This atlas presents a study of human fetal jaw development with a primary focus on the hard tissues of the maxilla and mandible. High-definition photographs are featured throughout of the well-preserved upper and lower jaw elements from the human fetal skeletons contained in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

ISBN: 978-0-86715-716-1; 9780867157161
72 pp; 83 illus
US $54.99 [order exclusively through Apple iBooks]

Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Developmental Origins: Maxilla and Mandible
3. Photographic Studies: Maxilla and Mandible
4. Mandibles of Eight Ascending Age Groups
5. Whole Skulls of Eight Ascending Age Groups
6. Whole Skeletons of Three Ascending Age Groups
7. Cone Beam Computerized Tomographic Scans