CAWSON's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

Chapter 1 Principles of investigation, diagnosis and treatment
Chapter 2 Disorders of tooth development
Chapter 3 Disorders of development
Chapter 4 Dental caries
Chapter 5 Pulpitis and apical periodontitis
Chapter 6 Tooth wear, resorption, hypercementosis and osseointegration
Chapter 7 Periodontal diseases
Chapter 8 Osteomyelitis, osteitis and osteonecrosis of the jaws
Chapter 9 Major infections of the mouth and face
Chapter 10 Cysts in and around the jaw
Chapter 11 Odontogenic tumours and related jaw lesions
Chapter 12 Non-odontogenic tumours of the jaws and facial skeleton
Chapter 13 Inherited, metabolic and other non-neoplastic bone diseases
Chapter 14 Disorders of the temporomandibular joints and trismus
Chapter 15 Diseases of the oral mucosa: mucosal infections
Chapter 16 Diseases of the oral mucosa: non-infective stomatitis
Chapter 17 Tongue disorders
Chapter 18 Benign chronic white mucosal lesions
Chapter 19 Potentially malignant disorders
Chapter 20 Oral cancer
Chapter 21 Other mucosal and lip carcinomas
Chapter 22 Non-neoplastic diseases of salivary glands
Chapter 23 Salivary gland tumours
Chapter 24 Benign mucosal swellings
Chapter 25 Soft tissue tumours
Chapter 26 Oral pigmented lesions
Chapter 27 Cosmetic procedures
Chapter 28 Anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas
Chapter 29 Haemorrhagic disorders
Chapter 30 Immunodeficiency
Chapter 31 Allergy, autoimmune and autoinflammatory disease
Chapter 32 Cervical lymphadenopathy
Chapter 33 Cardiovascular disease
Chapter 34 Respiratory tract disease
Chapter 35 Gastrointestinal and liver disease
Chapter 36 Nutritional deficiencies
Chapter 37 Endocrine disorders and pregnancy
Chapter 38 Renal disease
Chapter 39 Orofacial pain, headache and neurological disorders
Chapter 40 Physical and learning disability
Chapter 41 Mental health conditions
Chapter 42 Dentistry and older people
Chapter 43 Complications of systemic drug treatment
Chapter 44 Medical emergencies
Chapter 45 Adverse events in dentistry
Chapter 46 Learning guide
Chapter 47 Self-assessment questions
Index

The tenth edition of this core textbook will prepare the reader to diagnose and treat many different diseases and disorders that they may not have encountered in person before.

The text integrates oral medicine, pathology, and surgical and drug treatment, allowing the reader to apply diagnostic algorithms and develop the key understanding they will need to apply theory to clinical practice.

Originally published in 1962, Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine continues to offer its trademark easy-to-read style, a world-class collection of photographs showing oral conditions, and the latest evidence and guidelines to support safe clinical practice.

• New chapters on pathological and diagnostic aspects of cosmetic procedures
• New section on respiratory disease including COVID-19; other new diseases such as MPox included
• Chapter listing adverse events
• Information on genetic causes of diseases and tumours, along with novel treatments
• Information on periodontal diseases completely revised and updated in the light of recent research
• New and extra images included throughout