In this edition, various new chapters are added along with recent advancements which gives an insight to the concepts of present era. Presentation of the book is simple and comprehensive which allows the students to understand easily and to develop the interest. This current edition is updated with the addition of questions from various university examinations of year 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Key Features :

• It is written in simple and lucid language.
• Provides broad coverage of all the subjects present in BDS IVth year.
• Expresses various broadened topics in simple flowcharts, tables and diagrammatic forms so as to make the content easy-to-understand and recall.
• Supports in quick revision during examinations. The earlier editions have been immensely popular among the dental students, postgraduate (PG) preparing aspirants and dental practitioners. Other highlights of the eighth edition are:
• Exam-oriented book with unique collection of last 25 years solved questions.
• Extensively revised and updated chapters to provide knowledge of present era.
• All the sections are thoroughly revised and various answers of previous editions are changed in present edition due to changes of various concepts and inculcation of new researches.
• Consists of solved multiple choice questions (MCQs) and fill in the blanks, which are added by Dental Council of India (DCI) in latest curriculum.
• As in NEET, PGI and AIIMS examinations, image-based questions (IBQs) are asked, so an idea to the BDS students regarding these are introduced, which will further help them to study for the above-mentioned competitive examinations.
• Additional information at the end of every section is introduced to quickly memorize and revise the topic in short. This will also help in resolving multiple choice questions very fast in university as well as competitive examinations.
• Illustrations and high quality photographs are given with explanatory legends for easy explanation of text.
• Recent and internationally accepted classification systems by eminent professional bodies, World Health Organization (WHO), National Health Programmes are mentioned.
• Latest edition consists of solved papers of year 2022, and also the new formatting of book with better and improved answers.
• Answers are given in point-wise manner for a clear overview and eye-catching remembrance.
• The text, multiple choice questions and fill in the blanks aids students in preparation of viva voce as well as provide basis for competitive examinations.
• This edition incorporates clinical overview in various chapters for highlighting the clinical applications.
• A highly structured, user-friendly, systematic and attractive layout with enriched illustrations.