Wheeler's Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlusion: Expert Consult

By McKinley Ash, Russell Charles Wheeler, MAJOR M. ASH, et al.

Book Overview

The updated 8th edition of this classic reference provides a visually-oriented presentation of dental macromorphology and evidence-based chronologies of the human dentitions, while reflecting definitive shifts in modern dental practice.Essential concepts of occlusion relevant to restorative dentistry are covered.Evidence-based chronologies of the human dentitions provide research standards for tooth development and eruption.Dimensions of teeth from all aspects are considered in relation to space problems and arch size.Discussion of bony supporting structures provides information necessary for oral surgery, periodontics, and dental implants.Detailed descriptions and illustrated morphologic features of usual/unusual teeth essential for learning biologic variation of tooth morphology.Radiographs and pulp chamber and canal morphology in sectioned teeth provide an excellent reference for root canal therapy.Clinically useful chronologies show the age of attainment to avoid damage to developing teeth.Age prediction chronologies can be used to assess the unknown age of a patient.Periodontal therapy is discussed in detail, outlining the relationship of tooth morphology to the periodontium.Enhanced reader-friendly approachNew color illustrationsGreater emphasis on clinical applicationsA new, interactive CD-ROM offers three-dimensional animations of masticatory movements bringing the text's illustrations to life. Plus, an interactive mock examination mimics the National Board exam for outstanding review and practice.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721693822
• ISBN13: 9780721693828
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

What a Dental Anatomy Book Should Not Be Without

Unfortunately some of the reviewers are steeped in subjective reality and probably the users and promoters of another dental anatomy text. In a period of evidence based dental education and practice, a book without much of a refernce base is outdated; a book with out a CD is outdated; a book without a good index is hardly useful; a book without the latest information on dental anatomy is outdated; and a book without facts to build on is no book at all. Wheeler's 8th edition has none of these deficiences.

Quit your whining. There are too many dentists anyway.

To the reviewers who vilified this tome-> Hey guys, this text is a classic. If learning is such a hateful thing to you, get out of dentistry now. You're off to a good start to become a second rate dentist as it is. Here's an idea: learn how to love dentistry, because you'll be practicing for a long time. Call me crazy. I've been called worse.

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