The art of detailing

  • R. Romano
Quintessence price £148.00; pp 360 ISBN 9781850972426 | ISBN: 978-1-8509-7242-6

The art of detailing is the final book in a trilogy by Rafi Romano, a Tel Aviv-based specialist in orthodontics and dento-facial orthopedics. The author aims to illustrate the treatment philosophies of world-renowned specialists in prosthodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, implantology, dental technology, maxillofacial surgery and restorative dentistry through a series of interdisciplinary treated cases.

The book compromises 28 chapters and is beautifully presented and reader friendly. It is made up of four sections. The first covers patient evaluation and diagnosis in relation to multidisciplinary treated cases with high aesthetic needs and highlights the importance of understanding the management of occlusion when treatment planning.

Interdisciplinary treatment planning of implant cases including complex cases, treatment of an implant failure and an innovative approach to guided bone regeneration forms the majority of the second section.

The third section covers the minimally invasive approach to restorative dentistry .A series of differing restorative cases are used to illustrate important aesthetic and restorative dental procedures used in common clinical situations.

A range of patient-centred cases is presented in the final section, which emphasises the need to tailor treatment to the individual patients' needs.

In each chapter the case treated is discussed in relation to the philosophical basis of the clinician for the treatment provided, why that particular case was chosen and any special challenges met by the clinician. In addition, a retrospective evaluation of the case is provided whereby the treatment is appraised and assessed as to how it could have been improved upon.

The quality of illustrations is excellent. The patient records presented include numerous before and after, life-like colour photographs that comprehensively show the stepwise stages of the clinical treatment and in certain cases the accompanying technical and laboratory procedures. This gives the reader a clear understanding and is complimented by the accompanying text, which is concise yet fully explains the treatment stages.

This book provides a philosophy of excellence based upon sound interdisciplinary assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning for many everyday clinical situations, producing optimal results.

Overall this is a substantial, very well illustrated and very readable book. It provides key learning in the theoretical and practical multidisciplinary approach to assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning of simple and complex cases experienced by the specialist and general dental practitioner. The author manages to navigate the reader through a complex subject in a straightforward and approachable way.