The Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Sciences covers the medical sciences for the preclinical dental student in a concise and easily accessible format. An international team of experts in dental education and research provide information on the applied basic sciences to ensure a sound understanding of why the medical sciences are relevant to clinical dental practice. Anatomy and development, pain and behavioural sciences, biochemistry, genomics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, and physiology are all covered. • Covers each topic on a single page, leaving space opposite for the reader to add his/her own notes or information • Supports students in the first two years of the dental course, remaining a useful reference tool in later years • Relates the medical sciences to a clinical dental background

Part I: Development and Anatomy 1. Craniofacial development 2. General anatomy 3. Anatomy of the head and neck 4. Oral anatomy: the oral cavity, salivary glands, and the temporomandibular joint 5. The neck 6. Teeth 7. Odontogenesis 8. Tooth eruption Part II: Physiology 9. Cell physiology 10. Neurophysiology 11. Mastication 12. Salivary gland function 13. Swallowing 14. Digestion and absorption 15. Liver 16. Kidneys 17. Vitamins 18. Blood 19. Cardiovascular system 20. Respiratory system 21. Endocrine system 22. Bone 23. Wound healing Part III: Biochemistry 24. Molecular architecture 25. Protein expression, analysis and proteomics 26. Metabolism 27. Cell signalling 28. Cells and tissues 29. Mineralized tissues 30. Teeth 31. The periodontal tissues 32. The temperomandibular joint 33. Saliva and the biochemical aspects of oral homeostasis 34. Dental plague Part IV: Genomics 35. Genomics 36. Human genetics 37. Craniofacial development 38. Palate development 39. Tooth development Part V: General immunology 40. General immunology 41. Humoral and soluble mediators of the immune response 42. Cell-mediated immunity 43. Clinical immunology Part VI: Pathology 44. Cell and tissue damage 45. Hemodynamic disorders 46. Neoplasia 47. Genetic and developmental disorders 48. Nutritional diseases Part VII: Microbiology 49. Bacteria 50. Bacteria and disease 51. Major bacteria and the diseases they can cause 52. Viruses and viral infections 53. Main viral infections 54. Fungi and fungal infection Part VIII: Behavioural sciences and pain 55. The dentist-patient relationship 56. Personality, mood and psychiatric disorders 57. Pain 58. Orofacial pain

Edited by Crispian Scully CBE, University College London