adult refusing to leave home. However, as it rapidly approaches its 30th birthday the time has now come for this invaluable reference tool to enter a new chapter in its life and move forward, following a substantial update and revision, under new guardianship. While the format and approach remains the same, all sections have been revised, with the addition of a newly created chapter dedicated solely to implant dentistry, an ever- expanding field with increasing numbers of general dental practitioners now routinely providing this service. With new images, tables, and resources, the text has been brought into line with current evidence and guidelines (at the time of publication), allowing it to serve as an aide- memoire, revision guide, and reference text for dentists and dental students worldwide. As with all editions of the handbook we are very much indebted to the numerous contributors whose knowledge and expertise over the years have helped to make this book what it is today. However, as with any academic reference book, we would encourage readers to amend or add to the text in response to new evidence, clinical experience, and errors or omissions. Finally we are hugely grateful to the parents of the book, David and Laura Mitchell, who created, nurtured, and developed the text through six editions into an incredible resource to be used by many generations of dentists over its lifetime. Their encouragement and support has been invaluable as we have endeavoured to make the seventh edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry the most comprehensive and relevant version to date.

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