Wheelers Dental Anatomy Physiology And Occlusion

Detailed Features

Successfully learn to apply dental anatomy to the practice of dentistry with Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology, and Occlusion, 11th Edition: SAE. Updated and visually enhanced, the 11th edition of this market-leading dental text expands its focus on clinical applications. In all, this proven learning package offers all the up-to-date information, best practices, and tools to prepare you for the dental anatomy and occlusion section of the exams and ensure long-term clinical success.

More than 800 full-color images include detailed, well-labeled anatomical illustrations as well as clinical photographs.

Bolded key terms draw students’ attention to essential terminology.

Practical appendices include Review of Tooth Morphology with a concise review of tooth development from in utero to adolescence to adulthood; and Tooth Traits of the Permanent Dentition with tables for each tooth providing detailed information such as tooth rotation, dimensions, the position of proximal contacts, heights, and curvatures.

Labeling exercises challenge students to identify tooth structures and facial anatomy with drag-and-drop labels.

The chapter on clinical applications includes practical applications and case studies to prepare students for exams. Topics include root planing and scaling; extraction techniques and forces; relationship of fillings to pulp form and enamel form; and occlusal adjustment of premature occlusal contacts and arch form in relationship to bite splint designs.