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Pocketbook of Oral Disease

By
  • Crispian Scully, CBE MD PhD MDS MRCS BSc FDSRCS FDSRCPS FFDRCSI FDSRCSE FRCPath FMedSci FHEA FUCL DSc DChD DMed[HC] DrHC , Emeritus Professor, University College London, London, UK; Honorary Consultant University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, HCA International Hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
  • Jose Bagan, MD, DDS, PhD, Profesor of Oral Medicine, University General Hospital of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Marco Carrozzo, MD DDS, Professor and Chair of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Sciences, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
  • Catherine Flaitz, DDS MS , Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Pediatric Dentistry, The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
  • Sergio Gandolfo, MD, DDS, Professor and Head of the Department of Dentistry, S. Luigi University Hospital, Orbassano, Turin; Dean of the Postgraduate School in Oral Surgery and Master in Oral Medicine and Special Needs Care, University of Torino, Italy

Prepared by authors of international renown, The Pocketbook of Oral Disease offers a wealth of information in a handy quick-reference format. Containing over 500 tables and illustrations, this useful guide covers the most common and potentially serious oral conditions seen in primary care dentistry. The Pocketbook of Oral Disease will be ideal for dental students who are about to graduate, general dental practitioners and dental care professionals.

Audience
Senior dental undergraduates, general dental practitioners and dental care professionals

Paperback, 450 Pages

Published: November 2012

Imprint: Churchill Livingstone

ISBN: 978-0-7020-4649-0

Contents

  • 1 Introduction, anatomical features and developmental anomalies

    2 Differential diagnosis by signs and symptoms

    Bleeding

    Burning mouth

    Desquamative gingivitis

    Dry mouth (xerostomia)

    Halitosis (oral malodour)

    Mucosal blisters

    Mucosal brown and black lesions

    Mucosal erosions

    Mucosal fissures or cracks

    Mucosal purpura

    Mucosal red lesions

    Mucosal ulceration or soreness

    Mucosal white lesions

    Palsy (orofacial)

    Pain (orofacial)

    Sensory changes (orofacial)

    Sialorrhoea and drooling

    Swellings in the lips or face

    Swellings in the mouth

    Swellings in the neck

    Swellings of the jaws

    Swelling of the salivary glands

    Taste disturbance

    Tongue: furred

    Tongue: smooth (glossitis)

    Tongue swelling

    Tooth abrasion

    Tooth attrition

    Tooth discolouration

    Tooth erosion

    Tooth hypoplasia

    Tooth mobility or premature loss

    Tooth number anomalies

    Tooth shape anomalies

    Trismus

    3 Differential diagnosis by site

    Cervical node disorders

    Salivary gland disorders

    Lip lesions

    Intraoral lesions

    Tongue lesions

    Palatal lesions

    Gingival lesions

    Jaw and musculoskeletal conditions

    Neurological and pain disorders

    Teeth specific disorders

    4 Iatrogenic conditions

    5 Immune defects and malignancies

    6 Diagnosis

    7 Investigations

    8 Management protocols for patients with oral diseases in primary care settings

    9 Referral for specialist opinion

    10 Further information

    Eponymous syndromes

    Glossary

    Further reading

    Index

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