Essential Clinical Oral Biology

Essential Clinical Oral Biology is an accessible guide to oral biology, introducing the scientific knowledge necessary to succeed in clinical practice. Student-friendly layout with clinical photographs throughout Each chapter has clearly defined key topics and learning objectives  Covers the essentials: what you need to know and why Companion website featuring interactive MCQs, teaching presentations and downloadable images

Contributors vii Preface ix About the companion website xi 1 An introduction to the human dentition 1 Stephen Creanor 2 Oral embryology 6 Stuart McDonald 3 Tooth development 13 Stephen Creanor and Kamran Ali 4 Enamel 23 Paul Anderson and Stephen Creanor 5 The pulpo-dentinal complex 34 Stephen Creanor, Christopher Tredwin and Taher Elgalaid 6 Cementum 45 Stephen Creanor 7 Alveolar bone 50 Stephen Creanor and Kamran Ali 8 The periodontal ligament (PDL) 57 Vehid Salih and Svetislav Zaric 9 Oral mucosa 64 Kamran Ali 10 The gingiva 72 Ewen McColl and Stephen Creanor 11 Tooth eruption and development of the occlusion 80 Declan Millett and Stephen Creanor 12 The salivary glands 91 Stephen Creanor and Kamran Ali 13 Saliva 99 Stephen Creanor and Kamran Ali 14 Maxillary sinus 105 Stuart McDonald, Stephen Creanor and Kamran Ali 15 The temporomandibular joint 111 Stuart McDonald and Stephen Creanor 16 The tongue 120 Stuart McDonald and Stephen Creanor 17 Lymph nodes of the head and neck and the tonsils 128 Stuart McDonald 18 Dental plaque and calculus 136 Louise Belfield 19 Dental caries: the biological basis 144 Stephen Creanor 20 Introduction to periodontal disease 152 Gerard Linden and Lewis Winning Index 163