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As a student and as a teaching faculty member for nearly six years in the course on dental anatomy, I perceived that students in this course found it difficult to understand the concept of carving and waxing in terms of cognitive and psychomotor skills even though they have better knowledge in related subjects.

According to German anatomist and physiologist, Friedrich Tiedemann (1781–1861), ‘Doctors without anatomy are like moles. They work in the dark and the works of their hands are mounds’.

Dentistry, however, does not depend solely on knowledge but also on psychomotor skills. A successful dentist requires manual dexterity along with knowledge. Therefore, this book is written for both undergraduate and postgraduate dental students who find it difficult to carve and wax teeth and appreciate their features. Most students who are beginners in dentistry may not be skilled, and psychomotor and cognitive skill levels vary from person to person. This book is designed to help these students learn the skills or acquire manual dexterity. Carving skills are helpful in dental technician courses during the initial years of their syllabus for carving on wax blocks and plaster blocks as well as for making acrylic teeth and performing wax‐up procedures. Skills are useful in both preparation of tooth morphology and adjustments for casting procedures in later stages of their course.

Although there are many books on dental morphology (anatomy), there are not many that teach the skillful technique of carving (which will also be useful in restorative procedures) and waxing. Cognitive and psychomotor skills strengthen students' ability to effectively achieve the learning outcome.

This book will help students to systematically learn the specific steps of the procedures. For all undergraduate students, postgraduate dental students, and dental lab assistant course students, the book will be very useful for preclinical/lab procedures.

The line diagrams in the book show live demonstrations of the techniques of carving and waxing. They help students face the challenges they encounter in their study and improve their skills. The companion website will provide an overview of the procedural steps.

For exam preparation, this book helps students practise and quickly review the procedures/steps of carving and acquire theoretical knowledge of the morphology of each tooth.

The carving skills for clinicians will help them to provide proper morphology to each tooth, especially in aesthetic procedures and posterior restorative procedures.

This book makes it easy to learn the challenging task of carving (also in restorative procedures) and waxing teeth, using illustrative diagrams in a stepwise manner. It helps in instrumentation, wax preparation for carving, and wax building technique.