Resource Books
to Sharpen Your Skills

We now offer resource books as well as the CE courses. These books are meant to further your knowledge and/or work as patient education, but will not have a CE credit portion:

Atlas of Laser Therapy Applied to Clinical Dentistry

135 pages (color illustrations), $95.00

Many of the oral and maxillofacial pathologic conditions that practitioners encounter in clinical practice can be treated with low-intensity laser therapy to reduce tissue inflammation, accelerate tissue repair, minimize pain, and restore normal neural function. Written by Brazilian experts with more than 15 years of experience, this easy-to-read atlas presents protocols for safe and effective laser therapeutic treatment for more than 20 common oral and maxillofacial conditions.

1. Introduction
2. Laser Safety
3. Therapeutic Laser Application - Preliminary Orientations
4. Clinical Indications
5. Diode Laser in the Diagnosis of Carious Lesions
6. Prospects in the Use of Therapeutic Laser

Bone Grafting in Oral Implantology

234 pages (over 1,000 color illustrations), $158.00

Bone reconstruction of defects resulting from atrophy, injury, congenital malformations, or neoplasms has become a routine part of dental rehabilitation procedures, but it requires sound knowledge of bone repair processes and graft behavior. This book presents protocols for harvesting, preserving, and placing bone grafts that are based on the biology and general principles of bone grafting involving the symphysis, ascending ramus and body, coronoid process, maxillary tuberosity, sinus wall, zygomatic buttress, calvarium, iliac crest, and tibia.

1. Biology of Bone Grafting
2. General Principles of Bone Grafting
3. Symphysis
4. Ascending Ramus and Body
5. Coronoid Process
6. Maxillary Tuberosity
7. Sinus Wall
8. Zygomatic Buttress
9. Calvarium
10. Iliac Crest
11. Tibia

Manual of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dentist

320 pages (with clinical photographs and illustrations), $129.99

The Manual of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dentist provides a clear and thorough practical guide to performing the common surgical procedures encountered in dental offices on a day-to-day basis. Building on a sound basis of the proper protocols and appropriate standards of care, the book approaches each procedure through detailed, step-by-step description and illustration. Richly illustrated with clinical photography, the Manual of Minor Oral Surgery offers dentists an indispensable tool to carry out their everyday work, as well as providing information on more advanced procedures for those experienced dentists wishing to develop professionally.

1. Patient Evaluation and Medical History
2. Surgical Extractions
3. Surgical Management of Impacted Third Molar Teeth
4. Pre-Prosthetic Oral Surgery
5. Conservative Surgical Crown Lengthening
6. Endodontic Periradicular Microsurgery
7. The Evaluation and Treatment of Oral Lesions
8. Anxiolysis for Oral Surgery and Other Dental Procedures
9. Infections and Antibiotic Administration
10. Management of Perioperative Bleeding
11. Third World Volunteer Dentistry

Periodontal Surgery: A Clinical Atlas

447 pages (color illustrations), $268.00

Explores the multitude of options in periodontal surgery with an emphasis on contemporary regenerative procedures. Illustrated with the author's cases, the book elucidates clinically effective procedures step by step, with the author's clinical results compared to those of related studies. Exceptional clinical photographs and illustrations support the clear and concise explanations of procedures. Many detailed clinical cases illustrate therapeutic outcomes over time. Additionally, each surgical procedure provides highlighted, valuable key points and summary tables for at-a-glance understanding.

1. Objectives and Techniques of Periodontal Surgery
2. Increasing the Attached Gingiva
3. Periodontal Regeneration Using Flap Curettage
4. Periodontal Regeneration Using Guided Tissue Regeneration
5. Guided Bone Regeneration
6. Periodontal Plastic Surgery