Corticosteroids are used in the management of several systemic diseases. These drugs are used to treat oral diseases that result from undesirable immune reaction. The basic use of steriods is to limit post-operative inflammation. Corticosteroids are used as as intracanal medicaments to reduce pulpal inflammation, ulcerative conditions, vesiculobullous diseases, orofacial granulomatosis, temporal arteritis and other oral mucosal disorders. This book provides information regarding the basic physiologic and pharmacologic aspects, clinical application of corticosteroids with special emphasis on...

Enlargement of lymph nodes is considered as a response of the normal immune system of an individual. Lymphadenopathy may be defined as an abnormality in the size or character of lymph nodes resulted from the invasion or propagation of either inflammatory cells or neoplastic cells into the lymph node. Cervical lymphadenopathy can occur in any age group, in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients. Lymphadenopathy is associated with numerous disorders and are common cause of swelling seen in the neck. In majority of the patients, cervical lymphadenopathy has a readily diagnosable infectious cause....