This book is designed to explain to dental students the processes of diagnosis and treatment planning, through consideration of clinical cases and problems associated with aspects of all dental specialties. It presents a series of case histories from all the major areas of dentistry, and uses a question-and-answer format to guide readers through the process of examination, differential diagnosis, investigations, diagnosis and treatment.  It prepares readers for the wide variety of problems likely to be encountered in clinical practice.

• 1. A high caries rate<br>2. A multiocular radiolucency<br>3. An unpleasant surprise<br>4. Gingival recession<br>5. A missing incisor<br>6. A dry mouth<br>7. Painful trismus<br>8. A lump on the gingival<br>9. Pain on biting<br>10. A defective denture base<br>11. Sudden collapse<br>12. A difficult child<br>13. Pain after extraction<br>14. A loose tooth<br>15. Oroantral fistula<br>16. Troublesome mouth ulcers<br>17. A lump in the neck<br>18. Trauma to an immature incisor<br>19. Hypoglycaemia<br>20. A problem overdenture<br>21. Impacted lower third molars<br>22. A phone call from school<br>23. Discoloured anterior teeth<br>24. A very painful mouth<br>25. Caution â“ X-rays<br>26. Ouch!<br>27. A swollen face and pericoronitis<br>28. First permanent molars<br>29. A sore mouth<br>30. A failed bridge.<br>31. An adverse reaction<br>32. Advanced periodontitis<br>33. Fractured incisors<br>34. An anxious patient<br>35. A blister on the cheek<br>36. Bridge design<br>37. Management of anticoagulation<br>38. A white patch on the tongue<br>39. Another white patch on the tongue<br>40. Molar endodontic treatment<br>41. A swollen face<br>42. Missing upper lateral incisors<br>43. Anterior crossbite<br>44. Unexpected findings<br>45. A gap between the front teeth<br>46. A lump in the palate<br>47. Rapid breakdown of first permanent molars<br>48. Oral cancer<br>49. A complicated extraction<br>50. Difficulty in opening the mouth<br>51. Tooth wear<br>52. Worn front teeth<br>53. A case of toothache<br>54. A child with a swollen face<br>55. A pain in the neck<br>56. Failed endodontic treatment

Edward W Odell FDSRCS, MSc, PhD, FRCPath Professor of Oral Pathology and Medicine, King's College London, UK; Honorary Consultant in Oral Pathology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK