Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

Description

The new edition of this classic book continues to support a new generation of dental students in their understanding of the essential aspects of oral pathology and oral medicine as theyrelate to day-to-day practice.

Covering all aspects of patient care in an easy-to-understand and highly practical format, the book covers history, examination and investigation followed by a wide range of common and less frequently seen though important conditions categorised into hard tissue pathology, soft tissues disease and the management of the medically compromised patient.

Illustrated in full colour throughout, the book presents over 900 line artworks, diagnostic algorithms, photographs, scans and x-rays, tables and summary boxes to help make learning easy. Each section is also concluded by a self-assessment module which allows the reader to test their retention of the facts and ability to apply the information.

The new edition – which comes complete with Pageburst – offers readers the opportunity to experience ‘virtual microscopy’ by enlarging histological images and adding overlays to identify the features of the specimens shown. 3D cone beam images are also available to further add practical applicability to the content.

The fully updated Cawson’s Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine 9^th edition will be ideal for dental students and qualified practitioners sitting post-graduate exams throughoutthe world.

Cawson’s Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine also comes with Pageburst – an exciting product which also provides readers with an eBook – giving them access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburst (formerly Evolve eBooks) allows readers to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buyingother Pageburst titles makes any learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on an electronic "bookshelf", so that readers can search across their entire library of eBooks to rapidly gain the information they need.

Key Features

• Provides comprehensive coverage of both oral pathology and oral medicine in a single volume
• Lucid writing style and clear page design helps make learning easy
• Covers all topics of relevance accompanied by diagnostic algorithms to help the reader differentiate the conditions
• Presents a valuable image collection showing many of the common conditions and important pathology now rarely seen
• Contains the latest guidelines from the WHO, NICE and the British Society of Anti-Microbial Chemotherapy
• Contains self-assessment material to help readers test their learning and ability to apply the information safely
• Ideal for both undergraduate and post-graduate dental students

Contents

1. Principles of investigation and diagnosis

SECTION ONE: HARD TISSUE PATHOLOGY
2. Disorders of development of teeth and related tissues
3. Dental caries
4. Pulpitis, apical periodontitis, resorption, hypercementosis
5. Gingivitis and periodonitis
6. Major infections of the mouth, jaws and perioral tissues
7. Cysts of the jaws
8. Odontogenic tumours and tumour-like lesions of the jaws
9. Non-odontogenic tumours of the jaws
10. Genetic, metabolic and other non-neoplastic bone diseases
11. Disorders of the temporomandibular joints and periarticular tissues
Self-assessment questions and learning guides

SECTION TWO: SOFT TISSUE DISEASE
12. Diseases of the oral mucosa: introduction and mucosal infections
13. Diseases of the oral mucosa: non-infective stomatitis
14. Tongue disorders
15. Benign chronic white mucosal lesions
16. Oral premalignancy
17. Oral cancer
18. Neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of salivary glands
19. Common benign mucosal swellings
20. Soft-tissue (mesenchymal) neoplasms
21. Melanoma and other pigmented lesions
Self-assessment quesions and learning guides

SECTION THREE: THE MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENT
22. Anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas
23. Haemorrhagic diseases
24. Immunodeficiencies and HIV disease
25. Allergy and autoimmune disease
26. Cervical lymphadenopathy
27. Cardiovascular disease
28. Respiratory tract disease
29. Gastrointestinal and liver disease
30. Nutritional deficiencies
31. Endocrine disorders and pregnancy
32. Renal disease
33. Intellectual and physical disability and psychiatric disorders
34. Pain, anxiety, neurological and psychogenic disorders
35. Complications of systemic drug treatment
36. Emergencies in dental practice
Self-assessment questions and learning guides