Wednesday 30 June 2010

New e-book

An atlas of glass-ionomer cements: a clinician's guide. / Graham J. Mount. 3rd ed., London : Martin Dunitz, 2002.

The status of glass-ionomers as a restorative material continues to improve along with their reputation for longevity. They have now been shown to be moderately bioactive, so they have a very important role to play in remineralizing tooth structure & helping to heal carious lesions.

Thursday 24 June 2010

New e-book

Medical emergencies in dentistry / Nigel D. Robb, Jason Leitch. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Although rare, medical emergencies can occur in the dental setting so prompt treatment is essential. This is a practical guide to medical emergencies in the dental surgery. It is a vital part of the education of all dental students and dentists. Each common emergency is explained with symptoms and treatment outlined.

Monday 21 June 2010

Articles published by our staff & students

The following papers have been added to PubMed recently:

Elsaka SE, Hamouda IM, Elewady YA, Abouelatta OB, Swain MV. Influence of chromium interlayer on the adhesion of porcelain to machined titanium as determined by the strain energy release rate. J Dent. 2010 May 10. [Epub ahead of print]








Brown NJ, Xuan W, Salome CM, Berend N, Hunter ML, Musk AW, James AL, King GG. Reference equations for respiratory system resistance and reactance in adults. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2010 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]









Farah RA, Monk BC, Swain MV, Drummond BK. Protein content of molar-incisor hypomineralisation enamel. J Dent. 2010 May 4. [Epub ahead of print]









Bryant RA, Felmingham KL, Falconer EM, Pe Benito L, Dobson-Stone C, Pierce KD, Schofield PR. Preliminary Evidence of the Short Allele of the Serotonin Transporter Gene Predicting Poor Response to Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Friday 18 June 2010

New books received this week

Practice management for the dental team / Betty Ladley Finkbeiner. St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2011.

Learn the business skills you need to run a dental office! This unique text provides step-by-step instructions for performing essential dental office skills, from managing patients to running the business. It covers all aspects of law and ethics, technology, communications, and business office systems.






Shape memory alloys for biomedical applications / edited by Takayuki Yoneyama. Cambridge, England : Woodhead Pub. ; Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2009.

Shape memory metals are suitable for a wide range of biomedical devices including applications in dentistry, bone repair, urology and cardiology. This book provides a review of shape memory metals and devices for medical applications.

Tuesday 15 June 2010

Dental animations

Dr Bhalajhi Sundaresa Iyyer & Dr Seema Iyyer Bhalajhi from the Ace Dental Centre in Auckland, NZ created and host Animated tooth.com, a dental animation site that offers over 100 free animations in the areas of endodontics, prosthodontics. orthodontics, periodontics, oral surgery, dental emergencies, and pediatric dentistry. The site is aimed at patients and contains a few inaccuracies but it is worth a look.

Thursday 10 June 2010

New book received this week

Implant treatment planning for the edentulous patient: a graftless approach to immediate loading. / Edmond Bedrossian. St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2011.

Covers the latest advances in implants, products, and techniques. Discusses the broader issues of working with the edentulous patient, then describes 1-stage and 2-stage protocols, immediate loading, and the graftless approach.

Saturday 5 June 2010

New look Medline with new features

Ovid is going to switch to the new interface by the end of June 2010. Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University have just released a New features of OvidSP video tutorial. It runs for about 14 minutes and gives a good overview of the features in the latest release. Well worth taking a look at.

Thursday 3 June 2010

New books received this week

Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry / Robert Ireland. Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2010.

It covers a broad range of topics, including primary care, anatomy and comparative anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, radiography, orthodontics, periodontology, restorative dentistry, dental public health, pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, pharmacology, sedation, implantology, ethics, and oral medicine.







Peri-implant infection: etiology, diagnosis and treatment. / edited by Frank Schwarz. London : Quintessence, 2010.

Provides a clear and easily comprehensible description of periimplant tissue anatomy and structure as well as of the etiological and pathogenetic factors associated with peri-implantitis. Clinical features and current options for diagnosis of peri-implant disease are discussed in detail.






Dental health of Australia's teenagers and pre-teen children: the Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2003-04. / J. M. Armfield. Canberra : Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010.

This survey provides national information on the dental health of children attending school dental services and shows decay experience is relatively common in both teenage and pre-teen children.