Textbook of Dental Anatomy, Physiology & Occlusion by Rashmi GS Phulari

• Practical aspects are also covered including tooth carving, tooth identification and assessment of approximate age of a specimen dental cast.

• Introduces the fascinating aspects of dental anatomy such as evolution of teeth, comparative dental anatomy, dental anthropology and forensic odontology.

• A new section on Oral Physiology is added that discusses functions of teeth, mastication, deglutition and phonation.

• New improved graphic illustrations of teeth, with important features labelled on each of the five aspects make understanding the anatomy much easier.

• Images of numerous extracted natural teeth, segregated as right and left specimens are given to lend good support to the text.

• Numerous clinical photographs throughout the text demonstrating common anatomic variations, related anomalies and clinical relevance of tooth morphology in dental practice make the subject interesting.

• Unique and innovative flow charts listing the anatomic landmarks and a brief summary of major anatomic features of each tooth help students in revision during examination preparation.

• Primary teeth, often neglected, are given due significance with a separate chapter, complete with detailed description of each tooth.

• Few interesting fun facts are interspersed with the text in each chapter that makes for an engaging reading.

• Differences between various permanent teeth (arch, class and type traits) are elaborated in tabular form for better correlation while reading.

• Chapter-wise Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) given at the end of each chapter along with additional MCQs available as an online-link would aid students in theory and viva-voce examination preparation.

• A separate chapter on tooth carving is given explaining the rationale, armamentarium and step-by-step carving procedure with life-size high resolution images of actual wax blocks in different stages of carving.

• Video demonstration of carving of various permanent teeth made accessible via online-link to help students learn carving at their own pace.