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

Stephen Creanor is Clinical Professor of Oral Sciences at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK. Stephen has extensive experience of teaching the scientific basis of clinical dentistry and has published widely on the subject. As well as regularly undertaking basic science and oral biology teaching, Stephen is also an active clinician.

Essential Clinical Oral Biology is an accessible guide to oral biology, introducing the scientific knowledge necessary to succeed in clinical practice. Covering key topics in clinical oral biology, this textbook will help students gain an understanding of oral tissues and their relationship to oral health and disease.

Key features include:

• 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

The clinical relevance of each topic is emphasised throughout, making this a must-have resource for students in the early years of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy, clinical dental technology and dental nursing courses, as well as a useful revision guide for clinical undergraduate and early postgraduate students.