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An introduction to orthodontics

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European Journal of Orthodontics 35 (2013) 551–553 © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Orthodontic Society.
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Book Reviews
European Journal of Orthodontics 35 (2013) 551
doi:10.1093/ejo/cjt017
Advance Access publication 13 May 2013

Postgraduate Notes in Orthodontics (sixth edn, 2012)

Author: University of Bristol
Publisher: University of Bristol, UK
Price: £60.00
ISBN: 0956271219
Pages: 305

This is the latest incarnation of the successful Postgraduate
notes first published through the University of Bristol
in 1998.
Despite its new cover, (red versus yellow) it looks, at first
impression, essentially similar to the fifth edition.
For those unfamiliar with the book, it is a concise sum-
mary of the most relevant aspects including references of a
post-graduate curriculum in orthodontics and has become
an essential purchase for post-graduates throughout the UK
and beyond.
The book is divided into generic subjects such as growth,
occlusion, and craniofacial anomalies before concentrating
on more orthodontic-specific areas such as different maloc-
clusions, anomalies, treatment, relapse and retention, and
risk benefits. For each section, there is a recommended
reading section usually containing a couple of articles and
the references from the text. A useful section for those
about to sit exams is the question-and-answer section where
clinical images are followed by a series of questions with
answers given.
The new book appears essentially the same with minor
modifications to the font and layout, improving its readabil-
ity and space for note taking. The references are slightly
modified in keeping with a publication year of 2012 versus
that of the fifth edition of 2009.
Significant changes to the sections are kept to a mini-
mum, although there is a new subsection of unerupted cen-
tral incisor included in the anomalies section.
A few line diagrams have been added to aid explana-
tion in the growth chapter, and certain chapters have been
enlarged slightly (medico-legal aspects and imaging) in
keeping with recent advances and changes in the literature.
The popular question-and-answer section appears the same.
In summary, the book will continue to be an essential for
those in post-graduate orthodontic training or those looking
for a thorough review of the most up-to-date literature. For
those with the fifth edition I do not think it offers significant
enough changes to upgrade to the sixth.
Toby Gillgrass

European Journal of Orthodontics 35 (2013) 551–552

doi:10.1093/ejo/cjt018
Advance Access publication 24 April 2013

An introduction to orthodontics (4th Edition, 2013)

Main Author: Laura Mitchell
Co-authors: Simon J. Littlewood, Zararna L. Nelson-Moon, and Fiona Dyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Price: £46.99
ISBN: 978-0-19-959471-9
Number of Pages: 336

This reader-friendly textbook of 311 pages has 23 chapters
and gives a wide-ranging yet concise coverage of the main
topics of contemporary clinical orthodontics.
The fourth edition has been improved and updated,
confirming the authors’ commitment to contemporize this
textbook.
The book is well illustrated with coloured diagrams and
numerous clinical photographs, making it very easy for the
reader to grasp the concepts of orthodontics.
The references and further reading section at the end
of every chapter are particularly useful. Some of those
reflect the authors’ preference and the literature is listed
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and summarized in a concise way. At the end of each
chapter, the authors provide a Web address for an online
resource to facilitate literature search. The references
are presented as ‘active links’, but unfortunately, full
access to the articles is the exception rather than the rule,
although the authors do mention this restriction to the
academic content in the text. In addition, the reader can-
not trace the chosen references back to the text, which
would help in explaining the authors’ particular choice
of those articles.
European Journal of Orthodontics 35 (2013) 552
doi:10.1093/ejo/cjt029
Advance Access publication 29 May 2013
Facial Aesthetics: Concepts and Clinical Diagnosis (2011)
Author: Farhad B. Naini
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Price: £82.60
ISBN: 978-1405181921
Pages: 456
Farhad Naini is a hospital-based orthodontist with exper-
tise in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with facial
deformity. As an academic scholar with a multitude of
publications as well as a previous book, and a senior cli-
nician treating many patients with facial deformity, he is
particularly experienced and able to write on the subject;
but it is his distinct interest and knowledge as an histo-
rian with his artistic passion to write and teach that makes
this work so exceptional. His opus ‘Facial Aesthetics:
Concepts and Clinical Diagnosis’ is inimitable in its field;
an outstanding composition beginning in Part I with the
history of art and science in relation to facial beauty and
aesthetics followed in Part II by an in-depth, thoroughly
comprehensive arrangement of information to inform,
guide, and teach us in the analysis and diagnosis of facial
deformity.
The concepts of facial aesthetics are covered in Part
I with four chapters. These beautifully illustrated pages
discuss historical and philosophical perspectives of facial
beauty from Ancient Egypt to the 20th century writings
of Leslie Farkas—The father of Modern Craniofacial
Anthropometry. The impressive list of museums and librar-
ies in the acknowledgements reveal the sources of the pleth-
ora of illustrations. ‘Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?’
the historical opinions and evidence are debated; the impor-
tance of facial expression in communication in all cultures,
the features and identifying factors in body dysmorphic dis-
order, and the psychological ramifications of facial deform-
ity in social neglect are deliberated.
Part II on clinical diagnosis is divided into four sec-
tions starting with stressing the importance of the patient
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A key difference over the previous edition is the separate
inclusion of relevant Cochrane reviews, highlighting the
benefits of provision of evidence-based health care.
In summary, this book, which is competitively priced,
provides a thorough introduction to the main concepts of
orthodontics and it will appeal to a diverse readership includ-
ing undergraduate and postgraduate students, general dental
practitioners with a special interest in orthodontics, and gen-
eral dentists who want to get an overview of the specialty.
Stefan Abela
interview, going on to methodical detailed information and
discussions of patients’ records and cephalometry. The final
sections (two thirds of the book) on the ‘facial aesthetic
analysis’ lead us through the clinical inspection, training
us to see in order to diagnose and evaluate. These incred-
ibly interesting and painstakingly researched pages discuss
descriptions of facial types, sexual and ethic variations, and
facial aging. It is in the last 13 chapters on ‘regional analy-
sis’ that each and every part of the face, with its terminol-
ogy and detailed anatomy, is fully described to enable us
to see and appreciate normal and why normal is beautiful,
so that deviation from, or abnormal is correctly diagnosed
and grasped. The last three chapters, written with Dajit Gill,
deal entirely with the teeth and dental tissues, the principles
of occlusion, the relationships of these tissues to the smile,
and dentofacial aesthetics.
The book is highly illustrated on every page with facial
photographs, clear historic reproductions, and sharp colour
graphic illustrations and diagrams drawn by Hengameh
Naini. The related text is on the same page near to the
appropriate illustration.
This is a book that will be of interest to anyone who has
an interest in facial aesthetics. From a clinical point of view,
this book will interest anyone who looks after patients with
dentofacial deformity from maxillofacial and plastic sur-
geons, orthodontists, to general dentists and any other den-
tal and medical specialists who desire an understanding of
the importance of facial aesthetics in the treatment of ‘real
people’ rather than ‘patients with a disease entity’.
Anna Gibilaro