Highlights of the ninth edition are:
- Exam-oriented book with a unique collection of last 20 years of solved question papers.
- Extensively revised and updated chapters to provide knowledge of the present era.
- All the sections are thoroughly revised and various answers of previous editions are changed in this present edition because of changes of various concepts and inculcation of the new research.
- In the sections, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology, Orthodontics, Periodontics, and Public Health Dentistry are modified with the changed answers.
- Consists of solved Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and the Blanks, which are added by the Dental Council of India (DCI) in latest curriculum.
- As in NEET, PGI, and AIIMS examinations, image-based questions are asked, so an idea to BDS students regarding these are introduced, which further help them to study for the above-mentioned competitive exams.
- Additional information at the end of every section is introduced to quickly memorize and revise the topic in short. This will also help in solving MCQs very fast in university as well as in competitive examinations.
- Viva-Voce questions with answers that aid students in enhancing their skills in practical examinations.
- One-liners are added for quick revision of dental post-graduate entrance examinations such as NEET, PGI, AIIMS, PSCs, etc.
- Contains illustrations and high-quality photographs with explanatory legends for easy explanation of the text.
- Provides recent and internationally accepted classification systems by eminent professional bodies, WHO, National Health Programmes, etc.
- Includes solved papers of years 2022 and 2023, with better and improved answers.
- Explain questions in a point-wise manner for a clear overview and eye-catching remembrance.
- Illustrates photographs in color plates which help students to understand the various diseases clinically.
- The text, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), and Fill-in-the-blanks aid students in preparation of viva voce and provide basics for competitive examination.
- Incorporates a clinical overview in various chapters to highlight the clinical applications.
- A highly structured, user-friendly, systemic, and attractive layout with enriched illustrations.
- COVID-19 Synopsis is added and modified in this new edition which aids in the knowledge of COVID-19 disease for dental students.
- One-liners are modified which helps in solving the MCQs and IBQs and also aids in knowledge for the viva voce.