BookCamile S. Farah, Ramesh Balasubramaniam, Michael J. McCullough, editors.
Summary: This book, written by world authorities in the field, is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the specialty of Oral Medicine, which is concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, and predominantly non-surgical management of medically related disorders and conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of all relevant diseases and disorders are described with the aid of a wealth of clinical cases and illustrations that enable the reader to appreciate the diversity and potential complexity of Oral Medicine. In addition to the wide-ranging coverage of oral conditions, separate sections are devoted to bone and cutaneous pathology and to orofacial pain and its management, in addition to dental sleep medicine. The clinician who treats Oral Medicine patients will find this book to be an excellent aid to optimal management grounded in a sound knowledge of basic science and the dental and medical aspects of each disorder. In addition, it will serve as an outstanding textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Contents:
Part I: Normal Anatomy and Variants of the Oral Mucosa
Interface Between Oral and Systemic Disease
Clinical Evaluation of the Oral Medicine Patient
Soft and Hard Tissue Operative Interventions. Part II: Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Pathology
Skin Patch Testing and Clinical Immunology
Diagnostic Imaging Principles and Applications
Principles of Orofacial Pain Diagnosis and Treatment
Pharmaco-Therapeutic Approaches in Oral Medicine. Part III: Oral and Maxillofacial Infections
Ulcerative, Vesicular and Bullous Lesions
Benign Lesions of the Oral Mucosa
Gingival Pathology
White, Red and Pigmented Lesions of the Oral Mucosa
Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Salivary Gland Disorders
Oral Malignancies
Head and Neck Tumours
Odontogenic Abnormalities. Part IV: Odontogenic Bone Pathology
Non-Odontogenic Bone Pathology
Cutaneous Pathology. Part V: Masticatory Muscle Pain
Internal Derangements of the Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joints Arthritides
Headache
Neuropathic Orofacial Pain
Biopsychosocial Considerations for Orofacial Pain. Part VI: Sleep Bruxism
Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Disordered Breathing
Neurosensory Disturbances Including Smell and Taste
Halitosis.
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2019- Continuously updated edition