This superbly illustrated book presents the most current and comprehensive review of oral
anatomy for clinicians and researchers alike. In 26 chapters the reader is taken on a unique
anatomical journey starting with the oral fissure continuing via the maxilla and mandible to
the tongue and floor of the mouth and concluding with the temporomandibular joint and
masticatory muscles. Each chapter offers a detailed description of the relevant anatomical
structures and their spatial relationships provides quantitative morphological assessments
and explains the relevance of the region for clinical dentistry. All dental health care
professionals require a sound knowledge of anatomy for the purposes of diagnostics treatment
planning and therapeutic intervention. A full understanding of the relationship between
anatomy and clinical practice is the ultimate objective and this book will enable the reader
to achieve such understanding as the basis for provision of the best possible treatment for
each individual patient as well as recognition and comprehension of unexpected clinical
findings.
