
Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine
- 9th Edition - May 2, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Edward W. Odell
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 3 8 9 - 2
The new edition of this classic book continues to support a new generation of dental students in their understanding of the essential aspects of oral pathology, oral medicine an… Read more

Purchase options

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect
Request a sales quoteThe new edition of this classic book continues to support a new generation of dental students in their understanding of the essential aspects of oral pathology, oral medicine and systemic disease, as they relate to the day-to-day practice of dentistry. Fully updated throughout with the latest diagnostic tests, treatment protocols and international guidelines, the book will be essential for all undergraduates studying dentistry as well as postgraduate examinations.
- Brand new edition of the first textbook to integrate oral medicine, pathology and surgery in a practical, student-orientated fashion!
- Friendly, accessible writing style provides ready access to essential information
- Ample use of flow charts guide the student thorough the process of differential diagnosis for a range of conditions
- Evidenced-based throughout to help facilitate safe clinical practice
- Presents the latest national and international guidelines
- Helpful self-assessment provides an indication of the level of understanding and problem solving abilities expected at an undergraduate level
- Useful summary charts aid subject revision and understanding
Undergraduate and post-graduate dental students, including candidates for the ORE and MJDF, and MFDS examinations
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- References
- 1 Principles of investigation, diagnosis and treatment
- Taking a history
- Clinical examination
- Medical examination
- Clinical differential diagnosis
- Investigations
- Section 1 Hard tissue pathology
- 2 Disorders of tooth development
- Abnormalities in the number of teeth
- Defective enamel formation
- Defective dentine formation ➔ Summary chart 2.1 p. 26
- Defects of enamel and dentine ➔ Summary chart 2.1 p. 26
- Other systemic diseases affecting teeth
- Extrinsic agents affecting teeth ➔ Summary chart 2.1 p. 26
- Odontomes
- Disorders of eruption
- 3 Disorders of development
- Clefts of lip or palate
- Other facial clefts
- Stafne's idiopathic bone cavity
- Hereditary prognathism
- Ankyloglossia
- Cowden's syndrome
- Other craniofacial malformations
- 4 Dental caries
- Aetiology
- Bacterial plaque
- Microbiology
- Sucrose
- Susceptibility of teeth to caries
- Saliva and dental caries
- Pathology of enamel caries
- Pathology of dentine caries
- Clinical aspects of caries pathology
- 5 Pulpitis and apical periodontitis
- Pulpitis ➔ Summary charts 5.1 and 5.2, pp. 79, 80
- Pulp calcifications
- Periapical periodontitis, abscess and granuloma ➔ Summary chart 5.2, p. 80
- Acute apical periodontitis ➔ Summary chart 5.1, p. 79
- Acute apical (dentoalveolar) abscess
- Chronic apical periodontitis and periapical granuloma ➔ Summary chart 5.1, p. 79
- 6 Tooth wear, resorption, hypercementosis and osseointegration
- Tooth wear
- Bruxism
- Resorption of teeth
- Hypercementosis
- Pathology of osseointegration
- 7 Gingival and periodontal diseases
- The normal periodontal tissues
- Classification of periodontal diseases
- Chronic gingivitis
- Chronic periodontitis
- Gingival recession
- Aggressive periodontitis
- ‘Prepubertal’ periodontitis
- Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease
- Periodontal (lateral) abscess
- Acute pericoronitis
- Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis
- HIV-associated periodontitis
- Gingival enlargement
- Localised juvenile spongiotic gingivitis
- Plasminogen deficiency gingivitis
- Other inflammatory gingival swellings
- 8 Infections of the jaws
- Normal healing of an extraction socket
- Alveolar osteitis
- Osteomyelitis of the jaws
- Acute osteomyelitis ➔ Summary charts 5.1 and 13.1 pp. 79, 222
- Chronic osteomyelitis ➔ Summary charts 5.1 and 13.1 pp. 79, 222
- Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis
- Chronic low-grade focal osteomyelitis and sclerosing osteitis ➔ Summary charts 5.1, 13.1 and 12.2 pp. 79, 222, 203
- Osteoradionecrosis
- Proliferative periostitis
- Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ)
- Traumatic sequestrum
- Sclerotic bone islands
- 9 Major infections of the mouth and face
- Periapical (dentoalveolar) abscess
- Collateral oedema
- ‘Fascial’ or tissue space infections
- Facial cellulitis ➔ Summary charts 5.1 and 34.1 pp. 79, 461
- Facial abscess
