Woelfel's Dental Anatomy is primarily intended as a study guide for dental students, dental hygiene students, dental assistants, and dental laboratory technicians as they master the details of tooth morphology and their usefulness in the dental office. The book provides dental and dental hygiene students with basic knowledge required when answering dental anatomy questions on the national board examinations, but it goes well beyond by discussing the application of tooth morphology and terminology as it relates to the practice of dentistry. Five chapters provide an introductory overview to periodontics, endodontics, occlusion, restorative dentistry, and forensic dentistry. The book with its Power Point lecture slides and test items for teachers and its many learning exercises was designed for instructors of dental anatomy courses as a teaching manual during lectures, discussion periods, and laboratory sessions, as well as during early clinical experiences. It is also useful as a reference in the dental office.
Over 120 new color illustrations were added in this edition, especially in the first six chapters where unique traits of each type of each tooth are best learned by visualizing multiple examples of teeth from different views. Further, to facilitate learning, many existing illustrations were reorganized and improved by adding new labels, arrows, color highlights, and tooth numbers.
Chapters that provide the introduction to the specialty areas of dentistry were updated to include the most current terminology and new topics including the description of healthy tissues surrounding dental implants. The chapter on forensic dentistry was expanded to include more current examples of the relevance of forensic dentistry. Further, several new examples of anomalies were added, as well as several new anatomical structures of the head including the location and clinical relevance of paranasal sinuses.
Finally, the authors developed numerous critical thinking exercises that require the learner to search the Internet for specific images and answer questions that serve to expand the learners appreciation of topics covered within the book.

About the Authors v

Reviewers vi

Preface to the Ninth Edition vii

Acknowledgments x

Part 1 COMPARATIVE TOOTH ANATOMY 1

1 Basic Terminology for Understanding Tooth Morphology 3

2 Morphology of the Permanent Incisors 49

3 Morphology of the Permanent Canines 78

4 Morphology of Premolars 96

5 Morphology of Permanent Molars 135

6 Primary (and Mixed) Dentition 182

Part 2 APPLICATION OF TOOTH ANATOMY IN DENTAL PRACTICE 213

7 Periodontal Anatomy 215

8 Application of Root and Pulp Morphology Related to Endodontic Therapy 249

9 Functional Occlusion and Malocclusion 268

10 Treating Decayed, Broken, and Missing Teeth 304

11 Dental Anomalies 336

12 Forensic Dentistry 358

13 Guidelines for Drawing, Sketching, and Carving Teeth 375

Part 3 ANATOMIC STRUCTURES OF THE ORAL CAVITY 389

14 Structures That Form the Foundation for Tooth Function 391

15 Oral Examination: Normal Anatomy of the Oral Cavity 449

Appendix 481

Glossary for Woelfels Dental Anatomy 503

Index 523

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