An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques

Learn the basics of dental morphology while improving your cognitive and psychomotor skills with one authoritative resource An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques combines important information on dental morphology, and tooth carving and wax-up techniques. This book provides those who wish to improve their cognitive and psychomotor skills with a comprehensive and authoritative resource essential to aesthetic and restorative procedures. Containing clear diagrams and detailed explanations on dental morphology and tooth carving, this book is invaluable for the improvement of manual dexterity in undergraduate and graduate students, particularly in the area of aesthetic procedures and restorative procedures. Contains information on the pre-carving preparation of wax blocks Provides a description of anatomical landmarks Offers a complete and stepwise guide to the carving and wax-up of each tooth Includes video resources, located on the companion website, to assist students in the procedure An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques is perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in dentistry who aim to improve their cognitive and psychomotor skills.

Preface ix Acknowledgements xi About the Companion Website xiii 1 Introduction to Dental Anatomy 1 2 Armamentarium 5 Part I Carving 11 3 Pre-carving Preparation of Wax Blocks 13 4 Anatomical Landmarks 15 5 Permanent Maxillary Central Incisor 23 6 Permanent Maxillary Lateral Incisor 39 7 Permanent Mandibular Central Incisor 51 8 Permanent Mandibular Lateral Incisor 63 9 Permanent Maxillary Canine 69 10 Permanent Mandibular Canine 85 11 Permanent Maxillary First Premolar 89 12 Permanent Maxillary Second Premolar 105 13 Permanent Mandibular First Premolar 111 14 Permanent Mandibular Second Premolar 125 15 Permanent Maxillary First Molar 139 16 Permanent Maxillary Second Molar 157 17 Permanent Mandibular First Molar 165 18 Permanent Mandibular Right Second Molar 181 Part II Wax-Up Technique 193 19 Waxing of the Maxillary Right Central Incisor 195 20 Waxing of the Permanent Mandibular Right Central Incisor 203 21 Waxing of the Permanent Maxillary Left Canine 207 22 Waxing of the Permanent Maxillary Left First Premolar 213 23 Waxing of the Permanent Maxillary Right First Molar 221 24 Waxing of the Permanent Mandibular Right First Molar 229 Index 237