Main description:

Understand oral histology and learn to apply your knowledge in the clinical setting with this definitive reference. Now in full color and thoroughly updated, Ten Cate's 8th Edition provides insight on contemporary research and trends in oral histology, embryology, physiology, oral biology, postnatal growth and development that is essential to your success in oral health!

Contents:

1. Structure of the Oral Tissues

2. General Embryology

3. Embryology of the Head, Face, and Oral Cavity

4. Cytoskeleton, Cell Junctions, Fibroblasts, and Extracellular Matrixes

5. Development of the Tooth and Its Supporting Tissues

6. Bone

7. Enamel: Composition, Formation, and Structure

8. Dentin-Pulp Complex

9. Periodontium

10. Physiologic Tooth Movement: Eruption and Shedding

11. Salivary Glands

12. Oral Mucosa

13. Temporomandibular Joint

14. Facial growth and development

15. Repair and Regeneration of Oral Tissues