Firmly established as the textbook of choice on the subject, Oral Pathology 4e is unique in its comprehensive coverage at a level suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate dental students and practitioners. Highly illustrated in full colour, the new edition continues to provide clear, concise, and comprehensive coverage of the clinical and pathological features of a wide range of oral diseases. It discusses their causes and the underlying mechanisms, and describes how changes in the structure and function of oral tissues relate to clinical presentation. New to this edition:

• Brand new user-friendly text design to make the book more accessible
• Additional Information Boxes include recent and more advanced information, and new developments in genetics and molecular biology relevant to the pathogenesis of oral diseases

1. Disorders of development of teeth and craniofacial anomalies 2. Dental caries 3. Other disorders of teeth 4. Disorders of the dental pulp 5. Periapical periodontitis 6. Cysts of the jaws and oral soft tissues 7. Diseases of the periodontium 8. Hyperplastic, neoplastic and related disorders of oral mucosa 9. Keratoses and related disorders of oral mucosa 10. Oral epithelial tumours, melanocytic naevi, and malignant melanoma 11. Infections of the oral mucosa 12. Oral ulceration and vesiculobullous diseases 13. Miscellaneous disorders of oral mucosa 14. Diseases of salivary glands 15. Odontomes and odontogenic tumours 16. Disorders of bone 17. Diseases of the temporomandibular joint

J. V. Soames , Professor of Oral Pathology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, J. C. Southam , Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, University of Edinburgh, UK