Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Sciences

The Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Sciences covers the medical sciences for the preclinical dental student in a concise and easily accessible format. An international team of experts in dental education and research provide information on the applied basic sciences to ensure a sound understanding of why the medical sciences are relevant to clinical dental practice. Anatomy and development, pain and behavioural sciences, biochemistry, genomics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, and physiology are all covered. Emphasis is placed on advances in the sciences, the changed content of subjects, and the relevance to dental clinical practice, ensuring that this Handbook will provide all the information necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

PART I: DEVELOPMENT AND ANATOMY; 1. Craniofacial development; 2. General anatomy; 3. Anatomy of the head and neck; 4. Oral anatomy: the oral cavity, salivary glands, and the temporomandibular joint; 5. The neck; 6. Teeth; 7. Odontogenesis; 8. Tooth eruption; PART II: PHYSIOLOGY; 9. Cell physiology; 10. Neurophysiology; 11. Mastication; 12. Salivary gland function; 13. Swallowing; 14. Digestion and absorption; 15. Liver; 16. Kidneys; 17. Vitamins; 18. Blood; 19. Cardiovascular system; 20. Respiratory system; 21. Endocrine system; 22. Bone; 23. Wound healing; PART III: BIOCHEMISTRY; 24. Molecular architecture; 25. Protein expression, analysis and proteomics; 26. Metabolism; 27. Cell signalling; 28. Cells and tissues; 29. Mineralized tissues; 30. Teeth; 31. The periodontal tissues; 32. The temperomandibular joint; 33. Saliva and the biochemical aspects of oral homeostasis; 34. Dental plague; PART IV: GENOMICS; 35. Genomics; 36. Human genetics; 37. Craniofacial development; 38. Palate development; 39. Tooth development; PART V: GENERAL IMMUNOLOGY; 40. General immunology; 41. Humoral and soluble mediators of the immune response; 42. Cell-mediated immunity; 43. Clinical immunology; PART VI: PATHOLOGY; 44. Cell and tissue damage; 45. Hemodynamic disorders; 46. Neoplasia; 47. Genetic and developmental disorders; 48. Nutritional diseases; PART VII: MICROBIOLOGY; 49. Bacteria; 50. Bacteria and disease; 51. Major bacteria and the diseases they can cause; 52. Viruses and viral infections; 53. Main viral infections; 54. Fungi and fungal infection; PART VIII: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND PAIN; 55. The dentist-patient relationship; 56. Personality, mood and psychiatric disorders; 57. Pain; 58. Orofacial pain