Periodontal Surgery: A Clinical Atlas Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780867153774 ISBN-10: 0867153776 Copyright: 2000 Edition: 1st Author: Sato, Naoshi Doody's Expert Review    Score: 71 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Rodrigue Barakat,  DMD  (Loyola University Medical Center) Description This is an atlas of periodontal surgery with an emphasis on contemporary regenerative procedures. Purpose The purpose is to demonstrate how regenerative procedures, combined with fundamental periodontal surgery techniques, can achieve an easily maintained environment and esthetic enhancement, therefore improving the general clinical outcome. Audience The book is written by a periodontist and is oriented towards periodontists, general practitioners, and postdoctoral students. Features This book was first written in 1997 and then translated into English for this edition. It is divided into six chapters. A main emphasis is placed on regeneration techniques. However, there is a chapter solely dedicated to esthetic periodontal surgery. All chapters incorporate the implant aspect. The pages are mainly composed of photographic plates and illustrative drawings that illustrate step-by-step the details of the procedures. Inserted between the different procedures is a discussion of the techniques presented. Assessment This atlas of periodontal surgery illustrates in detail most of the latest techniques used in periodontal surgery. The table of contents is organized in a comprehensible manner that allows the reader to promptly get the information needed. The images are clear. Each case is well documented; it permits the reader to understand the procedure in details. The book covers techniques that are known and widely used as well as uncommon techniques. For the reader who requires more detailed information there are multiple references. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 6 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 6 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 2 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 2 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 6 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.