Tooth wear: an authoritative reference for dental professionals and students

Editors: Andrew Eder and Maurice Faigenblum; 2022; Springer Nature; £95.50 (eBook); £119.99 (hardcover); pp. 309; ISBN: 978-3-030-86109-4

The third edition of this well-respected book is again co-edited by Professor Andrew Eder and for this edition, supported by co-author Dr Maurice Faigenblum. Along with 33 other national and international colleagues, the editors succeed in presenting a much-extended book with over 300, well-illustrated pages that cover contemporary understanding of this challenging and widespread condition, in a manner appropriate for all members of the dental team.

Throughout the book, a focus is maintained on the difficulties in tooth wear diagnosis, control and restoration and the decision-making process required, when moving from preventive to interventional approaches. Therefore, all readers, seeking either a greater academic understanding of tooth wear, or wishing to be guided through various clinical considerations and methods for managing affected patients, will benefit from this book.

The authors' royalties go to the BDA Benevolent Fund and the Alpha Omega Dental Society.

The chapters in this book are arranged into Part I: Introduction to Tooth Wear and Part II: Management of Tooth Wear. Many are only around ten pages long and the high-quality content of each chapter can easily be read and understood in one sitting.

Part I: Introduction to Tooth Wear

• 1. An Overview of Tooth Wear

• 2. Tooth Wear and Population Oral Health

• 3. Risk Factors in Tooth Wear

• 4. Saliva and Tooth Wear

• 5. Feeding and Eating Disorders: Behaviours That Adversely Impact Oral Health

• 6. Physiology of Erosive Tooth Wear and Relationship with Dentine Hypersensitivity

• 7. Associations Between Tooth Wear and Dental Sleep Disorders: An Overview

• 8. Dento-Legal Considerations in the Management of Patients with Tooth Wear.

Part II: Management of Tooth Wear

• 9. A Pragmatic Philosophy of Tooth Wear Management

• 10. Treatment Planning for Patients with Tooth Wear

• 11. Occlusion and Splint Therapy

• 12. Tooth Wear in the Child and Adolescent

• 13. Surgical Crown Lengthening in the Management of Tooth Wear

• 14. Orthodontic Therapy in the Management of Tooth Wear

• 15. Adhesive Restorations

• 16. Fixed Prosthodontics

• 17. Removable Prosthodontics

• 18. Dental Implants in the Management of Tooth Wear

• 19. Prevention, Maintenance and Dealing with Failures.

The editors conclude the book with a final section, drawing the reader towards future considerations of managing tooth wear at both a population and individual level, for both our patients and the dental profession.

Professor Eder and Dr Faigenbaum are to be congratulated for the third edition, which will continue its deserved reputation as a definitive text on this subject.

Martin Ashley