- Antibiotic abscess
- Necrotising fasciitis ➔ Summary chart 5.1 p. 79
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis ➔ Summary chart 5.1 p. 79
- Noma (cancrum oris, necrotising stomatitis)
- Actinomycosis
- The systemic mycoses
- Systemic infections by oral bacteria
- 10 Cysts in and around the jaws
- Odontogenic cysts
- Non-odontogenic cysts
- 11 Odontogenic tumours and related jaw lesions
- Benign epithelial tumours
- Benign epithelial and mesenchymal tumours
- Benign mesenchymal tumours
- Fibroosseous odontogenic lesions
- 12 Non-odontogenic tumours of the jaws
- Malignant neoplasms of bone
- 13 Genetic, metabolic and other non-neoplastic bone diseases
- Genetic diseases of bone
- Metabolic bone disease
- Other bone diseases
- Fibro-osseous lesions
- Bone ‘cysts’
- 14 Disorders of the temporomandibular joints and trismus
- Temporary limitation of movement (trismus)
- Persistent limitation of movement: extracapsular causes
- Persistent limitation of movement: intracapsular causes
- Limitation of movement: muscle causes
- Pain referred to the joint
- Dislocation
- Section 2 Soft tissue disease
- 15 Diseases of the oral mucosa
- Ulcers ➔ Summary charts 15.2, 16.2 and 16.3 pp. 253, 280, 281
- Herpesvirus diseases
- Primary herpetic stomatitis ➔ Summary chart 15.2 p. 253
- Herpes labialis ➔ Summary chart 15.2 p. 253
- Herpes zoster of the trigeminal nerve ➔ Summary chart 15.2 p. 253
- Cytomegalovirus ulcers
- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease ➔ Summary chart 15.2 p. 253
- Herpangina
- Measles
- Chicken pox
- Tuberculosis
- Syphilis
- Candidosis
- 16 Diseases of the oral mucosa
- Lichen planus and similar conditions
- Immunobullous diseases
- Other mucosal allergic responses
- 17 Tongue disorders
- Normal structures
- Erythema migrans ➔ Summary charts 19.1 and 19.3 pp. 314, 316
- Lingual papillitis
- Hairy tongue and black hairy tongue
- Anaemic glossitis
- Glossodynia and the sore, physically normal tongue
- Macroglossia
- Amyloidosis
- Other diseases affecting the tongue
- 18 Benign chronic white mucosal lesions
- Fordyce spots ➔ Summary chart 19.2 p. 315
- Leukoedema ➔ Summary chart 19.2 p. 315
- Frictional keratosis ➔ Summary charts 19.1 and 19.2 pp. 314, 315
- Cheek and tongue biting ➔ Summary charts 19.1 and 19.2 pp. 314, 315
- Stomatitis nicotina ➔ Summary chart 19.1 p. 314
- Oral hairy leukoplakia ➔ Summary chart 19.2 p. 315
- White sponge naevus ➔ Summary chart 19.2 p. 315
- Candidosis
- Oral keratosis of renal failure
- Skin grafts
- Psoriasis
- Other white lesions
- 19 Potentially malignant disorders
- Erythroplakia ➔ Summary charts 19.1 and 19.3, p. 314, 316
- Speckled leukoplakia ➔ Summary chart 19.1, p. 314
- Leukoplakia ➔ Summary chart 19.2, p. 315
- Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia
- Stomatitis nicotina ➔ Summary chart 19.2, p. 315
- Smokeless tobacco-induced keratoses
- Chronic hyperplastic candidosis
- Oral submucous fibrosis
- Lichen planus
- Lupus erythematosus
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- HPV-associated dysplasia
- Syphilitic leukoplakia
- Management of potentially malignant disorders
- Smoking cessation
- 20 Oral cancer
- Epidemiology
- Aetiology
- ‘Early’ and ‘late’ oral carcinoma ➔ Summary charts 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3 pp. 314, 315, 316
- Oral cancer distribution
- Pathology
- Management
- Role of the dentist
- Oral cancer screening
- Verrucous carcinoma
- Diagnostic catches
- 21 Other mucosal and lip carcinomas
- Lip carcinoma
- Human papillomavirus–associated oropharyngeal carcinomas
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Pseudocarcinomas and diagnostic catches
- 22 Non-neoplastic diseases of salivary glands
- Duct obstruction ➔ Summary charts 12.1 and 22.1 pp. 202, 353
- Mucoceles and salivary cysts
- Sialadenitis
- Xerostomia
- Sjögren's syndrome ➔ Summary chart 22.2 p. 354
- HIV-associated salivary gland disease ➔ Summary chart 22.2 p. 354
- IgG4 sclerosing disease
- Necrotising sialometaplasia ➔ Summary charts 23.1 and 23.2 pp. 365, 366
- Sarcoidosis
- Sialadenosis ➔ Summary chart 22.2 p. 354
- Other salivary gland disorders
- Hypersalivation (sialorrhoea or ptyalism)
- 23 Salivary gland neoplasms
- Salivary gland neoplasms
- Benign tumours ➔ Summary charts 23.1 and 23.2 pp. 365, 366
- Malignant salivary gland tumours ➔ Summary charts 23.1 and 23.2 pp. 365, 366
- Other epithelial lesions
- Metastatic neoplasms
- Non-epithelial tumours
- Intraosseous salivary gland tumours
- Tumour-like salivary gland swellings
- 24 Benign mucosal swellings
- Fibroepithelial polyp, epulis and denture-induced granuloma ➔ Summary chart 24.2 p. 273
- Papillary hyperplasia of the palate
