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It’s hard to forget the moment I first laid eyes on this beauty. I was on the exhibit
floor, meandering among all the glittering instruments, buzzing implant motors and the
smell of laser-burnt pig jaws when I first caught a glimpse. Size XXL, and truly stunning
in hot-pink satin and plastic wrap. Nothing this hot pink has made such a splash since
unibody ski suits in the 1980’s.
You should judge this book by its cover. Its scope and approach are audacious, fresh, and
unlike any previous dental technique book. ‘Plastic, Esthetic, Periodontal, and Implant
Surgery’ by Otto Zuhr and Marc Hurzeler.
This book was published last year, and represents almost a 10-year effort by the authors to
document and teach the movement towards microsurgery and periodontics. If you are a periodontist
under 60, you have no choice but to add this to your textbook collection. The authors use
exquisite photography to show the step-by-step application of microsurgery to periodontal
procedures; esthetic crown lengthening, soft tissue grafting, immediate implantology, and
bone grafting.
I can honestly say that I learn something from this book every time I spend time with
it. There are first-published suturing techniques, like the double-horizontal sling suture, which
uses the contact as a superior point to coronally position tissue. There’s a detailed explanation
of the socket shield approach to immediate interior implants and so many other unique
and stunning cases, that it’s quite exhausting to list them all.
If you have never spent $300 on a text before, now you have your chance. If you need to justify
the cost to a loved one, just explain that it’s a combination textbook and workout
aid. Just use proper weightlifting technique when handling the book: lift with the legs,
keep the spine aligned, and keep the weight close to the body when moving it from place-to-place.
I know I’ve said this before, but this pink book is an instant classic and a must-have
for surgeons that want to see the cutting-edge of periodontal surgery. 5-stars.