Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Anomalies of Teeth / Nalin Thakker -- 2. Pathology of Dental Caries / Ranjit Mendis, Tommaso Lombardi -- 3. Periodontal Diseases / Philip M Preshaw -- 4. Inflammatory Disorders of Jaws including Necrosis / Stefano Fedele, Josiah Eyeson -- 5. Cysts of the Oral and Maxillofacial Region / WM Tilakaratne -- 6. Odontogenic Tumors / Vinay Hazarey, WM Tilakaratne -- 7. Fibrocemento-osseous Lesions and Related Conditions / WM Tilakaratne -- 8. Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors / KA Moutasim, GJ Thomas -- 9. Diseases of the Maxillary Antrum / Philip McLoughlin -- 10. Salivary Gland Disorders / John Eveson -- 11. Xerostomia / MAO Lewis -- 12. Potentially Malignant Disorders / Sol Silverman Jr, Kobkan Thongprasom, Saman Warnakulasuriya -- 13. Oral Cancer / Saman Warnakulasuriya -- 14. Recurrent Oral Ulceration / Saman Warnakulasuriya -- 15. Vesiculobullous Disorders / Paula Farthing -- 16. Infections of the Oral Mucosa / Lakshman Samaranayake, Nipuna Parahitiyawa -- 17. Connective Tissue Diseases / Richard J Cook -- 18. Chronic Facial Pain / Andrew Sadler -- 19. Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Andrew J Sidebottom -- 20. Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease / Anwar R Tappuni, WM Tilakaratne -- 21. Forensic Dentistry / Induwara Goonerathne -- 22. Laboratory Investigations and their Interpretation / Helen McParland -- 23. Imaging for Diagnosis of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases / Jimmy Makdissi -- 24. Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation / Christoph A Ramseier.