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Synopsis

The third edition of this classic text encompasses the full scope of acute dental trauma, including all aspects of surgical, endodontic, orthodontic, pedodontic and prosthodontic therapy after injury. The aim of this new edition has been to update trauma therapy in light of the diagnostic and therapeutic advances made since the second edition was published in 1981. New chapters have been added on wound healing and the long-term prognosis of various trauma entities, analyzed in cooperation with the Statistical Research Unit of the University of Copenhagen. There are also new procedures for the treatment of anterior tooth loss following trauma, including auto-transplantation of teeth, resin-retained bridges, the use of implants, and reconstruction of lost tissue in the anterior region. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and approximately 50% of the text and illustrations have been updated or augmented. To make the work as a whole more assimilable, a new layout has been devised that complements the style of Andreasen's synoptic colour atlas, "Essentials of Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth", which was published in 1990. The framework has been extended - from 12 chapters by 5 authors to 23 chapters by 12 - and the new edition includes some 400 illustrations. The primary target of this work are dental practitioners whose aim it is to provide the entire range of trauma treatment, from acute intervention to adequate post-trauma observation.