Dental Trauma at a Glance. Aws Alani
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Alani, Aws, 1979– author. | Calvert, Gareth, 1985– author.
Title: Dental trauma at a glance / Aws Alani, Gareth Calvert.
Other titles: At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2021. | Series: At a glance series | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020032912 (print) | LCCN 2020032913 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119562832 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119563013 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119562993 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Oral Surgical Procedures–methods | Tooth Injuries–surgery Tooth avulsion | Tooth luxation | Tooth fracture | Pulpotomy | Wounds and Injuries–surgery | Handbook
Classification: LCC RK490 (print) | LCC RK490 (ebook) | NLM WU 49 | DDC 617.6044–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020032912 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020032913
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Aws and Gareth wish to thank their families for their love and support,
and their colleagues who inspire and motivate them.
Foreword
Dental trauma is a core topic in both undergraduate and postgraduate education within Endodontology. As a consequence, there is a clear need for books that summarise the contemporary scientific evidence as well as the best clinical practice in a format that is understandable and easy to follow. This new book, Dental Trauma at a Glance, fulfils that need and is a timely addition to the literature and an excellent resource for those searching for information.
Traumatic dental injuries are unplanned, and they create unique challenges for dentists and other health care practitioners. Dental Trauma at a Glance provides all the information required to manage such injuries. The chapters in the book are logically arranged to mirror a patient journey, and the intuitive layout of each chapter walks the reader through the management of all forms of adult dental trauma.
The authors of this textbook have gone to great lengths to illustrate every chapter with real clinical examples and clear illustrations. The identical format of each chapter aids readability and allows problem‐solving when traumatic dental injuries present in a step‐by‐step logical process.
Two specific chapters worth mentioning are ‘Features of luxation injuries and principles of repositioning’ as well as ‘Follow‐up and splint removal.’ The authors firmly believe there is a right way and wrong way to do everything, and when the pressure of unfamiliar acute dental trauma becomes all the more real, these critical chapters will ensure the best clinical practice can be followed.
The simplicity of the book transcends all clinical backgrounds, from undergraduate to specialist. In the words of Einstein – ‘if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.’
Paul MH Dummer
Emeritus Professor
Preface
We live in a world where accidents, mishaps, disagreements, and unfortunate altercations occur on a daily basis. Both Gareth and myself have lived and worked in a variety of huge, busy cities around the United Kingdom, where dental trauma occurs under a variety of circumstances and situations. Such is the burden on health care professionals and services we were motivated to create a text that is quick to refer to and easy to understand in the hope that the scope of management of these cases is shared far and wide.
No two dental trauma cases are the same, and no story charting the circumstances of the injury cease to intrigue or cause dismay. My first memory of managing an acute traumatic injury was in South Wales as a junior trainee. A young boy had challenged his friend to shoot an apple off the top of his head ‘Robin Hood’ style. . .with an air rifle! Unfortunately, the apple escaped unscathed, but his central incisor was shattered. What was more apparent than the injury itself was the mental anguish on his face at the thought of a near‐death experience and, of course, the appearance of his tooth. It was safe to say his mother was also as equally mortified. What we both have realised through our daily experiences is the mental trauma that dental injuries can cause our patients. Post‐traumatic stress disorder is a real and significant consideration for this patient cohort, and this is an aspect of our care we must not overlook or fail to recognise. Indeed quick, efficient, and TIMELY management of dental trauma is likely to reduce the mental anguish and significant comorbidities that may develop in the future. We both feel that the complications that arise from trauma injuries are significantly more difficult and complicated to attend to than if the injury was managed optimally in the first instance. The legacy of poorly managed trauma is long and unrelenting.
We have known each other for over a decade now, worked together