Book excerpt: Concise yet complete in its regional treatment of head and neck anatomy, this acclaimed text features more than 200 superb illustrations and tables designed to facilitate its use in the dental classroom and practice. Completely updated, this Third Edition includes a full-color mini atlas with new color plates, expanded coverage of cranial nerves, plus new images and illustrations. Textbook of Head and Neck Anatomy features a detailed description of the oral cavity from an oral examination point of view, clinical considerations that tie the significance of anatomy to practice, a discussion of the anatomical basis of local anesthesia, and an embryological account of head and neck development.