This latest edition of an esteemed reference is one of the most comprehensive illustrated books available of the oral and maxillofacial manifestations of diseases. The fourth edition has now been revised and further expanded to include problems with newer classes of drugs and systemic diseases.

Topics include:

• Viral and Bacterial infections and Mycoses
• Neoplasms and immune disorders
• Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases
• Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
• Mental disorders
• Diseases of...

Oral Medicine and Pathology at a Glance, 2^nd Edition offers a comprehensive overview of essential aspects of oral medicine and pathology, with an emphasis on oral health care provision in general practice.

• Updated new edition, covering the most important conditions and commonly encountered oral pathologies and their clinical management
• Presented in the popular, highly-illustrated At a Glance style with clinical photographs throughout
• Written by an international author team
• Includes a companion website with self-assessment...

Saliva Protection and Transmissible Diseases provides a review of saliva protection, raising debate on micro-organisms potentially transmissible in saliva, and also considering the evidence on diseases that may be transmitted by kissing. Saliva is a complex body fluid essential to health, especially mastication, swallowing and speech, and hyposalivation can lead to dysfunction and even infection. More serious pathogens, such as herpes viruses and papillomaviruses can be conveyed by kissing, as can potentially lethal micro-organisms present in some saliva, such as meningococci,...