Table of Contents

Contributor List

Preface

1 Oral Structures and Tissues_Arthur R. Hand and Marion E. Frank

The oral cavity 

Oral mucosa 

Teeth 

Supporting tissues of the teeth 

Salivary glands 

Temporomandibular joint

PART I DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 2 Development of the Head, Face, and Mouth_Joseph A. Grasso

Introduction 

Early events establishing the head region 

Development of the pharyngeal region

and the pharyngeal arches 

Development of the face and jaws

Clinical correlations

Chapter 3 Tooth Development _Martyn T. Cobourne and Paul T. Sharpe

The histology of tooth development 

The biology of early tooth development 

The molecular control of early tooth development 

Clinical correlations

PART II THE TEETH

Chapter 4 Enamel_Arthur R. Hand

Enamel structure, composition, and properties

Enamel formation

Clinical correlations

Chapter 5 Dentin, Pulp, and Tooth Pain_Michel Goldberg

Evolution of dental structures 

Dentin structure and composition 

Dentin formation

Pulp structure and function 

Pulp vascularization

Innervation of the dentin and pulp 

Mechanisms of tooth pain 

Clinical correlations

PART III TOOTH AND JAW SUPPORT

Chapter 6 Structure and Physiology of the Periodontium_Arthur R. Hand

Cementum structure, composition and formation 

Periodontal ligament structure and function 

Sensory functions of the periodontal ligament 

Structure and function of alveolar bone

Clinical correlations

Chapter 7 Tooth Eruption and Shedding_Arthur R. Hand

Normal eruption sequence 

Histology of tooth eruption 

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of tooth eruption 

Structure and formation of the dentogingival junction 

Clinical correlations

Chapter 8 Temporomandibular Joint_Felipe Porto

Structure of the TMJ 

TMJ histology 

Function (biomechanics) of the TMJ 

Clinical correlations

PART IV MUCOSAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Chapter 9 Oral Mucosa and Mucosal Sensation-Ellen Eisenberg, Easwar natarajan, and Bradley K. Formaker

The oral cavity - anatomy 

Oral mucosa

Stratified squamous epithelium – general principles and differentiation 

The epithelial-stromal interface 

Non-keratinocytes 

Types of oral mucosa 

Oral sensation

Clinical correlations

Chapter 10 Chemoreception and Perception_Marion E. Frank

Taste 

Smell 

Oral chemosensation

Clinical correlations

PART V ORAL EFFECTORS

Chapter 11 Salivary Glands, Salivary Secretion, and Saliva_Arthur R. Hand

Structure 

Development 

Major glands 

Minor glands 

Salivary secretion 

Saliva composition and function 

Diagnostic and forensic uses of saliva 

Clinical correlations

Chapter 12 Orofacial Pain, Touch and Thermosensation, and Sensorimotor Functions_Barry J. Sessle

Sensory functions

Sensorimotor functions and motor control 

Clinical correlations

Chapter 13 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production_Janet Rovalino

Phonation and vocal tract modulations 

Articulation 

Clinical correlations