Main description:

The new edition of this textbook is a practical guide to dental anatomy, physiology and occlusion for students.

Divided into nine sections, each chapter features numerous photographs, tables, boxes, flowcharts and diagrams with descriptions.

The second edition has been fully revised to provide students with the latest advances in the field. A new chapter on tooth carving is included.

Differences between types of tooth are illustrated in tabular form and a summary chart enables quick revision.

MCQs are provided to help students prepare for theory and viva voce examinations.

Key points

Practical guide to dental anatomy, physiology and occlusion for students
Fully revised, second edition with new chapter on tooth carving
Includes summary charts and MCQs for quick revision
Previous edition (9789350259405) published in 2013

Contents:

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND NOMENCLATURE

Introduction to Dental Anatomy
Tooth Notation Systems

SECTION 2: CHRONOLOGY OF TOOTH DEVELOPMENT AND FORM AND FUNCTION

Chronology of Tooth Development
Form and Function of Orofacial Complex

SECTION 3: EVOLUTION OF TEETH, COMPARATIVE DENTAL ANATOMY, FORENSICS AND DENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Evolution of Teeth, Comparative Dental Anatomy and Forensic Odontology
Dental Anthropology

SECTION 4: DECIDUOUS DENTITION

Primary (Deciduous) Dentition
Differences between Primary and Permanent Dentitions

SECTION 5: PERMANENT DENTITION

The Permanent Maxillary Incisors
The Permanent Mandibular Incisors
The Permanent Canines
The Permanent Maxillary Premolars
The Permanent Mandibular Premolars
The Permanent Maxillary Molars
The Permanent Mandibular Molars
Pulp Morphology

SECTION 6: DENTO-OSSEOUS STRUCTURES: TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

Dento-osseous Structures: Blood Supply, Lymphatics and Innervation
Temporomandibular Joint

SECTION 7: OCCLUSION

Occlusion

SECTION 8: ORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Functions of Teeth, Phonetics, mastication and Deglutition

SECTION 9: TOOTH CARVING

Tooth Carving - Rationale, Armamentarium and Step-by-step Procedure