Fundamentals of oral medicine / Crispian Scully and José Bagan-Sebastian.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamental principles of patient management -- Diagnosis : history -- Diagnosis : examination -- Diagnosis : general investigations -- Treatment -- Common complaints -- Cervical lymphadenopathy -- Dry mouth (xerostomia) -- Halitosis (oral malodour) -- Lumps and swellings -- Pain -- red, white and pigmented lesions -- Sensory and motor changes -- Soreness and ulcers -- Common and important oral conditions -- Angioedema (angioneurotic oedema) -- Angular cheilitis (angular stomatitis) -- Aphthae (aphthous stomatitis) -- Atypical facial pain -- Behçet syndrome -- Bell's palsy -- Burning mouth syndrome (oral dysaesthesia) -- Cancer -- Candidiasis -- Denture-related stomatitis -- Erythema migrans -- Erythema multiforme -- Erthroplakia, leukoplakia, keratosis and other potentially malignant lesions -- Fordyce spots -- Gingival drug-induced swelling -- Granulomatous cheilitis -- Herpesvirus infections -- Lichen planus -- Odontogenic cysts and tumours -- Pemphigoid -- Pemphigus -- Sjögren syndrome -- Temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome -- Trigeminal and other neuralgias -- Eponymous and other conditions -- Eponymous and other conditions -- Relevant other systemic disorders -- Human immunodeficiency virus infection -- Latrogenic disease -- Oral manifestations of disorders of specific systems -- Agents used in the treatment of patients with oral disease.

This practical user-friendly guide is illustrated in colour and is an essential purchase for students and a useful reference for the general practitioner.