Take your understanding to a whole new level with Pageburst digital books on VitalSource! Easy-to-use, interactive features let you make highlights, share notes, run instant topic searches, and so much more. Best of all, with Pageburst, you get flexible online, offline, and mobile access to all your digital books. Understand oral histology and learn to apply your knowledge in the clinical setting with this definitive reference. Updated and enhanced, it provides insight on contemporary research and trends in oral histology, embryology, physiology, oral biology, and postnatal growth and development essential to your success in dentistry! Topics for Consideration boxes present expert perspectives on current trends and encourage additional research. Content outlines provide quick reference to specific topics within chapters. Logical organization enhances your understanding of chapter content and helps you review more effectively. Up-to-date recommended readings direct you to additional sources of relevant information. Concise, user-friendly writing style makes complex concepts easier to grasp. Companion CD includes over 300 multiple choice questions and over 100 labeling exercises that help you assess your comprehension and prepare for Part I of the board exam. Hundreds of full-color illustrations visually acquaint you with the oral structures and microscopic anatomy you'll encounter in dental care. Electronic image collection included on the companion CD is now in full-color, giving you clear, vibrant visual references for convenient study and review.

Understand oral histology and learn to apply your knowledge in the clinical setting with this definitive reference. Now in full color and thoroughly updated, Ten Cate's 8th Edition provides insight on contemporary research and trends in oral histology, embryology, physiology, oral biology, postnatal growth and development that is essential to your success in oral health! Topics for Consideration boxes present expert perspectives on current trends and encourage additional research. Content outlines provide quick reference to specific topics within chapters. Logical organization enhances your understanding of chapter content and helps you review more effectively. Up-to-date recommended readings direct you to additional sources of relevant information. Concise, user-friendly writing style makes complex concepts easier to grasp. Companion CD includes over 300 multiple choice questions and over 100 labeling exercises that help you assess your comprehension and prepare for Part I of the board exam. NEW! Full color format showcases vivid photomicrographs and line drawings to enhance your understanding of key oral histology learning. NEW! Student resources on Evolve website include labeling exercises, a multiple-choice exam with instant feedback, figures from the book, and interactive drag and drop exercises. NEW! Chapter on facial growth and development broadens your oral histology knowledge base. NEW! Four heavily revised chapters keep you up to date on timely issues in oral histology.

Understand oral histology and learn to apply your knowledge in the clinical setting with this definitive reference. Now in full color and thoroughly updated, Ten Cate's 8th Edition provides insight on contemporary research and trends in oral histology, embryology, physiology, oral biology, postnatal growth and development that is essential to your success in oral health!

Dental students receive the most up-to-date information about oral histology, physiology, embryology, and postnatal development from ORAL HISTOLOGY: Development, Structure, and Function. This leading text features in-depth explanations with over 870 illustrations for a clear understanding of histologic principles. For the first time, this text showcases 48 color photographs. Every chapter includes a "Questions and Controversies" box that addresses current trends and research. A list of hand-picked recommended readings, and updated illustrations and references are also provided. It's the text every dental student needs to build a solid foundation for clinical practice. * Authoritative and up to date for the latest developments in oral histology. * Clearly written, consistent and well illustrated to facilitate learning. * Contributed by a renowned panel of histologists and oral biologists who bring years of clinical expertise and teaching skills to the textbook. * Thoroughly illustrated with high quality photographs and micrographs, and a 48-plate color section. NEW TO THIS EDITION: * 48 color plates cross referenced throughout the text provide brilliant reproduction and aid in recognition. * Reorganization of materials streamline the text and focus on the curriculum used in most dental schools. * New Questions and Controversies boxes provide insight on current research and trends, foster class discussion, and provide avenues for further research. * Hand picked Suggested Readings guide students to the most valuable references used throughout the text.

• Incorporates all relevant changes especially in the field of molecular biology • Discusses molecular biological aspects of oral tissues • Emphasizes clinical relevance of oral histological aspects • contains more line diagrams and illustrations for easier understanding

An Illustrated Guide to Oral Histology Learn more about the histological presentation of diseased and normal oral tissues with this high definition illustrated dental reference An Illustrated Guide to Oral Histology delivers a collection of high-definition histological and pathological images, presenting both diseased and normal oral tissues. The book provides over 200 high-magnification histomicrographs of oral tissues, as well as definitions and explanations of key identifying histological and pathological features of oral tissues. Readers will also benefit from explanations of the clinical significance of particular features, numerous images of ground sections, haemotoxylin- and eosin-stained sections, and electron images. It also includes core topics such as: An introduction to tooth development, including the bud, cap, early bell, and late bell stages A thorough exploration of enamel, dentin, cementum and dental pulp A discussion of the periodontal ligament, including alveolar crest fibers, horizontal, oblique, apical, and inter-radicular fibers, transseptal fibers, and gingival fibers A guide to alveolar bone, oral mucosa, and salivary glands Perfect for postgraduate dental students, An Illustrated Guide to Oral Histology will also be useful to undergraduate dental students, and those looking to improve their understanding of the microscopic structure of dental tissues and their pathologies.

"This text provides insight on contemporary research and trends in oral histology, embryology, physiology, oral biology, and postnatal growth and development."--Publisher.