This book is a comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management in oral medicine and pathology, with each chapter covering a different condition.
Presented in an easy to read format, each topic begins with an outline of the disease, classification and a review of the etiology and clinical features, radiological and histological features, investigation methods and management. The pathology sections provide detailed explanations of pathogenesis, supported by numerous illustrations and photomicrographs.
Emphasis is placed on developing clinical diagnostic skills, the role of haematological and immunological tests, biopsy and histopathology, imaging and other investigative techniques.
Key features boxes are included for every topic, as well as self assessment questions and suggestions for further reading.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management in oral medicine and pathology
Emphasis placed on diagnostic skills and investigative techniques.
Self assessment questions and key features boxes included for each topic.
More than 1300 photographs, diagrams, graphs and tables.
Author information
Saman Warnakulasuriya, OBE, BDS, FDSRCS, Dip Oral Med, PhD, DSc
Professor of Oral Medicine and Experimental Pathology, King’s College, London, UK
WM TilakaratnaBDS MS FDSRCS PhD FRCPath
Professor of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka