This full-color, spiral-bound resource covers a wide range of dental prevention and treatment topics, making it an ideal patient education tool as well as a learning resource for students of dentistry, hygiene, and assisting. The Chairside Instructor: A Visual Guide to Case Presentations is organized into 8 sections:  

1. Oral Anatomy 
2. Prevention and Diagnosis  
3. Gum (Periodontal) Disease 
4. Decay, Cavities and Restorations 
5. Tooth Replacement 
6. Orthodontics  
7. Cosmetic Options  
8. Other Oral Conditions 

Updates to this edition include tooth erosion, gum recession and treatments, steps of cavity restoration (filling), tobacco and oral health, effects of sugar on teeth, and peri-implantitis. Includes tabbed pages for quick flipping, and is laminated for easy clean up. Features over 250 full-color photos and illustrations.