Essentials of Dentistry Quick Review and Examination Preparation Essentials of Dentistry Quick Review and Examination Preparation Rushik Dhaduk BDS Tutor, Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad, Gujarat, India Forewords Mahesh Verma Bimal S Jathal NJ Nirmal Amish Mehta Rahul K Thakkur ® JAYPEE BROTHERS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (P) LTD New Delhi • Panama City • London ® Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. Headquarter Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd 4838/24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002, India Phone: +91-11-43574357 Fax: +91-11-43574314 Email: [email protected] Overseas Offices J.P. 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While every effort is made to ensure a accuracy of information, the publisher and the author(s) specifically disclaim any damage, liability, or loss incurred, directly or indirectly, from the use or application of any of the contents of this work. If not specifically stated, all figures and tables are courtesy of the authors(s). Where appropriate, the readers should consult with a specialist or contact the manufacturer of the drug or device. Publisher: Jitendar P Vij Publishing Director: Tarun Duneja Editor: Richa Saxena Cover Design: Seema Dogra Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation First Edition: 2012 ISBN 978-93-5025-368-7 Printed in India Affectionally dedicated to my parents and my dearest bhai and bhabhi "When emotions are profound, words sometimes are not sufficient to express our thanks and gratitude" With these few words, I am trying to express my feelings towards my family members for their dedication for my happiness. No words can ever express what their constant undemanding love, sacrifice and prayers have done to help me achieve whatever I am today. My father's dedication to his work has stirred my mind all the time to work restlessly. His few enforcing words during my childhood have always enforced me during muddling time in my life. He has always stood next to me with elucidation to all problems. My mother's soothing voice and caring nature has always been booster in my life. She has put piles of efforts and dedications to mould me. I lay this book at her feet. My brother Mr Bhavikkumar Dhaduk’s words are hard to find, when it comes to highlight his role, in my life. I express my thanks to him for his physical presence and sentimental support at very critical times often encountered in my life. I thank him for always standing by aside. He is a friend and a guide, who stood by me as a pillar of strength, shielding and taking care of all my weaknesses. This book bears an indelible imprint of his meticulous work. And at last but not the least comes my dearest bhabhi. My day doesn't start without pulling her hair. She is more like a friend to me and takes special care of me. Her gleaming smile relaxes mind after taxing day activity. FFFFFooooorrrrreeeeewwwwwooooorrrrrddddd I am very delighted to write the foreword for the book titled Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation by Dr Rushik Dhaduk. The book covers varied important topics pertaining to different specialties especially Oral Radiology, Conservative Dentistry, Periodontics, Oral Pathology, Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Surgery. The book is targeted at young graduates and students preparing for examinations and clinical practice. The book carries basic and clinical sciences topics with illustrations, tables and charts in order to make it userfriendly and attractive. Extensive coverage of important subject matter has been done so as to reduce the task of searching and referring multiple books by the reader. The material has been presented in a very precise and lucid manner so that it could be easily memorized and recollected during the examinations. The undergraduate students would surely find the contents very easy to assimilate and reproduce. The point-wise articulation and self-explanatory diagrams would surely help students cracking the examinations easily. I congratulate Dr Rushik Dhaduk who is one of the youngest authors for this novel and creative endeavor. I wish him a great future and many editions of the publication. Prof Mahesh Verma Director–Principal Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences New Delhi–110002, India Vice President, Dental Council of India FFFFFooooorrrrreeeeewwwwwooooorrrrrddddd I am very delighted to write foreword for the book titled Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation by Dr Rushik Dhaduk. The book is most comprehensive text of its kind. Carefully designed diagrams are easy to follow. The book is targeted to undergraduate dental students and it comprises of some of the essential topics from different dental subjects. I wholeheartedly admire Dr Rushik Dhaduk for his hard work and creativity. Today, as he paints his masterpiece in this book, he puts his years of hard work, learning and dedication into it. I wish him a great future ahead. Dr Bimal S Jathal MDS (Periodontics) Dean, Faculty of Dental Sciences Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad, Gujarat, India FFFFFooooorrrrreeeeewwwwwooooorrrrrddddd It gives me immense pleasure to know that one of my students Dr Rushik Dhaduk has written a book titled as Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation for undergraduate dental students. This book can be helpful to them for examination purpose. Various topics are selected and detailed by him after referring various journals and articles. I wish him all the best for his future. Dr NJ Nirmal MDS (Prosthodontics) Dean, Manubhai Patel Dental College Baroda, Gujarat, India