
This is a revised edition of a bestselling handbook. The authors have fully updated the text to include the most up to date treatment options have added a section on head & neck imaging (CT/MRI) a series of self-test clinical cases & 100 new photographs. The book uses a symptom-based approach to assist the clinician in the diagnosis & management of those conditions that fall into the speciality of oral medicine. Dealing first with normal anatomy physical examination & investigation
- particularly lesional biopsy haematological assessment & microbiological sampling
- the authors cover all areas of those diseases local & systemic that manifest themselves in the lips & mouth. Conditions are grouped under their principal presenting sign
- blistering white patches red patches swelling pigmentation pain dry mouth altered tasted & halitosis. This comprehensive handbook is of value to professionals & trainees in medicine dentistry & pathology.