Ruth Parsons 
Handbook of Human Disease in Dentistry 

Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area. A sound knowledgeof human disease is essential for the provision of satisfactory dental treatment. This book enables dentists and dentalstudents to recognize the signs and symptoms of a wide range of ailments that afflict patients attending for dental treatment.It is a comprehensive book of dentistry that provides uniquely integrated coverage of medicine, surgery, pharmacology, therapeutics, pathology and microbiology. This book is filled with useful features and written in a lucid and accessible styleand will provide its readers with a sound and accessible grounding in diseases and their drug treatment. It aims to provide itsreaders with the medical context of dentistry, to promote better understanding of how to provide effective dental treatmentto patients affected by diseases and conditions.