Contemporary Oral Medicine : A Comprehensive Approach to Clinical Practice

by Camile S. Farah , Ramesh Balasubramaniam , Michael J. McCullough
This book, written by world authorities in the field, is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the specialty of Oral Medicine, which is concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, and predominantly non-surgical management of medically related disorders and conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of all relevant diseases and disorders are described with the aid of a wealth of clinical cases and illustrations that enable the reader to appreciate the diversity and potential complexity of Oral Medicine.
In addition to the wide-ranging coverage of oral conditions, separate sections are devoted to bone and cutaneous pathology and to orofacial pain and its management, in addition to dental sleep medicine.
The clinician who treats Oral Medicine patients will find this book to be an excellent aid to optimal management grounded in a sound knowledge of basic science and the dental and medical aspects of each disorder. In addition, it will serve as an outstanding textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

About the Author

Camile S. Farah is Professor of Oral Oncology, Dean and Head of the UWA Dental School, and Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

Camile is a Registered Specialist in both Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology with subspecialty training in Oral Oncology. He is a Consultant in Oral Medicine at the Oral Health Centre of WA and maintains a part-time private practice in Oral Medicine at Perth Oral Medicine & Dental Sleep Centre focused on oral mucosal diseases, salivary gland pathology, bone pathology, and orofacial pain.