Learn how to recognize and evaluate the diseases and conditions encountered in dental hygiene practice. Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist delivers the ideal combination of clinical photographs, radiographs, and discussion to help you identify and document the appearance of normal and disease states. This user-friendly, atlas-style text features 500 illustrations (more than 350 in full color), including clinical photographs, radiographs, photomicrographs, and line drawings, along with case studies, review questions, and synopsis charts. The learning tools and updated content of this text make it a valuable resource for your coursework and exam preparation as well as a solid reference to consult throughout your professional career.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Preliminary Diagnosis of Oral Lesions

Olga A.C. Ibsen

Chapter 2: Inflammation and Repair

Margaret J. Fehrenbach, Joan A. Phelan

Chapter 3: Immunity

Margaret J. Fehrenbach, Joan A. Phelan

Chapter 4: Infectious Diseases

Joan A. Phelan

Chapter 5: Developmental Disorders

Olga A.C. Ibsen, Joen M. Iannucci

Chapter 6: Genetics

Heddie O. Sedano

Chapter 7: Neoplasia

Anne Cale Jones, Paul D. Freedman, Joan A. Phelan

Chapter 8: Nonneoplastic Diseases of Bone

Anne Cale Jones, Joan A. Phelan. Olga A.C. Ibsen

Chapter 9: Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Olga A.C. Ibsen, Joan A. Phelan, Anthony T. Vernillo

Chapter10: Diseases Affecting the Temporomandibular Joint

Kenneth E. Fleisher