Permar's Oral Embryology and Microscopic Anatomy

Part 1 Introduction to histology: general histology; the nature of histology; how tissues are studied; components of a tissue; classification of tissues; epithelial tissue; surface epithelia; glandular tissue; connective tissue; nerve tissue; muscle tissue; oral histology; location of oral tissues; tissues of a tooth. Part 2 Embryonic development of the face and oral cavity: the human body; the beginning of a human body; definition of growth and development; the size of a human foetus; the development of the face; the establishment of the primitive mouth; early development of the face; later development of the face; summary of the development of the face; the development of the oral cavity and nasal cavity; the development of the palate and nasal septum; the development of the tongue; summary of the development of the oral and nasal cavities; summary of the development of the face and oral cavity. Part 3 Tooth development: the beginning of tooth development; the tooth germ; dentin formation; enamel formation; enamel spindles; root formation; formation of periodontal ligament and cementum; anomalies. Part 4 Tooth enamel: location; composition; macroscopic structure of enamel; microscopic structure of enamel; permanence of enamel; clinical importance of the structure of enamel; dental caries process; smooth surface caries; pit and fissure caries; age changes. Part 5 Dentin: location; composition; structure of dentin; clinical importance of structure of dentin. Part 6 Tooth pulp: location; origin; composition; components of the pulp; functions of the pulp; age changes in the pulp; clinical importance of the pulp. Part 7 Cementum: location; composition; structure of cementum; clinical importance of cementum. Part 8 Periodontal ligament: location; structure of the periodontal ligament; principal fibres of the periodontal ligament; other components of the periodontal ligament; functions and clinical importance of the periodontal ligament. Part 9 Bone and the alveolar process: bone; gross structure of a bone (an organ); microscopic structure of bone (a tissue); periosteum and endosteum; growth of bone; the alveolar process; clinical aspects of bone reaction in the alveolar process. Part 10 The oral mucous membrane and the salivary glands: mucous membranes; definition (part contents).