Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Diagnosis and Non-Surgical Management

Authored by renowned experts Stephen J. Challacombe PhD FRCPath FDSRCS FMedSci DSc (h.c.) FKC, Barbara Carey MB BCh BAO BDS NUI BA FDS (OM) RCSI FFDRCSI (Oral Medicine) FHEA, and Jane Setterfield MBBS BDS DCH DRCOG SFHEA FRCP MD, this award-winning book offers a systemized and objective approach to clinical diagnosis and contemporary non-surgical management of the most common disorders seen in oral medicine.

A Practical Approach to Oral Medicine

This book places a strong emphasis on practical issues such as history taking, examination, and differential diagnosis, highlighting when clinical investigations are indicated and how to identify and describe oral lesions. With its patient-centered approach, the book explores relevant systemic disorders and provides an updated recommended reading list for further learning.

What’s New in the 4th Edition

This fully revised and updated edition features six new chapters, new photographs, and artworks, presenting a straightforward and accessible guide to the successful diagnosis and treatment of common and potentially serious disorders seen in oral medicine clinical practice.

Key Features

• Clearly written and easy to follow, with beautiful illustrations, anatomical artwork, and clinical photographs to support learning
• Treatment algorithms, tables, pull-out boxes, and sample patient information sheets provide practical guidance
• User-friendly format allows ease of access to information
• Shows the reader how to interpret the findings of routine clinical investigations and understand the potential implications for the patient
• Identifies relevant follow-up questions that may further clarify the findings of the clinical examination and refocus the history
• Explains how to advise the patient about the nature of oral lesions and their predisposing factors
• Identifies a range of therapeutic options and new emerging therapies
• Completely restructured with grouping of disorders into 7 sections
• Enhanced eBook version is included with purchase of the print edition

Who Should Read This Book

Senior dental students, dental practitioners, and trainees and practitioners in oral medicine, surgery, and pathology will find this book to be both an excellent source of reference and a thoroughly practical guide for clinical diagnosis and contemporary non-surgical management of conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.

Published by Elsevier, the 4th edition of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine is available in paperback, with 433 pages, and an ISBN-10 of 070208011X and ISBN-13 of 978-0702080111.