Clinical Oral Anatomy

Thomas von Arx is Associate Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. Dr. von Arx graduated in Dentistry from the University of Bern in 1980 and completed his doctoral thesis (Dr. med. dent.) at the university in 1985. He has been a member of the Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, University of Bern since September 1999. He was recognized as a Specialist in Oral Surgery by the Swiss Society of Dentistry and National Authorities of Health Services of Switzerland in 2001. In 2002 he completed his Habilitation (Privatdocent, PD) at the University of Bern, and he took up his current position as Associate Professor in 2008. In 2012 he was recognized as a Specialist in Oral Implantology by the Swiss Society of Dentistry. Dr. von Arx has lectured across the world and is the author of 90 original articles as well as many review articles, case reports, and book chapters. He has been a Fellow of the ITI (International Team for Implantology) since 1996 and is a member of the editorial boards of the Swiss Dental Journal and Oral Surgery. He has been the recipient of various honors and awards, including most recently (2014) an international award from the Spanish Society of Oral Surgery (SECIB).

Introduction.- Lips and Cheeks.- Anterior Maxilla.- Posterior Maxilla.- Retromaxillary and Retromandibular Areas.- Posterior Mandible.- Anterior Mandible.- Tongue.- Temporomandibular Joint.