Pocketbook of oral disease / Crispian Scully ... [et al.].

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction --
Dangerous conditions --
History --
Examination --
Anatomical features or developmental anomalies --
Lesion descriptors --
2.Differential diagnosis by signs and symptoms --
Bleeding --
Burning mouth --
Desquamative gingivitis --
Dry mouth (hyposalivation and xerostomia) --
Halitosis (oral malodour) --
Mucosal blisters --
Mucosal brown and black lesions --
Mucosal erosions --
Mucosal fissures or cracks --
Mucosal purpura --
Mucosal red lesions --
Mucosal ulceration or soreness --
Mucosal white lesions --
Pain (orofacial) --
Palsy (orofacial) --
Sensory changes (orofacial) --
Sialorrhoea (hypersalivation and drooling) --
Swellings in the lips or face --
Swellings in the mouth --
Swellings in the neck --
Swellings of the jaws --
Swelling of the salivary glands --
Taste disturbance --
Tongue: furred --
Tongue: smooth (glossitis) --
Tongue swelling --
Tooth abrasion --
Tooth attrition --
Tooth discolouration --
Tooth erosion --
Tooth hypoplasia --
Tooth mobility or premature loss --
Tooth number anomalies --
Tooth shape anomalies --
Trismus --
3.Differential diagnosis by site --
Cervical lymph node disease --
Salivary gland disease --
Lip lesions --
Intraoral lesions --
Coloured lesions: red --
Coloured lesions: brown --
Soreness/ulcers --
White lesions --
Intraoral soft tissue lumps and swellings --
Tongue lesions --
Palatal lesions --
Gingival lesions --
Jaw and musculoskeletal conditions --
Neurological and pain disorders --
Teeth-specific disorders --
4.Iatrogenic conditions --
Immunosuppressive therapy --
Radiotherapy --
Chemotherapy --
Organ transplantation --
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation --
Drugs --
Other iatrogenic conditions --
5.Immune defects and haematological defects and malignancies --
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease --
Leukopenia and neutropenia --
Leukaemias --
Lymphomas --
6.Diagnosis --
Diagnosis of mucosal disorders --
Diagnosis of salivary disease --
Diagnosis of jaw disorders --
Diagnosis of dental disorders --
Diagnosis of pain and neurological disorders --
7.Investigations --
Blood tests --
Microbiological tests --
Salivary flow determination --
Biopsy --
Imaging --
Adjunctive screening tests --
8.Management protocols for patients with oral diseases treated in primary care settings --
9.Referral for specialist advice --
10.Further information.

Suitable for dental students who are about to graduate, general dental practitioners and dental care professionals, this title covers the common and potentially serious oral conditions seen in clinical practice