Originally published as a series of 13 papers in Dental Update, this book is a concise guide to what the dental team needs to know about conditions affecting the mouth, including ulcers, lumps, lesions, orofacial pain, and halitosis. Expert, clinically relevant discussions give dentists the ability to spot suspicious and possibly malignant lesions in the mouth, care for patients with systemic problems or oral side effects from drugs, and avoid potential medicolegal consequences that could result from a lack of knowledge in these areas.

• An overview of the management of patients with orofacial disorders. Common non-systemic causes of oral ulcers. Systemic causes of oral ulceration: haematological, gastrointestinal and dermatological. Systemic causes of oral ulceration: infections. White lesions of the oral mucosa. Coloured lesions of the oral mucosa. Lumps and swellings of the mouth. Complaints affecting particularly the lips and tongue. Complaints affecting particularly the palate or gingivae. Salivary complaints. Orofacial pain. Halitosis and disturbances of taste, orofacial movement or sensation. Cervical lymphadenopathy.

Crispian Scully CBE, MD, PhD, MDS, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci, FHEA, FUCL, DSc, DChD, DMed (HC) Professor of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, University of London, UK UCL-Eastman Dental Institute, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Disability, Culture and Oral Health, London, UK; Visiting Professor at Universities of Edinburgh, Helsinki, Middlesex and West of England; Honorary Consultant at University College Hospitals, London, UK; Great Ormond Street Hospital, London; St. Savvas Hospital, Athens, Greece and European Institute for Oncology, Milan, Italy