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Learn the basics of dental morphology while improving your cognitive and psychomotor skills with one authoritative resource
An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques combines important information on dental morphology, and tooth carving and wax-up techniques. This book provides those who wish to improve their cognitive and psychomotor skills with a comprehensive and authoritative resource essential to aesthetic and restorative procedures.
Containing clear diagrams and detailed explanations on dental morphology and tooth carving, this book is invaluable for the improvement of manual dexterity in undergraduate and graduate students, particularly in the area of aesthetic procedures and restorative procedures.
* Contains information on the pre-carving preparation of wax blocks
* Provides a description of anatomical landmarks
* Offers a complete and stepwise guide to the carving and wax-up of each tooth
* Includes video resources, located on the companion website, to assist students in the procedure
An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques is perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in dentistry who aim to improve their cognitive and psychomotor skills.
List of contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
About the Companion Website xiii
1 Introduction to Dental Anatomy 1
2 Armamentarium 5
Part I Carving 11
3 Pre-carving Preparation of Wax Blocks 13
4 Anatomical Landmarks 15
5 Permanent Maxillary Central Incisor 23
6 Permanent Maxillary Lateral Incisor 39
7 Permanent Mandibular Central Incisor 51
8 Permanent Mandibular Lateral Incisor 63
9 Permanent Maxillary Canine 69
10 Permanent Mandibular Canine 85
11 Permanent Maxillary First Premolar 89
12 Permanent Maxillary Second Premolar 105
13 Permanent Mandibular First Premolar 111
14 Permanent Mandibular Second Premolar 125
15 Permanent Maxillary First Molar 139
16 Permanent Maxillary Second Molar 157
17 Permanent Mandibular First Molar 165
18 Permanent Mandibular Right Second Molar 181
Part II Wax-Up Technique 193
19 Waxing of the Maxillary Right Central Incisor 195
20 Waxing of the Permanent Mandibular Right Central Incisor 203
21 Waxing of the Permanent Maxillary Left Canine 207
22 Waxing of the Permanent Maxillary Left First Premolar 213
23 Waxing of the Permanent Maxillary Right First Molar 221
24 Waxing of the Permanent Mandibular Right First Molar 229
Index 237
About the author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ANIL BANGALORE SHIVAPPA is Lecturer at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Summary
Learn the basics of dental morphology while improving your cognitive and psychomotor skills with one authoritative resource
An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques combines important information on dental morphology, and tooth carving and wax-up techniques. This book provides those who wish to improve their cognitive and psychomotor skills with a comprehensive and authoritative resource essential to aesthetic and restorative procedures.
Containing clear diagrams and detailed explanations on dental morphology and tooth carving, this book is invaluable for the improvement of manual dexterity in undergraduate and graduate students, particularly in the area of aesthetic procedures and restorative procedures.
* Contains information on the pre-carving preparation of wax blocks
* Provides a description of anatomical landmarks
* Offers a complete and stepwise guide to the carving and wax-up of each tooth
* Includes video resources, located on the companion website, to assist students in the procedure
An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques is perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in dentistry who aim to improve their cognitive and psychomotor skills.
