edited
A11 communications the
A Handbook
wltoerning
by
further
DR.
J. A. SALZMANN,
information about
New
abstracted
of artides or books for consideration in this department addressed to Dr. J. A. Salzmmn, 654 Madison Avenue, New
acceptance
of Differential
Oral
York City material should York
onui be City.
Diagnosis
By Major M. Ash, Jr., B.S., MS., D.D.S., Ann Arbor, Mich. St. Louis, 1961, The C. V. Mosby Company. 234 pages. Price, $6.50. In this handbook, Ash was able to summarize the signs, symptoms, and diseases that are important to dental practitioners and students. Differential diagnosis in dentistry is far from having reached the status which it deserves. Among the conditions discussed are the differentiation of abrasion, attrition, and erosion, various bone lesions, manifestations of endoerinopathies, and many other conditions. The classification of malocclusion is dealt with in a summary manner and is, to say the least, inadequate and uninformative. The book would have benefited by the inclusion of some simple illustrations. Interesting summaries of differential diagnoses of diseases of the soft tissues of the mouth, the salivary glands, and the teeth are presented. Disturbances in the eruption and the shedding of teeth are discussed. The book has a detailed index and would have benefited by the inclusion of references to original sources. Oral
Histopathology:
A Manual
for Students
and
Practitioners
of Dentistry
By Martin A. Rushton, M.A., M.D., Odont. D., P.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng. and Edin.), and Brian E. D. Cooke, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., P.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng.), London, England. Edinburgh and London, 1959, E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. 190 pages. Price, $7.00. While t,his text is intended as a manual for students and practitioners of dentistry, orthodontists will find it of value in diagnosing various pathologic conditions of the teeth, the periodontal membrane, and the jaws. Internal resorption of teeth is explained as being caused by injury to the apical vessels, This may be accompanied by refollowed by restoration of the blood supply. sorption of dentine from the pulp side. Repair of the resorbed dentine is accomplished by the deposition of a calcified matrix resembling either primitive bone or cementum. Repair of fractured roots, it is explained, is limited to the formation of a false joint which is covered by cementum. The authors explain root resorption as being caused by an excess of pressure. This reviewer has seen teeth subjected to pressure many t,imes in excess of the amount usually exerted by 869
870
Abstracts
and reviews
Am. J. Orthodonticu November 1962
orthodontic appliances without any evidence of root resorption. In this book statements dealing with root resorption of erupted teeth are an oversimplification. The cause of submerged teeth is explained as an interruption of the process of continuous eruption which normally maintains these teeth in the occlusal plane. No mention is made of the invasion of partially resorbed deciduous tooth roots by cancellous bone which produces ankylosis between tooth and jaw. Orthodontists should find this text of value as a reference book. J. A. S. Textbook
of Oral
Surgery
Edited by Gustav 0. Kruger, B.S., A.M., D.D.S., P.A.C.D., Washington, D. C. St. Louis, 1959, The C. V. Mosby Company. 573 pages, with 489 illustrations (including drawings by Biagio J. Melloni). Price, $12.75. Kruger and a group of outstanding contributors have produced a practical book which should prove of value to oral surgeons. Principles of surgery and surgical techniques are explained, and the management of infections is presented. The treatment of wounds and injuries of the soft tissues, the teeth, the alveolar process, and the jaws is given extended discussion. An outline of cleft lip and cleft palate surgery is presented. Since this text is intended for senior dental students, the concise discussion of the surgical technique of correcting cleft does not deal with the more complicated cases. The book is excellently illustrated and contains much material, especially on deformities of the jaws and face, which should prove of interest to orthodontists. A significant bibliography is provided. J. A. S.
OF ABSTRACTS AND REVIEWS Edited
A11 communications the
A Handbook
wltoerning
by
further
DR.
J. A. SALZMANN,
information about
New
abstracted
of artides or books for consideration in this department addressed to Dr. J. A. Salzmmn, 654 Madison Avenue, New
acceptance
of Differential
Oral
York City material should York
onui be City.
Diagnosis
By Major M. Ash, Jr., B.S., MS., D.D.S., Ann Arbor, Mich. St. Louis, 1961, The C. V. Mosby Company. 234 pages. Price, $6.50. In this handbook, Ash was able to summarize the signs, symptoms, and diseases that are important to dental practitioners and students. Differential diagnosis in dentistry is far from having reached the status which it deserves. Among the conditions discussed are the differentiation of abrasion, attrition, and erosion, various bone lesions, manifestations of endoerinopathies, and many other conditions. The classification of malocclusion is dealt with in a summary manner and is, to say the least, inadequate and uninformative. The book would have benefited by the inclusion of some simple illustrations. Interesting summaries of differential diagnoses of diseases of the soft tissues of the mouth, the salivary glands, and the teeth are presented. Disturbances in the eruption and the shedding of teeth are discussed. The book has a detailed index and would have benefited by the inclusion of references to original sources. Oral
Histopathology:
A Manual
for Students
and
Practitioners
of Dentistry
By Martin A. Rushton, M.A., M.D., Odont. D., P.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng. and Edin.), and Brian E. D. Cooke, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., P.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng.), London, England. Edinburgh and London, 1959, E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. 190 pages. Price, $7.00. While t,his text is intended as a manual for students and practitioners of dentistry, orthodontists will find it of value in diagnosing various pathologic conditions of the teeth, the periodontal membrane, and the jaws. Internal resorption of teeth is explained as being caused by injury to the apical vessels, This may be accompanied by refollowed by restoration of the blood supply. sorption of dentine from the pulp side. Repair of the resorbed dentine is accomplished by the deposition of a calcified matrix resembling either primitive bone or cementum. Repair of fractured roots, it is explained, is limited to the formation of a false joint which is covered by cementum. The authors explain root resorption as being caused by an excess of pressure. This reviewer has seen teeth subjected to pressure many t,imes in excess of the amount usually exerted by 869
870
Abstracts
and reviews
Am. J. Orthodonticu November 1962
orthodontic appliances without any evidence of root resorption. In this book statements dealing with root resorption of erupted teeth are an oversimplification. The cause of submerged teeth is explained as an interruption of the process of continuous eruption which normally maintains these teeth in the occlusal plane. No mention is made of the invasion of partially resorbed deciduous tooth roots by cancellous bone which produces ankylosis between tooth and jaw. Orthodontists should find this text of value as a reference book. J. A. S. Textbook
of Oral
Surgery
Edited by Gustav 0. Kruger, B.S., A.M., D.D.S., P.A.C.D., Washington, D. C. St. Louis, 1959, The C. V. Mosby Company. 573 pages, with 489 illustrations (including drawings by Biagio J. Melloni). Price, $12.75. Kruger and a group of outstanding contributors have produced a practical book which should prove of value to oral surgeons. Principles of surgery and surgical techniques are explained, and the management of infections is presented. The treatment of wounds and injuries of the soft tissues, the teeth, the alveolar process, and the jaws is given extended discussion. An outline of cleft lip and cleft palate surgery is presented. Since this text is intended for senior dental students, the concise discussion of the surgical technique of correcting cleft does not deal with the more complicated cases. The book is excellently illustrated and contains much material, especially on deformities of the jaws and face, which should prove of interest to orthodontists. A significant bibliography is provided. J. A. S.