Editors: George A. Mandelaris and Brian S. Vence; 2023; Springer Cham; £199.50 (eBook); pp. 828; ISBN: 978-3-030-90099-1

To meet the desired treatment aims and objectives, the provision of dental treatment - in particular the movement of the dentition in all three dimensions - can be limited by the growth potential of patients, the craniofacial skeleton, and the available hard and soft tissues. In certain clinical conditions, surgical adjunctive procedures can be utilised to overcome these limitations. To meet the ever-increasing demand in adults requiring multidisciplinary care, the publishing of this textbook Surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy would seem appropriate and timely.

This book is divided into six parts consisting of a total of 28 chapters written by various contributing authors. Each chapter is extensively written and follows a logical progression. The text in each chapter is supported with appropriate references, diagrams and clinical images. The first part provides an overview of the embryologic basis of bone formation in the human craniofacial skeleton and its relation to malocclusion in interdisciplinary dentofacial therapy. The next four chapters then focus on patient management, with particular attention given to the relevance of orthodontic, periodontal and maxillofacial specialties in the planning of surgically facilitated therapy. The final part, which I feel would be the most appealing to clinicians, focuses on the management of five clinical cases. As per the running theme of the textbook, these cases were planned and treated using a multidisciplinary approach. The documented outcomes are very impressive. However, if future updated editions of this textbook are to be planned, then the inclusion of more clinical cases covering a range of malocclusions of varying complexity treated from start to finish with surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy would be beneficial.

In summary, the authors have produced a very detailed introductory textbook explaining the benefits of surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy, in the management of complex multidisciplinary cases. The extensive multidisciplinary planning required in these cases may limit this textbook's broad appeal to clinicians. However, I feel this book would still be of interest to both early-career dental clinicians and experienced dental specialists who have a keen interest in managing multidisciplinary cases.