Textbook of Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology: Including Occlusion and Forensic Odontology Manjunatha BS
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1Textbook of Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology
23Textbook of Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology Including Occlusion and Forensic Odontology
Editor Manjunatha BS BDS MDS (DNB) Associate Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology KM Shah Dental College and Hospital Vadodara, Gujarat, India Forewords C Bhasker Rao GS Kumar R Gowramma
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Textbook of Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology
Including Occlusion and Forensic Odontology
First Edition: 2013
9789350259955
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5Dedicated to
My
Great Teachers
Good Friends
Ever Loving Parents and Brothers
Aspiring Students
and
Two Angels, Chitti and Guddi
6Ability is what you're capable of doing.
Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it.
7Contributors Foreword
9Knowledge of Dental Anatomy and Tooth Morphology is a foundation for all dental professionals and for the practice of dentistry. Its importance as a basic science subject is highlighted by its inclusion in I BDS in the revised curriculum. I am happy to note that Dr Manjunatha BS, an alumnus of SDM College of Dental Science and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India is releasing this textbook, which will be a useful addition to the subject.
The textbook covers all traditional aspects of tooth morphology and dental occlusion; in addition, the book also includes a chapter which is a useful guide in practical exercises such as tooth carving. New and development areas of dentistry such as Forensic Odontology have also been covered from a dental anatomical perspective. All of these should make this book an essential reference used by dental student and graduate alike. I congratulate the author on his efforts, and wish him the very best in the success of this textbook.
C Bhasker Rao MDS FDSRCPS (Glasgow)
Chief Mentor and Medical Director, Vasan Dental Hospitals Pvt Ltd, India
Formerly, Vice-President, Dental Council of India, New Delhi
Formerly, Principal and Director, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India10
11Foreword
Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology are the foundations of dentistry on which clinical dentistry rests. A textbook on these subjects should introduce the subject in such a way that it makes the basic concepts clear, at the same time bringing out the clinical relevance of the facts one has acquired. This theme has been followed in this book admirably. For the beginner, the explanations of the terms used in the introductory chapters is lucid so that the reader understands the details of the subject matter easily in the later chapters. The language used is simple and the illustrations aid in easy comprehension. The author's passion for tooth carving and his urge to reveal the ‘mysteries’ of tooth carving has found a place in this book.
For the postgraduate students, the section on Tooth Anomaly would be useful. Tooth Anatomy and Forensic Odontology is a novel idea and for those pursuing a career in forensic dentistry, will find the information interesting. The clinician will benefit, if he understands the concept of tooth form and function underlying his preferred treatment options.
Dr Manjunatha BS is a determined person and he will not rest till the task is completed. If he has to resolve a problem, he will go into great depths. As a postgraduate guide, these are my impressions on the author. In fact, I have realized his potential as a teacher and as a true academician, even when he was a post- graduate student. His experience in teaching and his interest in scientific pursuits, his keenness to publish in scientific journals have now, made him done the role of the author, which he has done creditably. I congratulate the contributors, who have lent a helping hand in making of this book. It was indeed a pleasure to write this foreword, and I am touched by the author's gesture to give this honor to his ‘guru’.
GS Kumar MDS
Editor, Orban's Oral Histology and Embryology
Professor and Head, Dean, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research Center, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
Formerly, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology
SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital
Dharwad, Karnataka, India12
13Foreword
I am delighted to write foreword for this much-needed Textbook of Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology, by Dr Manjunatha BS. He is known to me for the past 18 years as a student and faculty. I have found him academically oriented right from the beginning of his career and same has culminated in writing this book.
Indeed, it is very interesting to know that there are very few textbooks on Dental Anatomy written by an Indian author. Dr Manjunatha BS has made a sincere attempt to script the textbook. The attention to minute details evident in this book reflects the meticulousness and efficiency that is a quality found in abundance in the author. He has included new chapters on Forensic Odontology and Oral Physiology.
I am sure that owing to its umpteen illustrations, concise tables, simple language and color photographs, this book is undeniably appropriate not only for undergraduates but also for those pursuing graduate studies.
I congratulate the young author for all the efforts and hard work he has undertaken.
R Gowramma MDS
Principal, Professor and Head
Department of Periodontics
SJM Dental College and Hospital
Chitradurga, Karnataka, India14
15Preface
This book is basically the result of more than eight years of my teaching in Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology for dental and medical students. Some of the students have also been faculty and post-docs. I am very grateful to them for their patience and tolerance as it progressed from crude notes to the present form. Many of my teachers and friends have been a big source of inspiration and ideas.
It is my belief that Dental Anatomy and Oral Physiology have very much to contribute to basic knowledge in the field of dentistry. I hope enough students see this to make it happen. If this book contributes in any small way to the future progress, it will serve its purpose.
The material in the book is written for persons at a number of levels. Much of it is introductory for a beginner in dentistry, but serves to link to principles with other branches by association. For that reason, it needs to be studied with some care.
This list is incomplete and I wish to thank and acknowledge all those who were involved with this. I owe a special note of thanks to so many colleagues who, for various reasons, were (and many are still) skeptical of the approach. Without that skepticism and close scrutiny, there would be far more weaknesses and errors in this and related works. I hope this book provokes some strong reactions, positive and negative.
No one is complete and perfect. Thus, I accept my limitations as well as short­comings in this book if any. I sincerely welcome all suggestions or any mistakes and look forward to improve further.
Manjunatha BS16
17Acknowledgments
No one walks alone and when one is walking on the journey of life just where you start to thank those that joined you, walked beside you and helped you along the way.
First, I am extremely grateful to my teachers and would like to thank for all that what I am in this field. I take this opportunity to express my reverence to Lord “Shiva” with whose blessing I have been able to realize my dreams.
However, it would not have been possible without the kind support and help of many individuals and organizations where I was associated. My sincere thanks to all of them.
I also extend my heartfelt thanks to my parents, brothers and well-wishers without whom this project would have been a distant reality.
My sincere gratitude to all the contributors who have put in a lot of efforts and time in bringing out this book, without them it would have been like a tree in the fall season.
Dr Narayan Kulkarni deserves special mention and thanks for his continuous, untiring support and collaborative efforts to bring this book into the present form.
I am lucky to have good friends like Nagarajappa Das, Ashith B Acharya, Dharam Hinduja, Basavaprabhu, Abdus, whose company I cherished, whose intellect and science I admired, and steered me towards academics and research rather than purely clinical practice.
I wish to sincerely thank professor GS Kumar, my mentor and guide, Dr R Gowramma, my teacher for having given so much to all these important developments in my profession. I would also like to thank my teacher, mentor and philosopher, Dr C Bhasker Rao, Former Vice-President, Dental Council of India, New Delhi; Former Principal, SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India for his encouragement and support.
I wish to thank and formally acknowledge the publishers for giving me an opportunity. My heartfelt thanks to the staff of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, and Bengaluru Branch, for their patience and continuous support. I kept them waiting much longer than I care to mention.
Last and not the most important, my special thanks to my dear wife Reshma and the little angel Dhruti who were neglected in various ways during the arduous hours required as I wrote these chapters to see that the book is completed. They were inspirational that has driven me onwards and kept me focused.
Finally, I thank all who have helped me in their own ways even without me realizing the worth of their efforts. My sincere thanks, love and respect to all of them.
Finally, I acknowledge every person who in some way or the other has motivated me and contributed towards accomplishing my objectives and dreams.