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all well written and extremely well referenced. The Practical Conscious Sedation
result is a distillate of evidence-based information David Craig, Meg Skelly, in press. Hardback colour
gleaned from the literature and directly applicable illustrations, 132 pages, cost £28.00, ISBN: 1-85097-
to clinical practice. 070-X.
Whilst objectivity in terms of scientific back-
ground to successful implant integration in com- This handbook of practical sedation is the 15th
promised bone underpins this work, there is also in the Quintessential series so well produced by
a pragmatic recognition of the more subjective Quintessence Publishing and edited by Nairn Wilson.
factors relating to operator skill and experience. It is a readable, pocket-sized handbook, which
Within the early chapters there is a broad spec- starts with the history of anaesthesia and sedation.
trum of information on background topics some of It continues with a slightly abbreviated review of
which receive only brief comment. However, the the anatomy and physiology followed by a more
interested reader will find no difficulty in delving substantial look at the pharmacology of sedation.
further using the extensive bibliography provided. From then on, the book is entirely devoted to prac-
The book soon gets into its stride with beauti- tical aspects of sedation with chapters covering
fully illustrated chapters describing the variation assessment, equipment, clinical techniques, com-
in structure of the bone of the jaws as well as plications and a final chapter on issues of clinical
some intriguing detail of its blood supply. These governance.
anatomical foundations are then given recognition The penultimate chapter (dealing with seda-
in later sections involving surgical perspectives, tion in special circumstances) provides a helpful
assessment of bone quality, and choice of implant overview of the sort of problems that can be faced
fixtures. Even when dealing with these very prac- by those giving sedation in real life.
tical issues, the book avoids being bogged down I have few criticisms of this book. There is some
in individual procedures and protocols but rather debate about who invented the children’s anxiety
deals in principles and strategies underlying them. scale (attributed to Venham in the text). Personally,
However, when it comes to the choice between dif- I feel that the use of Butterfly needles should be
ferent designs of implant fixture, plenty of specific abandoned whilst the use of normal saline to flush
examples are given; manufacturers are named and a cannula is usually recommended but not shown.
no nonsense opinions are offered. The suggested use of opiates preceding midazolam
The threshold of requirement for bone augmenta- is contentious and there is no mention of the syn-
tion with either grafting or regenerative techniques ergistic effects of these classes of drugs.
is also addressed with suitably referenced views on All in all, however, this remains a very readable,
bone graft substitutes, guided bone regeneration, reasonably priced textbook with excellent colour
and the use of growth factors. Refreshingly dispas- illustrations. It is aimed more at the postgraduate
sionate and objectively based opinions are set out but could be easily read and understood by under-
in these topic areas where prejudice and the pref- graduate students who may be interested in the
erence of individuals often predominate. subject.
There are separate sections on implant treatment
in patients at both extremes of age, the relationship C.M. Hill
between dental implants and radiotherapy to the Department of Oral Surgery
jaws, and the possible therapeutic effects of low Medicine and Pathology
level laser treatment to dental implant sites. University Hospital of Walse
This book is aimed at implant students, prac- Cardiff, Wales CF4 4XY, UK
tising implant clinicians, and implant orientated E-mail address: hillcm@cardiff.ac.uk
researchers. There is plenty of information within
Available online 5 November 2004
these pages for each of these groups of readers
none of whom will begrudge spending £62.00 to doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.08.022
add this volume to their bookshelves.
P.D. Robinson
2 Orchard Gate, Esher
Surrey KT10 8HY, UK
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