Oral anatomy , histology and embryology
Oral anatomy , histology and embryology
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口腔解剖学,组织学和胚胎学
作者:
G. Koch
The new edition of one of the favoured student texts in oral biology has updated this interesting and important area for undergraduates and postgraduates alike. The text provides a comprehensive overview of oral anatomy, including gross anatomy, histology and embryology. It also seeks to correlate the basic science information to clinical situations. The book format has changed from the second edition, and it is now presented as a paperback, smaller in size than the previous edition. The text has been rewritten more as textbook than a colour atlas, and this makes the book more student friendly, without overburdening the reader with excess information. There are nearly 900 illustrations in the book, of which almost a third are new to this edition. Many of these new illustrations are reproductions of research findings from the contemporary literature. In addition, areas at the forefront of research, such as patterning in tooth development and the use of enamel matrix proteins in periodontal regeneration have been incorporated. Chapters 1 – 6 dealing with the macroscopic anatomy of the oral cavity and related areas have changed the least, however their new formatting makes the chapters easier to read. Whilst this edition represents a considerable improvement on the previous edition, it is clear that the authors’ research interests have been represented. Some chapters contain many of their own research findings, with other chapters, such as that on the development of the face relatively short. To those without any prior knowledge, it makes it quite difficult to interpret, as there is relatively little basic embryology included in the text. To incorporate the considerable amount of new material that has been added to the text, the section on comparative anatomy has been removed, and this largely mirrors the changes in curriculum that have been seen recently in many dental schools. In conclusion, this book has been reformatted, with the addition of more contemporary research findings and many more illustrations and is more user friendly than the previous edition. R. Hall [BR5058]