SECTION IV FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS WHEN EATING: CHEWING AND SWALLOWING Functional movements of the jaws are the normal movements of the mandible during speech, eating (chewing), yawning, and swallowing. Tooth contacts…
SECTION VI INTERESTING VARIATIONS AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN INCISORS There is great morphologic variation in the maxillary lateral incisor. It may be missing altogether; it may resemble a small slender…
SECTION I GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CANINES OBJECTIVES FOR SECTIONS I AND II These sections are designed to prepare the learner to perform the following: Describe the location of canines in…
SECTION I GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF INCISORS OBJECTIVES FOR SECTIONS I, II, AND III These sections are designed to prepare the learner to perform the following: Describe the location of incisors…
SECTION III ARCH TRAITS THAT DIFFERENTIATE MAXILLARY FROM MANDIBULAR PREMOLARS Refer to Appendix page 6 while reading about differences between maxillary and mandibular premolars. In the same mouth, maxillary first…
SECTION III ARCH TRAITS THAT DIFFERENTIATE MAXILLARY FROM MANDIBULAR MOLARS Compare extracted maxillary and mandibular molars and/or tooth models while reading about these differentiating arch traits. Also refer to page…
Chapter 2 Periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease Nagore Ambrosio and Bruno G. Loos 2.1 Introduction This chapter describes the relationship of periodontal disease and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD). Periodontal disease…
Chapter 9 Periodontitis and neurodegenerative diseases Tanya Cerajewska, Shelley Allen-Birt and Nicola West 9.1 Introduction Many neurodegenerative diseases cause progressive deterioration in specific areas of the nervous system. This affects…
Chapter 7 Periodontitis, pregnancy and fertility Yiorgos A. Bobetsis and Phoebus N. Madianos 7.1 Introduction Pregnancy is a unique period during a woman’s life. Throughout this period many changes take…
Chapter 8 Periodontitis and malignancy Jon H. Higham and Frank Scannapieco 8.1 Introduction Epidemiological studies have established an association between malignancy and exposure to chronic infection and aberrant immune response…
