Sports Dentistry: Principles and Practice

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Books Review
Sports Dentistry: Principles
and Practice
Editors: Peter D. Fine, Chris Louca, Albert Leung
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, OX, UK
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-119-33255-8
Edition: 1/e
Year Published: 2018
Pages: 232, illustrated
Price: $85.00
The book entitled "Sports Dentistry: Principles and Practice" oers dentists the most eective treatment
methods for sports dentistry in the dental, endodontic and restorative area.
The book contains eleven chapters and an index.
First, the authors present the prevalence / incidence of dental trauma during sports, dealing with trauma
caused to teeth, the role of education and the role of sports dentistry.
The book deals with dental trauma to the hard and soft tissues in the adult athlete, so injuries are classied,
and then trauma to the periodontal ligament is presented root fractures, splinting techniques, ankylosis and
an emergency dental kit are discussed.
Regarding trauma to the permanent dentition in pediatric patients in competitive sports, the book discusses
epidemiology, preventing trauma, emergency management of soft tissue injuries, primary teeth, permanent
teeth and prognosis.
It presents the restoration of teeth damaged by trauma, restorative techniques, anterior restorations with
composite material, clinical sequence and minimally invasive bonded porcelain.
As to the endodontic treatment as a consequence of sports injuries, the nature of the injuries, the vitality of
the dental pulp, while the treatment and recall are specied.
The treatment of dental wear in athletes is analyzed from the perspective of the types of wear, prevalence,
diet, gastro-oesophageal reux (GORD) and laryngopharyngeal (LPR), eating disorders and management
The prevention of sporting dental injuries is exemplied with dierent devices such as: mouthguards,
helmets, early intervention orthodontics, face shields and eective preventive measures.
The book discusses the role of nutrition in sports, optimal diet for athletes, hydration, supplements and eating
disorders.
The analysis of dental disorders in elite athletes identies a number of conditions: tooth surface loss, acidic
challenge, dental caries, acute and chronic infections, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and barotrauma.
The book is clearly written and is accompanied by explanatory diagrams and images, and a website with il-
lustrative case studies, constituting a guide for the general practitioner and specialists in pediatric dentistry,
orthodontics, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery.
The Books Review is drafted in the reviewer’s sole wording and illustrates his opinions.
Florin-Eugen
Constantinescu
DMD, PhD Student
Holistic Dental & Medical Institute
of Bucharest - ROPOSTURO,
Bucharest, Romania
e-mail:
dr.orin.constantinescu@gmail.com
DOI: http://www.stomaeduj.com 10.25241/stomaeduj.2019.6(4).bookreview.4
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