Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine

This is a new edition of a classic textbook of oral pathology and oral medicine for dental students and candidates for postgraduate dentistry exams. Illustrated in colour throughout, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to the pathology of oral disease, its clinical manifestations and the principles of management. A final section deals with the medically compromised patient.nComprehensive coverage of both oral pathology and oral medicine in a single paperback volumenIdeal for both undergraduate and post-graduate dentistry examsnLucid writing style provides easy access to essential informationnIllustrated in high quality throughout, with over 80 new full colour imagesnAmple use of flow charts guide the student thorough the process of differential diagnosis for a range of conditionsnClassic text explaining the dental relevance of a range of systemic diseasesnUpdated chapters on cancer and premalignancy, including new information on disease management.nNew section on healing of the normal tooth socket, and pathology of osseointegration and sinusitis.nIncludes discussion of controversial issues such as prophylaxis for infective endocarditis.nAddition of new WHO disease classifications – such as premalignancy.nNew section on the relationship between the pathology of caries and its treatment.nUsability of diagnostic flow charts improved by addition of icons to the relevant sections of text referring the reader to the flow chart.nMany sections improved and updated, including cleft lip and palate, maxillary sinusitis and lichenoid reactions to amalgam restorations.nNew section on implants, implant related lesions and osseointegration.