Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine

描述

Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
A Practical Guide

Crispian Scully CBE MD PhD MDS FDSRCPS FDSRCS FFDRCSI FDSRCSE FRCPath FMedSci, Dean, ISBN 0723610746 · Paperback · 432 Pages · 111 Illustrations
WR Wright · Forthcoming Title (May 2003)
Features

A comprehensive account of the basics of oral medicine from one of the best-selling dental authors in the UK.
Guides the reader through the common presenting signs and symptoms, such as pain, halitosis and ulcers.
Comprehensive coverage of oral diseases, eg aphthae, cancer, denture-induced stomatitis.
Highlights the conditions which are most important, whether because of frequency or seriousness.
Illustrated in colour.

Contents

Fundamental principles of patient management – Diagnosis:history. Diagnosis: examination. Diagnosis : general investigations. Treatment.
Common complaints – Cervical lymphadenopathy. Dry mouth. Halitosis. Lumps and swelling. Pain. Red, white and pigmented lesions. Sensory of motor changes. Ulcers.
The most common and important conditions – Angiodema. Angular cheilitis (Angular stomatitis). Aphthae. Atypical facial pain. Behcet’s syndrome (Behcet’s disease). Bell’s palsy. Burning mouth syndrome (Oral dysaesthesia). Cancer. Candidasis. Denture-induced stomatitis. Erythema migrans (Geographic tongue, Benign migratory glossitis). Erythema multiforme. Fordyce spots. Erythoplakia, Leukoplakia, Keratosis and other potentially malignant lesions. Gingival drug-induced swelling. Granulomatous cheilitis. Herpes virus infections. Lichen planus. Odontogenic cysts and tumours. Pemphigoid. Pemphigus. Sjogren’s syndrome. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain-dysfunction syndrome. Trigeminal and other neuralgias. Eponymous and other conditions.
Relevant other systemic disorders – Human immunodeficiency virus infection. Iatrogenic disease.
Appendix 1 – Orofacial manifestations of disorders of specific systems.
Appendix 2 – Agents used in the treatment of patients with oral disease.