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The Teeth of Non-mammalian Vertebrates
Form, Function, Development and Growth
- 2nd Edition - June 17, 2023
- Authors: Barry Berkovitz, Peter Shellis
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 8 9 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 7 2 5 9 - 8
The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Form, Function, Development and Growth, Second Edition is devoted to the teeth and dentitions of living fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Form, Function, Development and Growth, Second Edition is devoted to the teeth and dentitions of living fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. This book presents a comprehensive survey of the wide variety of tooth forms among non-mammalian vertebrates, based on descriptions of approximately 450 species belonging to about 170 families.This latest edition discusses the functional morphology of feeding, the attachment of teeth, and the relationship of tooth form to function, with each chapter accompanied by a comprehensive, up-to-date reference list. Following the descriptions of the teeth and dentitions in each class, four chapters review current topics with considerable research activity: tooth development; tooth replacement; and the structure, formation, and evolution of the dental hard tissues.
The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Form, Function, Development and Growth, Second Edition is authored by internationally recognized teachers and researchers in the field. This new edition reflects the resurgence of interest in the dentitions of non-mammalian vertebrates as experimental systems to help understand genetic changes in evolution of teeth and jaws.
- Features more than 650 images, including photographs from internationally recognized researchers and world class collections
- Offers in depth information on tooth structure, development, attachment, and replacement
- Provides detailed descriptions of the dentitions of all living groups of non-mammalian vertebrates
- Discusses the relationship between tooth form and structure to function in the feeding process
Practicing odontologists and researchers in zoology, biology, anthropology, archaeology, and veterinary science, Advanced students and academics in dental schools, museums
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Terminology
- Introduction
- Origin of Jaws
- Origin of Teeth
- Teeth of Nonmammalian Vertebrates
- Diet
- Dental adaptations to feeding
- Chapter 1. Cyclostomes
- Myxiniformes
- Petromyzontiformes
- Chapter 2. Chondrichthyes 1. Sharks
- Chondrichthyes
- Dentitions of Sharks
- Galeomorph Sharks
- Squalean Sharks
- Chapter 3. Chondrichthyes 2. Rays and Chimaeras
- Batoidea
- Diet and Feeding
- Dentitions of Rays
- Holocephali
- Online Resources
- Chapter 4. Bony fishes
- Classification
- Diet
- Feeding and Food Processing
- Oral jaws
- Food acquisition
- Intraoral Transport and Prey Manipulation
- Intrapharyngeal Transport and Prey Processing
- Tooth Form
- Tooth Attachment
- Dentitions of Actinopterygii
- Cladistia
- Neopterygii: Holostei
- Neopterygii: Teleostei
- Cohort Elopomorpha
- Subcohort Ostariophysi
- Subcohort Protacanthopterygii
- Subcohort Stomiati
- Infra-Cohort Eurypterygii
- Subsection Acanthomorpha
- Division Paracanthopterygii
- Division Acanthopterygii
- Subdivision Percomorphaceae
- Series Pelagiaria
- Series Gobiaria
- Series Carangaria
- Series Ovalentaria
- Series Eupercaria
- Sarcopterygii
- Ceratodontiformes
- Online Resources
- Chapter 5. Amphibians
- Feeding
- Gymnophiona
- Teeth of Larvae
- Teeth of Adults
- Caudata (Urodela)
- Cryptobranchoidei
- Diadectosalamandroidei
- Anura
- Dentitions of Larval Anurans
- Dentitions of Adult Anurans
- Non-Neobatrachian Anurans
- Neobatrachia
- Online Resources
- Chapter 6. Reptiles 1. Tuatara and Lizards
- Reptiles: General
- Reptilian Skull
- Egg Teeth
- Teeth of Adult Reptiles
- Tuatara
- Lizards
- Chapter 7. Reptiles 2. Snakes
- Introduction
- Scolecophidia
- Alethinophidia
- Chapter 8. Reptiles 3. Crocodilians
- Introduction
- Skull and Dentition
- Feeding
- Tooth Attachment
- Crocodilian Dentitions
- Online Resources
- Chapter 9. Tooth Formation
- Introduction
- Tooth Germ Initiation
- Crown Formation
- Formation of Hard Tissues
- Tooth Eruption
- Tooth Attachment
- Tooth Shedding
- Control of Tooth Development
- Missing Teeth
- Chapter 10. Ontogeny of the Dentition and Tooth Replacement
- Introduction
- Patterning of Ontogeny and Replacement
- Elasmobranchs
- Bony Fishes and Tetrapods
- Bony Fishes
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Theories of Dental Ontogeny and Tooth Replacement
- Molecular Control of Ontogeny of the Dentition and Tooth Replacement
- Chapter 11. Dental Hard Tissues
- Introduction
- Dental Minerals
- Dentine
- Enameloid
- Enamel
- Iron and Cuticles
- Pleromin
- Petrodentine
- Mechanical Properties of Dental Hard Tissues
- Dental Pulp
- Index
- No. of pages: 542
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: June 17, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323917896
- eBook ISBN: 9780323972598
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Barry Berkovitz
Dr Barry KB Berkovitz qualified in Dental Surgery at the Royal Dental Hospital in London in 1962. There soon followed three years of postgraduate research at Royal Holloway College London. Between 1966 and 2004 his time was equally divided between teaching Gross Anatomy and Dental Anatomy, first at the University of Bristol and later at King’s College London. He is the author of numerous books and scientific papers, many related to comparative dental anatomy. His well-known textbook ‘Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology ‘ by BKB Berkovitz, GR Holland and BJ Moxham is now reaching its 5th edition, while his most recent popular science book is entitled ‘Nothing but the Tooth’.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Reader in Dental Anatomy, King's College London, UK, Visiting Professor, Oman Dental College, Mina Al Fahal; Oman and Honorary Curator, Odontological Collection, Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UKPS
Peter Shellis
Dr R Peter Shellis graduated from Birmingham University (BSc in Zoology and Comparative Physiology, 1966, MSc in Radiobiology, 1967). From 1968 to 1972 he worked with Prof AEW Miles at the London Hospital Medical College on the development of teeth in fishes. From 1972 to 1998 Dr Shellis worked on dental caries for the Medical Research Council in Bristol, also publishing research on comparative dental anatomy, particularly on primate tooth structure. Later, he worked with Prof M Addy (Bristol) and Prof A Lussi (Bern) on dental erosion and was Editor-in-Chief of Caries Research (2000-2009). Dr Shellis won the Colgate-Palmolive Prize (British Society for Dental Resarch) in 1981 and the ORCA Prize (European Organization for Caries Research: ORCA) in 2011. He is an Honorary Member of ORCA since 2010.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Preventative, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, Universitat Bern, Bern, Switzerland