Kabita Chatterjee BDS (Cal), MDS (Mang)
Consultant Oral Pathologist AMRI Apollo Clinic, Kolkata
Formerly
Lecturer, College of Dental Surgery Manipal
Reader, R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital Kolkata
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Essentials of Oral Histology
© 2006, Kabita Chatterjee
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author and the publisher.
First Edition: 2006
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To
My parents
Dr Kamal Bose
and
Ashoka Bose
5Preface
The oral cavity or stomatodeum is considered as the mirror of the body. Many systemic diseases have their oral manifestations. So a good clinician should have a firm knowledge of Oral Histology which is the fundamental science for understanding the intricate morphologies of oral and paraoral tissues.
There are several excellent textbooks available on Oral Histology. Essentials of Oral Histology has been written with a view to present the subject to the undergraduate dental students in a more simplified manner for their easy assimilation. It is a humble attempt to fill the niche for the students of dentistry with the current information about the development, structure and function of teeth and associated tissues.
I assume all the responsibilities for errors and omissions in this book. I sincerely welcome the constructive suggestions from the students and the teachers for further improvement of this maiden effort.
Kabita Chatterjee
6Acknowledgements
I take this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to Dr HM Dholakia, Dr BB Dutta, Dr KL Banerjee, Dr DL Koley, Dr KS Roy Chowdhury, Dr S Talukdar and Dr RR Pal for teaching me with their personal attention and valuable guidance.
It is my proud privilege to thank my friends, colleagues and students for their continuous encouragement.
I gratefully acknowledge the help of my aunt Miss Sati Mitra for typing the manuscript.
Special thanks and appreciation are extended to my husband Dr DK Chattopadhyay and son Dipmalya Chatterjee for drawing the figures.
I am deeply indebted to all the authors who have contributed to my knowledge of Oral Histology.
I extend my warm regards to my publisher and distributor for their support and enthusiasm.