A Colour Handbook of Oral Medicine

Michael A. O. Lewis, PhD, BDS, FDSRCPS. FDSRCS
Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

Richard C. K. Jordan, DDS, PhD, MSc, FRCD, DipOPath
Oral Pathologist, University of California, San Francisco, USA

This highly illustrated handbook uses a symptom-based approach to assist the clinician in the diagnosis and management of those conditions that fall into the speciality of oral medicine. Dealing first with normal anatomy, physical examination and investigation – particularly lesional biopsy, haematological assessment and microbiological sampling – the authors cover all areas of those diseases, local and systemic, that manifest themselves in the lips and mouth. Conditions are grouped under their principal presenting sign – blistering, white patches, red patches, swelling, pigmentation, pain, dry mouth, altered tasted and halitosis. A comprehensive and practical guide to the management and treatment of oral problems. This handbook will be of value to professionals and trainees in medicine, pathology and dentistry.

Contents

Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Normal structures, Anatomy of the mouth, Examination of the face and mouth, Terminology used in description of mucosal and oral lesions, Mucosal lesions, Investigation of oral disease, Haematological investigations, Microbiological investigations, Mucosal biopsy.

1: Ulceration, Trauma, Recurrent aphthous stomatitis, Behcet’s disease, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Tuberculosis, Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis, Lichen planus, Lichenoid reaction, Squamous cell carcinoma, Post-radiotherapy mucositis, Necrotising sialometaplasia, Destructive periodontal disease, Lymphoma, Neutropenia, Graft versus host disease, Osteoradionecrosis.

2: Blistering, Pemphigus vulgaris, Pemphigus vegetans, Mucous membrane pemphigoid, Erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), Epidermolysis bullosa, Herpes viruses, Coxsackie viruses, Paramyxoviruses, Mucocele, Angina bullosa haemorrhagica, Purpura, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Linear IgA disease.

3. White Patches, Candidosis, Chronic mucocutaneous syndrome, White sponge naevus, Dyskeratosis congenital, Frictional keratosis, Cheek chewing, Nicotinic stomatitis, Leukoplakia, Squamous cell carcinoma, Skin graft post-surgery, Lichenoid reaction, Lupus erythematosis, Ectopic sebaceous glands, Hairy leukoplakia, Koplik’s spots, Pyostomatitis vegetans, Submucous fibrosis, Aspirin burn, Coated tongue.

4. Red Patches, Erythroplakia, Candidosis, Squamous cell carcinoma, Post-radiotherapy mucositis, Iron deficiency anaemia, Folate deficiency, Pernicious anaemia, Allergy to denture material, Geographic tongue.

5. Swelling, Squamous cell carcinoma, Papilloma viruses, Salivary tumours, Sialolith, Bacterial sialadenitis, Viral sialadenitis, Ranula, Drug induced gingival hyperplasia, Denture hyperplasia, Squamous cell papilloma, Heck’s disease, Fibro-epithelial polyp, Bone exostoses, Tongue piercing, Hyper-parathyroidism, Scurvy, Crohn’s disease, Orofacial granulomatosis, Paget’s disease, Fibrous dysplasia, Acromegaly, Foliate papillae.

6. Pigmentation, Malignant melanoma, Addison’s disease, Betel nut chewing, Black hairy tongue, Amalgam tattoo, Haemangioma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, Peutz-Jegher’s syndrome, Amalgam tattoo, Aplastic anaemia, Thrombocytopenia, Pigmentary incontinence, Drug induced pigmentation, Melanotic macule, Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.

7. Orofacial Pain, Burning mouth syndrome, Giant cell arteritis, Atypical facial pain, Trigeminal neuralgia, Facial arthromyalgia, Bell’s palsy.

8. Dry mouth, altered taste or halitosis, Drug induced xerostomia, Sjögren’s syndrome, CREST syndrome, Post-irradiation xerostomia, Diabetes mellitus, Coated tongue, Acute ulcerative necrotising gingivitis.

Further reading

Index