- Pyogenic granuloma and pregnancy epulis ➔ Summary chart 24.2 p. 373
- Giant-cell epulis ➔ Summary chart 24.2 p. 273
- Papillomas ➔ Summary chart 24.1 p. 372
- Verruciform xanthoma
- Calibre-persistent artery
- Cosmetic implants
- 25 Soft tissue tumours
- Benign tumours
- Malignant connective tissue tumours
- 26 Oral pigmented lesions
- Diffuse mucosal pigmentation ➔ Summary chart 26.1 p. 390
- Localised melanin pigmentation ➔ Summary chart 26.1 p. 390
- Other localised pigmented lesions ➔ Summary chart 26.1 p. 390
- Melanoma ➔ Summary chart 26.1 p. 390
- Section 3 Systemic disease in dentistry
- 27 Anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas
- Anaemia
- Sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait
- The thalassaemias
- Leukaemia
- Lymphomas
- Leucopenia and agranulocytosis
- 28 Haemorrhagic disorders
- Preoperative investigation
- Management of prolonged dental bleeding
- Blood vessel abnormalities
- Purpura and platelet disorders
- Clotting disorders
- Acquired clotting defects
- Combined bleeding disorders
- Plasminogen deficiency
- 29 Immunodeficiency
- Selective iga deficiency
- C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency
- Leukopenia and agranulocytosis
- Immunosuppressive treatment
- Other organ transplants
- HIV infection and AIDS
- Oral lesions in HIV infection
- Risks of transmission of HIV infection to healthcare workers
- Risks of transmission of HIV to patients
- 30 Allergy, autoimmune and autoinflammatory disease
- Allergic or hypersensitivity reactions
- Mucosal allergic responses
- Angio-oedema ➔ Summary chart 34.1 p. 459
- Autoimmune diseases
- Autoinflammatory diseases
- 31 Cervical lymphadenopathy
- Tuberculous cervical lymphadenopathy
- Atypical mycobacterial infection
- Sarcoidosis
- Syphilis
- Cat-scratch disease
- Lyme disease
- Infectious mononucleosis
- The acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki's disease)
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy
- Castleman's disease
- Drug-associated lymphadenopathy
- Virchow's node
- Delphian node
- 32 Cardiovascular disease
- General aspects of management
- Infective endocarditis
- Prevention of endocarditis
- Implanted cardiac devices
- 33 Respiratory tract disease
- Acute sinusitis ➔ Summary chart 38.1, p. 486
- Chronic sinusitis ➔ Summary chart 38.1, p. 486
- Surgical damage to the maxillary antrum
- Aspiration of a tooth, root or instrument
- Tuberculosis
- Chronic obstructive airways disease
- Asthma
- Midfacial destructive lesions
- Carcinoma of the antrum
- Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)
- Sleep apnoea syndrome
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- 34 Gastrointestinal and liver disease
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastric regurgitation
- Coeliac disease
- Crohn's disease ➔ Summary chart 34.1 and 24.2, p. 459, 373
- Orofacial granulomatosis ➔ Summary chart 34.1 and 24.2, p. 459, 373
- Malabsorption syndromes
- Ulcerative colitis
- Intestinal polyposis syndromes
- Antibiotic-associated colitis
- Liver disease
- Viral hepatitis
- 35 Nutritional deficiencies
- Vitamin deficiencies
- 36 Endocrine disorders and pregnancy
- Pituitary gigantism and acromegaly
- Thyroid disease
- Parathyroid disease ➔ Summary chart 12.2 p. 203
- Adrenocortical diseases
- Autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes
- Diseases of the adrenal medulla
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes
- Diabetes mellitus
- Pregnancy
- 37 Renal disease
- Chronic renal failure and dialysis
- Renal transplantation
- 38 Pain and neurological disorders
- Dental and periodontal pain
- Pain in edentulous patients
- Painful mucosal lesions
- Pain in the jaws
- Postsurgical pain and nerve damage
- Pain induced by mastication
- Pain from salivary glands
- Neuralgia and neuropathy
- Paraesthesia and anaesthesia of the lower lip
- Facial palsy
- Headache
- Disturbances of taste and smell
- Epilepsy
- 39 Physical and learning disability
- UK discrimination legislation
- Learning disability
- Behavioural disorders
- Physical impairments
- 40 Mental health disorders
- Pain without medical cause
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
- Psychoses
- 41 Dentistry and elderly patients
- Dementia
- Other systemic diseases
- Oral disease in the elderly
- 42 Complications of systemic drug treatment
- Chemical dependence
- 43 Medical emergencies
- Sudden loss of consciousness
- Chest pain
- Respiratory difficulty
- Convulsions
- Other emergencies
- Section 4 Learning guide and self-assessment questions
- 44 Learning guide
- Self-assessment questions
- Index
- Edition: 9
- Published: May 2, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780702073892
EO