An Illustrated Atlas of Tooth Carving and Wax-Up Techniques

Anil Bangalore Shivappa

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781119573586
• eBook ISBN: 9781119573616
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Dentistry

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.

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Introduction to Dental Anatomy

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE

The student should be able to know the definition of dental anatomy, types of dentition, dental formula, and various tooth numbering systems.

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Definition of Dental Anatomy

Dental anatomy is defined as the study of the development, morphology, function, and identity of each of the teeth in human dentition [1].

Types of Human Dentition

There are two types of dentition throughout the life of a human being: deciduous dentition and permanent dentition [1]. Deciduous dentition is also called dentition of childhood or primary dentition. This dentition begins prenatally at about 14 weeks in utero. The complete set of teeth in this dentition is seen from years 2–6. Deciduous dentition consists of 20 teeth, 10 in the upper arch and 10 in the lower arch [1, 2]. Permanent dentition is also known as dentition of adulthood or secondary dentition or succedaneous dentition. Permanent dentition is composed of 32 teeth, 16 in the upper arch and 16 in the lower. Teeth seen between the deciduous and permanent dentition periods are in the transition or mixed dentition period [2]. The transition period lasts from about 6–12 years of age and ends when all the deciduous teeth are shed [1].

Arch

The arch formed by the teeth and upper jawbone is the maxillary arch. The arch formed by the teeth and lower jawbone is the mandibular arch. Both the maxillary and the mandibular arches have right and left halves known as quadrants [2].

Quadrants

Each dentition is divided into four quadrants named clockwise as upper right, upper left, lower left, and lower right. The left and right quadrants on both jaws are divided by the midsagittal plane so that the upper right quadrant mirrors the upper left quadrant and the lower right quadrant mirrors the lower left quadrant. Within each quadrant there are four classes of teeth: incisors (central and lateral), canines, premolars (first and second), and molars (first, second, and third) [3].

Dental Formula

For Primary Dentition

This formula (Figure 1.1) should be read as two incisors in the maxilla and two incisors in the mandible, one maxillary canine and one mandibular canine; two maxillary and two mandibular molars, altogether 10 on one side,...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Companion Website
• 1 Introduction to Dental Anatomy
• 2 Armamentarium
• Part I: Carving
• Part II: Wax‐Up Technique
• Index
• End User License Agreement