Bone reformation: contemporary bone augmentation procedures in oral and maxillofacial implant surgery

  • S. Lundgren &
  • L. Sennerby
UK: Quintessence price £63.00; pp 136 ISBN 9781850971573 | ISBN: 978-1-8509-7157-3

This book is written by two internationally renowned experts based in Sweden. Their aim is to provide the reader with a clear, didactic approach to contemporary bone reformation techniques, the anatomy and biology behind these and a guide for surgeons to perform the appropriate procedures.

The content is aimed at academics, specialists, postgraduate trainees, surgeons and practitioners with an interest and experience in the fields of endosseous implant placement and bone grafting.

The book is very well presented throughout and is divided sensibly into four chapters and an appendix. What is most striking is the clear layout and high quality clinical photographs.

Chapter 1 focuses on harvesting of iliac crest bone grafts and intraoral bone graft harvesting. Chapters 2 and 3 describe techniques for reconstruction of the atrophic edentulous jaw and reconstruction of the partially dentate jaw. Here each surgical technique is described in a step-by-step manner. Chapter 4 is entitled 'Biological aspects of reconstructive surgery and implant integration'. This chapter would be better placed earlier on in the book as it provides a good review of important fundamental topics including bone healing, osteodistraction, implant stability and implant integration in bone substitutes.

The general organisation of the text in each subsection follows the pattern of: treatment philosophy and background, surgical techniques, post treatment measures, complications, follow-up, references and further reading. Each of the surgical techniques described has a coloured text box clearly summarising its indication. Evidence-base is referred to where relevant throughout the book.

The appendix contains three pages illustrating the various instruments used in the surgical procedures described in the text. The glossary is well stocked with relevant terms.

The book well meets its aim of providing the biological and clinical principles of contemporary augmentation procedures of the alveolus as well as describing and demonstrating the authors' techniques in a succinct manner. This book is an excellent addition for those working or involved in this field.