Oral Diseases in the Tropics

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

AvS R Prabhu,D F Wilson,D K Daftary,N W Johnson

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This book is a complete guide to oral diseases common in tropical environments.Divided into five main sections, the book begins with an overview of the epidemiology of health and disease in the tropics, followed by anthropological and environmental factors affecting oral health in these regions.The following section discusses the diagnosis and management of both infectious and non-infectious tropical diseases, including bacterial infections and their causes, and disorders due to poor nutrition, anaemia, and bleeding and endocrine problems.Section four covers oral and salivary gland neoplasms and the final chapters describe numerous other oral and dental diseases in the tropics. An appendices section provides advice to travellers visiting tropical regions and normal reference values for practitioners.Edited by an internationally recognised team of experts, predominantly from Australia, this comprehensive text is highly illustrated with more than 500 clinical images, diagrams and tables.Key PointsComprehensive guide to oral diseases in tropical environmentsCovers epidemiology, infectious and non-infectious tropical diseases, and neoplasmsInternationally recognised editor teamHighly illustrated with more than 500 clinical images, diagrams and tables

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-01-31
Mått216 x 279 x 40 mm
Vikt1 100 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor802
FörlagJaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
ISBN9789386150554

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S R Prabhu BDS MDS Senior Lecturer in Bio-Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales; Honorary Associate Professor, University of Queensland School of Dentistry, AustraliaD F Wilson BDS MDS FFOP FDS RCPS Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, AustraliaD K Daftary BDS MDS FDS RCPS Formerly Professor, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai; Consultant, Basic Dental Research Unit, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaN W Johnson CMG FMedSci MDSc PhD Emeritus Professor, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

SECTION 1: Health and Disease in the TropicsThe Tropical EnvironmentThe Epidemiology of Health and Disease in the TropicsThe Science of Epidemiology SECTION 2: Anthropological, Environmental, andCultural Aspects of Tropical Oral HealthPhysical Growth and Adaptation in the Tropics with Special Reference to the Craniofacial StructuresAnthropological Aspects of Dental Morphology with Special Reference to Tropical PopulationsVariability of Occlusal Traits in Tropical PopulationsEndemic Dental FluorosisDisorders due to Tropical ClimatesTraditional, Cultural, and Ritual Practices Involving the Teeth and Orofacial Soft Tissues SECTION 3: Tropical Diseases and their Oral ManifestationsInfectious Diseases in the TropicsHelminthic DiseasesProtozoal InfectionsFungal InfectionsBacterial Infections due to CocciBacterial Infections due to MycobacteriaBacterial Infections due to SpirochetesBacterial Infections due to Actinomyces and Nocardia Bacterial Infections due to CorynebacteriaBacterial Infections due to ClostridiaBacterial Infections due to Enterobacteriaceae and VibrioBacterial Infections due to Yersinia and Francisella Bacterial Infections due to Haemophilus, Bordetella, and Brucella Bacterial Infections due to Pseudomonas Bacterial Infections due to Rickettsia and ChlamydiaBacterial Infections due to Mycoplasma Mixed Bacterial Infections of Oral Tissues: Fusospirochetal DiseasesViral InfectionsMiscellaneous Infections and Other Diseases of Tropical Interest Noninfectious Diseases in the TropicsNutritional Diseases in the TropicsAnemias in the TropicsHemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias in the TropicsBleeding Disorders of Tropical InterestEndocrine Disorders in the Tropics SECTION 4: Oral and Salivary Gland Neoplasms in Tropical PopulationsOdontogenic Neoplasms and HamartomasBenign Neoplasms and Tumor-like Lesions of the Oral Soft TissuesBenign Neoplasms of the Jaw-bonesOral Precancerous Lesions and Conditions of Tropical InterestOral Squamous Cell CarcinomaBurkitt’s LymphomaMalignant Neoplasms of the Oral Soft TissuesMalignant Neoplasms of the Jawbones Including those Metastatic to the RegionSalivary Gland NeoplasmsThe LeukemiasExperimental Aspects of Oral CarcinogenesisThe Immunology of Oral CancerCurrent Concepts in the Management of Oral Cancer SECTION 5: Other Oral and Dental Diseases in the TropicsClefts of the Maxillofacial SkeletonCraniofacial Anomalies of Genetic OriginDevelopmental Disorders of the TeethDental CariesDisease Dynamics of the Dentin, Pulp, and Periapical TissuesInflammatory Periodontal DiseasesDevelopmental Anomalies of Oral Soft TissuesNonmicrobial Inflammatory Oral Mucosal LesionsConnective Tissue Hyperplasias of the MucosaNon-neoplastic Disorders of the Salivary GlandsOdontogenic Infections of the Jawbones and Related StructuresDevelopmental and Inflammatory Cysts of the JawsFibro-osseous and Other Lesions of the JawbonesDiseases and Disorders of the Temporomandibular JointMaxillofacial InjuriesForensic Odontology APPENDICESAppendix A. Advice to Travellers to the TropicsAppendix B. Normal Reference Values of Interest to the Tropical Dental Practitioner