Clinical Oral Medicine and Pathology
Following on the favorable reception of the first edition, the authors have thoroughly revised and updated the second edition of this resourceful clinical handbook. The book has been well received internationally by a wide audience of clinicians, includin
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Clinical Oral Medicine and Pathology
Jean M. Bruch • Nathaniel S. Treister
Clinical Oral Medicine and Pathology
Jean M. Bruch Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA
Nathaniel S. Treister Brigham & Women’s Hospital Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, MA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-29765-1 ISBN 978-3-319-29767-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29767-5
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Preface to the Second Edition
What is oral medicine? Broadly speaking, it is the field of medicine that encompasses the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the oral cavity. Many conditions produce oral signs and symptoms, and yet the oral cavity is an unfamiliar zone for many clinicians. Physicians generally receive little formal training in dental and oral medicine and tend to view the oral cavity as a place reserved for their “dental” colleagues. Likewise, dentists are experts in the diagnosis and management of diseases related to the teeth and periodontium; however, the proportion of dental education dedicated to the “non-dental” part of the oral cavity often falls short. For these reasons, it is not at all uncommon for a patient to visit 5–10 doctors before receiving a correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan, often months to years following the onset of symptoms. It was from this landscape that this book was designed and written. Given the wide range of clinical presentations, patients with oral complaints may seek out or be referred to a variety of health-care providers, including primary care physicians, dentists, otolaryngologists, oral surgeons, dermatologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, and rheumatologists. Many of these oral
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