Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Introduction; Part I. Tooth Form: 1. General structure, jaws, teeth and dentitions; 2. Chewing form, function and identification; Part II. Dental Microstructure: 3. Organic and inorganic components of teeth; 4. Dental enamel; 5. Dentine; 6. Cement; 7. Preparation techniques; Part III. Teeth and Age: 8. Growth; 9. The dentition after eruption; 10. Ageing human material from teeth; 11. Mammals other than man; Part IV. Size and Shape: 12. Size, shape and populations; 13. Measurable variation, non-measurable variation; 14. Occlusion and malocclusion; Part V. Dental Disease: 15. Dental plaque; 16. Dental caries; 17. Dental calculus, immunity and inflammation; 18. Peridontal disease; 19. Infections; 20. Trauma; 21. Anomalies of eruption, resorptions and abrasions; 22. Odontomes, cysts and tumours; 23. Palaeopidemiology and recording.