This work is a classic textbook in the tradition of Cecil's Essentials. The book is prepared to simplify patient evaluation and treatment, improve patient care and prevent complications. Organised into five sections, the text describes and illustrates a large number of oral diseases and conditions including pathologic and molecular correlates. It is designed to enable both students and practitioners to attain a final diagnosis and initiate the appropriate treatments.

THE PATIENT WORKUP1. Procurement of the HistoryEversole, Silverman2. Physical Diagnosis of the Head and NeckEversole, SilvermanTHE MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENT3. Cardiovascular DiseasesEversole4. Renal Diseases and HypertensionEversole5. Respiratory DiseasesEversole6. Diseases of the Liver and Gastrointestinal TractEversole7. Bleeding DisordersEversole8. Blood DyscrasiasPeterson, Schubert, Silverman, Eversole9. Endocrine DiseasesStewart10. Parathyroid Disease and Calcium MetabolismSilverman11. Adverse Drug ReactionsJacobsenINFECTIOUS DISEASES12. Mechanisms of Infection and Host DefenseEversole13. Herpesviruses and EnterovirusesSilverman, Eversole14. Human Immunodeficiency Virus DiseaseGlick, Silverman15. Human Papillomaviruses and Papillary Oral LesionsEversole16. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus InfectionsMiller17. Bacterial InfectionsJacobson, Silverman18. Oral Fungal InfectionsEpstein, Silverman, Fleischmann19. Infection ControlCuny, CarpenterSOFT TISSUE DISEASE20. Oral Premalignancies and Squamous Cell CarcinomaSilverman, Eversole21. Immunopathologic Mucosal LesionsSilverman, Eversole22. Pigmentations of the Oral Mucosa and Facial SkinEversole, Silverman23. Swellings and Tumors of the Oral Cavity and FaceEversole, Silverman24. Orofacial Granulomatosis and Other Inflammatory LesionsEversole25. Developmental Mucosal ConditionsSilverman26. Diseases of the Salivary GlandsFox, EversoleFACIAL PAIN AND NEUROLOGY27. Special Senses: Disorders of Taste and SmellShip, Chavez28. Pain MechanismsTruelove29. Pain and BehaviorTruelove30. Temporomandibular DisordersTruelove31. HeadacheTruelove32. Orofacial Neuralgias and Neuropathic PainSirois33. Atypical Facial PainBlasberg34. Burning Mouth SyndromeGrushka, Epstein, Kawalec35. Regional and Referred Orofacial PainTruelove36. Orofacial Pain in Patients with CancerEpstein