Clinical Outline of Oral Diseases
Oral diseases are pathologic conditions that affect oral and maxillofacial tissues. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the most common forms of oral diseases, but there are a wide variety…
Oral Diseases for the General Dentist
Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh, BDS, MDS, Editor Orrett E. Ogle, DDS, Editor This issue of Dental Clinics of North America is geared to the dental and medical community as a…
Reactive Keratotic Lesions (Nonleukoplakias)
Chapter Contents LEUKOEDEMA CONTACT DESQUAMATION FRICTIONAL/FACTITIAL KERATOSES Morsicatio Mucosae Oris (Morsicatio Buccarum, Pathominia Mucosae Oris) Benign Alveolar Ridge (Frictional) Keratosis (Oral Lichen Simplex Chronicus) Other Benign Reactive Keratoses TOBACCO-RELATED LESIONS…
Pigmented Lesions
Chapter Contents EXOGENOUS PIGMENTATION Amalgam Tattoo (Focal Agyrosis) Graphite and Other Foreign Body Tattoos Medication-Induced Pigmentation MELANOCYTIC PIGMENTATION Oral Melanotic Macule (Labial Melanotic Macule) Postinflammatory Hypermelanosis Melanoacanthosis (Melanoacanthoma) Oral Melanocytic…
Hematolymphoid Tumors of the Oral Cavity
Chapter Contents Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Plasmablastic Lymphoma Follicular Lymphoma Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT Lymphoma) Mantle Cell Lymphoma Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Burkitt Lymphoma…
Developmental and Congenital Conditions
Chapter Contents MACULAR EPITHELIAL LESIONS White Sponge Nevus (Cannon White Sponge Nevus) Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis Keratosis Follicularis (Darier Disease, Darier-White Disease) Hereditary Mucoepithelial Dysplasia Oral Linear Epidermal Nevus (Oral…
Fibrous, Gingival, Lipocytic, and Miscellaneous Tumors
Chapter Contents FIBROUS LESIONS Fibroma (“Bite” or “Irritation” Fibroma, Fibroepithelial or Fibrovascular Polyp), and Giant Cell Fibroma GINGIVAL MASSES Reactive/Inflammatory Gingival Nodules Diffuse/Multifocal Gingival Hyperplasia Gingival Metastases DENTURE-ASSOCIATED INFLAMMATORY FIBROUS…
Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy
Antifungal Medication How to Prescribe Nystatin 100,000 U/mL a Dispense 300 mL; swish and spit out (or swallow) 5 mL 3–4 times a day for 7–10 days Nystatin pastilles 200,000 U/pastille Dissolve 1–2 pastilles…
Pharmacologic Therapy for Common Mucosal Conditions
Medication How to Prescribe Topical Immunosuppressive Agents (gels or creams are the most useful; preparations with the same concentration of drug vary in strength, depending on the preparation) Class I…
Vascular, Neural, Muscle, and Myofibroblastic Tumors
Chapter Contents VASCULAR LESIONS Pyogenic Granuloma (Lobular Capillary Hemangioma) Varix (Venous Lake), Vascular Anomaly, and Venous Malformation Caliber-Persistent Labial Artery Lymphangioma, Lymphangiectasia, and Lymphangioma Circumscriptum Epithelioid Hemangioma (Histiocytoid Hemangioma, Angiolymphoid…
