'Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, 2nd edition' continues to present the basics of the specialty in an accessible and digestible format.

Avoiding excessive detail, the prize-winning book offers sound guidance on the whole range of common and potentially serious disorders that are routinely encountered in clinical practice. 'Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, 2nd edition' places a strong emphasis on practical issues with a clear 'how to' approach and easy access to information via the liberal use of artworks, tables, colour photographs, patient care pathways and chapter summary boxes.

Completely revised and updated, with additional text and illustrations, this volume is ideal for senior dental students, dental practitioners and for trainees and practitioners in oral medicine, surgery and pathology in particular.

• An accessible account of the basics of oral and maxillofacial medicine from one of the best-selling dental authors world-wide
• Explores common presenting complaints such as cervical lymphadenopathy, lumps and swellings, soreness and ulceration
• Highlights the conditions which are most important - whether because of frequency, or potential seriousness e.g. aphthae, denture-induced stomatitis, temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome and oral cancer
• Presents key information in a templated, easily-readable, practical manner - ideal for the busy clinical environment
• Contains clear guidance on how to talk with patients and their relatives and provides sample patient advice information
• Previous edition was WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE/SOCIETY OF AUTHORS BOOK AWARDS IN THE 'NEW AUTHORED BOOK' CATEGORY

Section I FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT MANAGEMENT

Diagnosis: history; Diagnosis: examination; Diagnosis: general investigations; Treatment; Agents used in the treatment of patients with oral disease

Section II COMMON COMPLAINTS

Cervical lymphadenopathy; Drooling and sialorrhoea; Dry mouth (xerostomia); Halitosis (oral malodour); Lumps and swellings; Pain; Red, white and pigmented lesions; Sensory and motor changes and taste abnormalities; Soreness and ulcers

Section III COMMON AND IMPORTANT ORAL CONDITIONS

Angioedema (angioneurotic oedema); Angular cheilitis (angular stomatitis); Aphthae (recurrent aphthous stomatitis); Atypical facial pain; Behçet syndrome; Bell's palsy; Burning mouth syndrome (oral dysaesthesia); Cancer; Candidiasis; Denture-related stomatitis; Erythema migrans; Erythema multiforme; Erythroplakia, leukoplakia, keratosis and other potentially malignant lesions; Fordyce spots; Gingival drug-induced swelling; Granulomatous cheilitis; Herpesvirus infections; Lichen planus; Odontogenic cysts and tumours; Pemphigoid; Pemphigus; Salivary neoplasms; Sjögren syndrome; Temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome; Trigeminal and other neuralgias

Section IV RELEVANT OTHER SYSTEMIC DISORDERS

Human immunodeficiency virus infection; Iatrogenic disease; Oral manifestations of disorders of specific systems; Other conditions

Section V EPONYMOUS CONDITIONS

Eponymous conditions

APPENDIX Adverse drug reactions

By Crispian Scully, CBE, MD, PhD, MDS, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FmedSci, FHEA, DSc, Dean and Director of Studies and Research, and Professor of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, University of London, London, UK; Eastman Dental Institute, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Disability, Culture and Oral Health, University College London, UK; Visiting Professor at Universities of Edinburgh, Helsinki, Middlesex and West of England; Honorary Consultant at University College Hospitals, London, UK; Great Ormond Street Hospital, London; John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; and European Institute for Oncology, Milan, Italy