**Meet the editor**

Bağdagül Helvacıoğlu Kıvanç is a dentist, a teacher, a researcher and a scientist in the field of Endodontics. She was born in Zonguldak, Turkey, on February 14, 1974; she is married and has two children. She graduated in 1997 from the Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey. She aquired her PhD in 2004 from the Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics,

Ankara, Turkey, and she is still an associate professor at the same department. She has published numerous articles and a book chapter in the areas of Operative Dentistry, Esthetic Dentistry and Endodontics. She is a member of Turkish Endodontic Society and European Endodontic Society.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 2 Dental Anatomy and Caries 59**

**Investigated 61**

**Section 3 Dental Anesthesia 85**

**Section 4 Oral Rehabilitation 107**

Chapter 1 **Permanent Maxillary and Mandibular Incisors 3**

Mohammed E. Grawish, Lamyaa M. Grawish and Hala M. Grawish

Işıl Çekiç Nagaş, Ferhan Eğilmez and Bağdagül Helvacioğlu Kivanç

Marcel Alves Avelino de Paiva, Dayane Franco Barros Mangueira Leite, Isabela Albuquerque Passos Farias, Antônio de Pádua

Abdolreza Jamilian, Alireza Darnahal, Ludovica Nucci, Fabrizia

Chapter 2 **The Permanent Maxillary and Mandibular Premolar Teeth 37**

Chapter 3 **Dental Anatomical Features and Caries: A Relationship to be**

Cavalcante Costa and Fábio Correia Sampaio

Alex Vargas, Paula Astorga and Tomas Rioseco

Chapter 5 **Treatment Considerations for Missing Teeth 109**

Chapter 4 **Anatomy Applied to Block Anesthesia for Maxillofacial Surgery 87**

D'Apuzzo and Letizia Perillo

**Section 1 Tooth Anatomy 1**

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**Preface XI**



Chapter 6 **Anatomical and Functional Restoration of the Compromised Occlusion: From Theory to Materials 121** Nicola Mobilio and Santo Catapano

#### **Section 5 Studies About Dental Anatomy 139**

Chapter 7 **Evaluation of the Anatomy of the Lower First Premolar 141** Ticiana Sidorenko de Oliveira Capote, Suellen Tayenne Pedroso Pinto, Marcelo Brito Conte, Juliana Álvares Duarte Bonini Campos and Marcela de Almeida Gonçalves

Preface

and systematic manner.

role in dental caries risk.

Dental anatomy is one of the most important and basic areas of dentistry. Dentists should well know the anatomy of maxillofacial region and the teeth for diagnosis, the relationship between dental anatomy and caries, anesthesia techniques, treatment planning and making

Section I "Tooth Anatomy'' has two chapters. Chapter 1 "Permanent Maxillary and Mandib‐ ular Incisors" presents information about function, development of maxillary and mandibu‐ lar incisors and detailed information about the anatomy of these teeth. Chapter 2 "The Permanent Maxillary and Mandibular Premolar Teeth" presents information about function and detailed morphology of the permanent premolar teeth and is presented in a pointwise

Section II "Dental Anatomy and Caries" has one chapter. Chapter 3 "Dental Anatomical Features and Caries: A Relationship to be Investigated" *aims to review the influence of dental anatomy on dental caries development while taking into account the recent findings in cariology.* Un‐ derstanding anatomical dental features is of great importance for guiding oral health hy‐ giene and preventative measures. The development of dental disorders plays an important

Section III "Dental Anaesthesia" has one chapter. Chapter 4 "Anatomy Applied to Block An‐ aesthesia" presents a clear and concise text, useful for both undergraduate and graduate stu‐ dents and for the dentist and maxillofacial surgeon. Knowledge of the precise topography and distribution area of the trigeminal nerve and its branches is required to provide precise and useful anaesthesia. The most relevant aspects of bone and sensory anatomy, relevant for the realization of regional anaesthetic techniques in the oral and maxillofacial area, are reviewed. Section IV "Oral Rehabilitation" has two chapters. Chapter 5 "Treatment Considerations for Missing Teeth" presents a detailed text about missing teeth. Missing is one of the most en‐ countered dental anomalies in the practice of dentistry and may affect the self-esteem and social wellbeing of the patients. Hypodontia is most frequently used when describing the phenomenon of congenital missing teeth. Hypodontia is a common problem seen by the general dentist and usually referred to the orthodontist. The aims of the chapter are to deter‐ mine the prevelance, assess the etiology of hypodontia, diagnose the problem and make a desicion about a treatment plan. Chapter 6 "Anatomical and Functional Restoration of the Compromised Occlusion: From Theory to Materials" presents a detailed text about occlusal rehabilitation. In this context, occlusal disorders (attrition, abrasion, erosion), principles of restoring the occlusion, establishing the vertical dimension, choosing the therapeutic posi‐

a desicion about which restorative materials should be used.

This book is a collection of nine chapters divided into five sections.

