Oral Dermatology

"... I found this to be a useful reference to learn about oral medicine and it lends itself as a quick resource should dermatologists need to peruse photographs of patients' oral lesions."Weighted Numerical Score: 91 – 4 Stars!

• Foreword; Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Terminology; Abbreviations1 Anatomical features and variants of the oral cavity1.1Overview1.2Lips1.3Cheeks1.4The tongue and the floor of the mouth1.5The hard palate, soft palate, and uvula1.6Maxilla and the mandible1.7Temporomandibular joint1.8Maxillary sinuses1.9Lymph nodes2 Diagnostic procedures for diseases of the oral mucosa2.1Introduction2.2Clinical evaluation2.3Laboratory processes2.4Diagnostic imaging3 The differential diagnosis of oral mucosal lesions3.1White lesions of the oral mucosa3.2Red and purple lesions of the oral mucosa3.3Pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa3.4Papillary and verrucous lesions of the oral mucosa3.5Non-neoplastic oral soft tissue swellings 3.6Oral vesicles and bullae3.7Oral erosions and ulcers3.8Dry mouth3.9Halitosis3.10Diseases affecting the lips – cheilitis3.11Diseases affecting the gingivae3.12Diseases affecting the tongue3.13Mucucutaneous disorders3.14Oral diseases associated eith systemic disorders4 Reactions of the oral mucosal to local or exogenous factors4.1Dental and oral hygiene4.2Debris4.3Acute injury4.4Chronic repetitive injury4.5Toxins4.6Adverse drug reaction4.7Reaction to infection or vaccination4.8Pigment4.9Reaction to an underlying disease4.10Reactive gingival hyperplasia5 Oral mucosal diseases of developmental and genetic origin5.1Congenital disorders5.2Disorders usually diagnosed in childhood5.3Disorders usually diagnosed in adult life6 Oral mucosal infections6.1Fungal infections6.2Viral infections6.3Bacterial infections6.4Mixed infections7 Oral mucosal inflammatory diseases and conditions7.1Recurrent aphthous ulcer7.2Lichenoid disorders7.3Granulomatous disorders7.4Immunobullous diseases7.5Other inflammatory diseases localized to the mouth8 Oral mucosal non-inflammatory disorders and conditions8.1Endogenous pigmentation8.2Cysts8.3Oral mucinosis9 Oral mucosal manifestations of systemic diseases9.1Atrophic glossitis9.2Vitamin deficiencies9.3Angioedema9.4Hypothyroidism9.5Thrombocytopenic purpura9.6Leukaemia 9.7Coeliac disease9.8Inflammatory bowel disease9.9Oral manifestations of diabetes mellitus9.10Vasculitis9.11Cushing syndrome9.12Acromegaly9.13Parathyroid disease9.14Sickle cell anaemia9.15Drug-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw9.16Psychogenic oral disease10 Oral neoplastic lesions: benign, potentially malignant, and malignant10.1Benign lesions of the oral mucosa10.2Benign salivary gland tumours10.3Oral potentially malignant disorders10.4Malignant lesions of the oral mucosa10.5Malignant salivary gland tumoursIndex