23% Book reviews J. Prostbet. Dent. February, 1972

The material is skillfully organized into four major sections and 19 chapters. Section I introduces the fundamentals of the various disease processes and techniques of initial examina-

tion. Section II follows with a more comprehensive review of diagnostic procedures and tech-

niques including a thorough review of radiographic examination and interpretation. Sectiotls III and IV are devoted to the more complicated areas of recognition and management of oral pathosis, treatment planning, and patient management. Included is a timely chapter dealing

with the legal implications related to dental practice, with a brief introduction to forensic dentistry. A unique feature of the text is the chapter devoted to the Management of Dirr

Emergencies, which is printed in color, making it readily accessible to the practitioner in the event rapid reference is required.

All chapters are adequately supplemented with excellent illustrations usually placed ad- jacent to the written text for ease of identification. A major shortcoming, however, is the

lack of color plates, which would be of great value in the descriptions of some pathologic

conditions. Oral Diagnosis/Oral Medicine should serve as an excellent teaching text for undergraduate

dental students and as a ready reference source for busy dentists. This reviewer considers it a

welcome addition to his library.

JOSEPH E. MAYBURY, D.D.S.

Elements of Dental Materials. By Ralph W. Phillips, MS., D.Sc. Ed. 2. Philadelphia, 1971, W. B. Saunders Company. 283 pages, illustrated, indexed. Price $8.75.

The second edition of this text has been presented to give the dental hygienist and dental

assistant a basic background in dental materials and to show how factors of manipulation may affect the properties and clinical success of these materials. Because there is a scarcity of books

of this type and subject, it has been a useful addition to the dental literature. The text contains 26 chapters. The first four are of a background nature, and the succeed-

ing chapters treat the various materials generally taught in dental materials courses. The last chapter on abrasion, polishing, and especially on dentifrices, is of special interest, because as

the author states in the preface, the subject is not adequately treated in other texts. The author has a unique ability to relate materials to the basic level of general practice,

and this book is another excellent example. One wonders, however, whether the book is not on

occasion more complex than it needs to be or treats areas that are not of particular interest to the readers for whom it is intended.

Binding and printing appear excellent, but the pages are a little too thin to mask adjacent

pages. The illustrations are adequate and well placed. The quality of the cover is poor.

HARRY CHANDLER. D.D.S.

Color Atlas of Oral Pathology. By Robert A. Colby, D.D.S., MS., Donald A. Kerr, D.D.S., M.S., and Hamilton B. G. Robinson, D.D.S., MS. Ed. 3. Philadelphia, 1971, J. B.

Lippincott Company. 207 pages, 485 color illustrations, indexed. Price $19.00. yv

As the word “atlas” in the title implies, this is a picture book which can serve as a handy supplement to more comprehensive oral pathology textbooks. The stated purpose of the book is to present in concise form the fundamental facts concerning oral disease.

The third edition preserves the well-accepted format of previous editions. Each page is divided into two columns. Color illustrations appear in one column, and brief, written descrip- tions of the illustrated conditions occupy the adjacent column. Generally, there are three labeled color plates per page with the book containing a total of 485 color figures. The figures include a collection of excellent quality clinical photographs, photomicrographs, radiographs, and draw-

ings.