Anatomical Variations in Clinical Dentistry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Anatomical Variations from the Point of view of Clinical Practitioners

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Anatomical Variations Relevant to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

      • Jingo Kusukawa

      Pages 3-6

   3. Anatomical Variations from the Point of View of the Periodontist

      • Daniel E. Shin

      Pages 7-15

   4. Anatomical Issues Related to Endodontics

      • Charles S. Solomon, Sahng G. Kim

      Pages 17-24

3. Mandible

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25

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   2. Anatomy and Variations of the Pterygomandibular Space

      • Iwona M. Tomaszewska, Matthew J. Graves, Marcin Lipski, Jerzy A. Walocha

      Pages 27-39

   3. Anatomy and Variations of the Retromolar Fossa

      • Puhan He, Mindy K. Truong, Shogo Kikuta

      Pages 41-57

   4. Anatomy and Variations of the Mental Foramen

      • Joe Iwanaga, Paul J. Choi

      Pages 59-71

   5. Variant Anatomy of the Torus Mandibularis

      • Soichiro Ibaragi

      Pages 73-79

4. Maxillary Sinus

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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   2. Anatomy and Variations of the Floor of the Maxillary Sinus

      • Katsuichiro Maruo, Charlotte Wilson, Joe Iwanaga

      Pages 83-92

   3. Anatomy and Variations of the Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery and Nerve

      • Iwona M. Tomaszewska, Patrick Popieluszko, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Jerzy A. Walocha

      Pages 93-103

5. Hard Palate

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105

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   2. Anatomy and Variations of the Greater Palatine Foramen

      • Iwona M. Tomaszewska, Patrick Popieluszko, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Jerzy A. Walocha

      Pages 107-116

   3. Anatomy and Variations of the Incisive Foramen

      • Iwona M. Tomaszewska, Patrick Popieluszko, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Jerzy A. Walocha

      Pages 117-123

   4. Variant Anatomy of the Torus Palatinus

      • Tatsuo Okui

      Pages 125-134

6. Lingual Plate and Oral Floor

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Anatomy and Variations of the Submandibular Fossa

      • Yosuke Harazono

      Pages 137-146

   3. Anatomy and Variations of the Sublingual Space

      • Norie Yoshioka

      Pages 147-155

This excellently illustrated book aims to equip dentists, oral surgeons, and trainees with the detailed knowledge of anatomical variations in the oral region that is now required for optimal daily clinical practice. The book opens with an introductory section on anatomical variations from the point of view of different clinical practitioners – oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, and endodontists. The newest anatomical knowledge and variations are then presented in turn for the mandible, maxillary sinus, hard palate, floor of the mouth, lips, temporomandibular joint, and teeth. In each chapter, clinical annotations are included in order to enhance understanding of the relationships between surgery and anatomy. The internationally renowned authors have been carefully selected for their expertise in the topics that they discuss. Anatomical Variations in Clinical Dentistry will be invaluable for general dentists, endodontists, periodontists, and implantologists and will also be an asset for anatomists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, dental students, and dental hygienists.

• Anatomy of the oral cavity
• Oral surgical anatomy
• Endodontic variations
• Periodontic variations
• Anatomy of dental structures

• Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, USA

  Joe Iwanaga, R. Shane Tubbs

Joe Iwanaga, DDS, PhD, is a Senior Researcher at the Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy at Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. He has also been a visiting professor at St. George’s University in Grenada. Dr. Iwanaga graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry and completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the Kurume University Hospital in Kurume. He has expertise in both oral and maxillofacial surgery and clinical anatomy, and his research and surgical focus is on anatomical variations and microsurgical anatomy. He has delivered numerous presentations and is the author of over 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Iwanaga serves on multiple editorial boards and as an AACA Co-editor for the Journal, Clinical Anatomy. He has authored a chapter for the upcoming 42^nd edition of Gray’s Anatomy and acted as an international advisory board member of the 7th editions of Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy.

R. Shane Tubbs, MS, PA-C, PhD, is Professor, Chief Scientific Officer, and Vice President at the Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA. He holds professorships at St. George’s University, School of Medicine, Grenada, University of Dundee, UK, Vanderbilt University, and the Institute for Systems Biology, WA. Dr. Tubbs is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical Anatomy and is an editorial board member for various other journals.  He has edited the 41st and 42^nd editions of Gray’s Anatomy and the 5th to 7th editions of Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy. Dr. Tubbs is chair of the Federative International Committee for Scientific Publications (FICSP) of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA). He has authored more than 1,400 peer-reviewed articles and many books including Bergman’s Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation and Nerves and Nerve Injuries volumes 1 and 2.

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