• View anatomy from a clinical perspective with hundreds of exquisite, hand-painted illustrations created by pre-eminent medical illustrator Frank H. Netter, MD.
• Join the global community of medical and healthcare students and professionals who rely on Netter to optimize learning and clarify even the most difficult aspects of human anatomy. Comprehensive labeling uses the international anatomic standard terminology, Terminologia Anatomica, and every aspect of the Atlas is reviewed and overseen by clinical anatomy and anatomy education experts.
• Explore additional unique perspectives of difficult-to-visualize anatomy through all-new paintings by Dr. Carlos Machado, including breast lymph drainage; the pterygopalantine fossa; the middle ear; the path of the internal carotid artery; and the posterior knee, plus additional new plates on arteries of the limbs and new radiologic images.
• Master challenging structures with visual region-by-region coverage -- including Muscle Table appendices at the end of each Section.
• Student Consult access includes a suite of interactive tools and guides, including selected images formatted as self-testing exercises; dissection videos; multiple choice questions; illustrated axial cross-sections and scroll-throughs; Key Point Anatomy Guides; additional plates from previous editions; and more.

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• Concise text covers the core knowledge essential for final exams, presenting the key points and most important information in an ideal review format.
• Extensive self-testing questions enable students to review their knowledge, with short answer and essay questions that mimic the exam, as well as multiple-choice questions that are helpful in self-assessment.
• Focuses on key aspects of oral pathology, oral medicine, and oral surgery for a uniquely effective, targeted review of these areas.

 

• Videos on an available companion DVD (sold separately) are narrated by Dr. Stanley Malamed, covering topics such as local anesthetic agents, anesthetic injection techniques, potential complications, and risk management.


• Full-color photographs and line drawings are included throughout the book.


• In-depth discussions cover the anesthetic agents used in dentistry, along with their clinical actions.


• Routes of administration are described for all anesthetics.


• The proper care and handling of equipment is addressed, along with the problems that may be encountered.


• Requirements for pain control and local anesthesia within various dental specialties are included.


• Comprehensive information on Articaine is included, a local anesthetic that is gaining widespread use in the United States.


• Numerous boxes and tables provide a quick reference and comparison of techniques, drugs, and dosages.


• Dosage charts, injection techniques, information on duration of action, and contraindications for local anesthetics are included at the end of the book for quick reference.

• Updated discussions of the armamentarium needed to succeed in local anesthesia delivery reflect the latest available drugs and devices.


• Updated discussions of the techniques needed to provide successful pain control.


• Updated step-by-step procedures cover the techniques for administering intraoral anesthesia.


• The latest advances in science, technology, and pain control techniques are covered.