Publisher's Synopsis
Dentistry has traditionally had a surgical basis but recent years have seen the emergence of the specialty of oral medicine and this now forms part of both the dental and medical curriculum in many countries.;Recognizing the need for a standard text on this increasingly important subject, the authors have provided a topical, comprehensive and illustrated account which will serve as a guide not only for undergraduate or postgraduate dental and medical students but also for the full spectrum of health care workers involved in the management of disease.;Encompassing the principles of diagnosis, diseases of the oral mucosa, oral manifestations of systemic disease, orofacial pain, salivary gland disease. prescribing for oral disease and medical emergencies.
