Netter's head and neck anatomy for dentistry
- N. S. Norton
This book consists of 21 chapters over 610 pages and is packed with information essential for any student wishing to qualify in the basic undergraduate degree of dentistry.
It has clear details in each chapter with a section which begins the consideration of clinical relevance at the end of each chapter. Each chapter is logically laid out and provides clear detail of all aspects of head and neck anatomy. It is very gratifying that the autonomic nervous system has been detailed in its own chapter. From a student who spent a ridiculous number of hours turning the pages of traditional textbooks piecing together one of the major controlling mechanisms in the human body, it is pleasing to see the precise detail at last placed together for all to see. The final chapter (prior to the appendix detailing lymphatic drainage) provides a robust description of anatomy with respect to local anaesthesia. The labelling in all chapters is clear and whilst there is an absence of extensive turgid narrative, the information is extensive and very well laid out.
The diagrams are clear and precise; my only disappointment is that the book is not supplied with a CD with all the images available for lectures and teaching. This book has to be recommended for all those wishing to establish the appropriate level of knowledge for the contemporary practice of dentistry and for those wishing to refresh their knowledge.
No dental library should be without this book, let alone a dental practice.
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McDonald, F. Netter's head and neck anatomy for dentistry. Br Dent J 202, 50–51 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/bdj.2006.128
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