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This guide provides a range of dental anatomy resources for dental students and practitioners.

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Last updated 12 January 2025

Books

Anatomical Variations in Clinical Dentistry, 2019.
21 illustrated chapters detail anatomical variations in the oral region - covering the latest knowledge on the mandible, maxillary sinus, hard palate, floor of the mouth, lips, temporomandibular joint, and teeth.
Anatomy - Head and Neck. A Pocket Guide for Clinicians, 2024.
This book provides an easy-to-follow technique to appreciate head and neck anatomy, offering a concise, accessible, and well-illustrated pocketbook. It is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students in fields like medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, and biological sciences. The book is also useful for postgraduate trainees in surgery, radiology, and emergency medicine. It explains the clinical relevance of learned anatomy, includes developmental and comparative anatomy, and is footnoted with references and multiple-choice questions. Simple line drawings are used to answer specific anatomical questions
Anatomy of the Forehead, Face, and Neck, 2024.
This unique dissection manual provides a detailed step-by-step approach to the dissection of the forehead, face, and neck, in a structural, layered approach. This dissection manual follows an atlas format, with colour photographs from past professional lectures and classroom courses, as well as line drawings, enhancing descriptions. Clinical correlations are also interjected throughout to highlight the importance of individual anatomic structures. Chapters describe the preparation and storage of specimens and the dissection of the forehead and eyebrows, the midface, nose, ear, and lower face, and the neck.
Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, 2021.
This recommended guide to anatomic structures in the oral and maxillofacial region features quality photographs of fresh cadaveric dissections. It has the important benefit of enabling readers to observe the anatomy from the same view as seen during invasive clinical procedures.
Clinical Anatomy for Oral Implantology, 2nd ed., 2021.
Accessed via EBSCO ebooks, this second edition of Clinical Anatomy for Oral Implantology has 11 chapters with full-page illustrations which provide detailed views of each anatomical area, as well as clinical photos, radiographs, CBCT scans and cadaver specimens.
Clinical Oral Anatomy, 2017.
From the Springer eMedicine collection, Clinical Oral Anatomy has 26 chapters which include an extensive range of illustration.
The book describes in detail, all relevant anatomical structures and their spatial relationships, as well as providing a clear understanding of the relationship between each anatomical region and clinical dentist.
Dental Anatomy and Morphology, 2018.
Access via EBSCO ebooks, this atlas conveys practical knowledge of dental anatomy and the art of sculpturing in wax.
The 17 chapters are organised by tooth and arch. The ideal anatomy of each dental structure is described in detail and the waxing techniques are illustrated step by step for visual reference.
The Mandible: An Atlas of Osteological and Radiological Anatomy, 2021.
Accessed via EBSCO eBooks, the atlas provides a comprehensive photographic review of the anatomy focusing on the mandible, including well-described anatomy and rarely shown variations with both gross and radiologic observations.
Seven chapters cover: overview of the mandible, anterior mandible, mandibular body, ramus of the mandible, fetus, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and teeth.
Oral Structure and Biology, 2018.
Accessed via Stat!Ref, Oral Structure and Biology presents the structural biologic foundations underpinning dental and oral medicine. Beginning with an overview of the anatomy of the mouth and moving on to the evolution of the oral structures and pre- and postnatal development of the oral cavity, related facial structures, and the teeth, this book describes each part of the orofacial region in terms of its morphology, tissue structure, cellular properties, and development.
The Root Canal Anatomy in Permanent Dentition, 2019.
This book describes conventional methods for studying the internal anatomy of teeth and reviews the application of micro-CT technology to endodontic research. In addition, supplementary material is made available, consisting of high-quality videos and images of different anatomies obtained using micro-CT technology.

Book chapters

Applied Head and Neck Anatomy for the Facial Cosmetic Surgeon, 2020.
The second section of this book covers the regional anatomy of the face by offering high definition photos of cadaver dissections and anatomic illustrations to highlight pertinent muscle and bone structures.
CBCT Scans in Cone Beam CT in Dentistry, 2023.
Chapters contained within this book provide fundamental knowledge of the radiological appearance of dento-alveolar anatomy. In particular chapter 2 covers visualisation of dental anatomy in CBCT Scans, while chapter 3 covers anatomy of structures around the teeth in CBTC scans.
Practical Advanced Periodontal Surgery, 2nd ed., 2020.
Chapter 3 covers Anatomy of the Dental/Alveolar Structures and Wound Healing (pp. 13-33).

Interactive 3D dental anatomy

Anatomy.TV offers the viewer 3D modelling of structures and links to relevant text, clinical slides and more.

The expanded Dental Education pack provides the viewer with access to:

3D head and neck anatomy for Dentistry
3D head and neck anatomy for Dental Hygiene
3D real-time anatomy for Dentistry

For more details and support resources for Anatomy.TV Dental Education go to https://ada-au.libguides.com/home/anatomy-tv

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Includes 3D and real time images, movies and animation of head and neck anatomy for Dentistry and Dental Hygiene.

Library of visual resources

Wiley Visual Library offers an easy way to search visual content from more than 1,300 Wiley journals across a variety of subjects in healthcare, life sciences, and humanities. This comprehensive library contains over 2 million visual assets, including photos, figures, videos, and more.

For details on access to, and searching and downloading from Wiley Visual Library read the help guide https://ada-au.libguides.com/home/wiley-visual-library

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Accessed via Stat!Ref, Wiley Visual Library has over 2 million visual assets from across Wiley's scientific publishing portfolio. Assets include photos, charts, graphs, tables, illustrations, figures, maps and 3D models.