Description
Book SynopsisHuman Oral Mucosa: Development, Structure and Function is a new text that reflects the considerable increase in knowledge of oral mucosa that has occurred in recent years. Our understanding of the structure of oral mucosa is now established at a molecular rather than a tissue or cellular level.
Table of ContentsPreface vii 1 The functions of oral mucosa 3
1.1 Oral mucosa: What is it and what does it do? 3
1.2 Functions of the oral mucosa 5
References 7
2 The organization of oral mucosa 9
2.1 Clinical features 10
2.2 Component tissues and glands 14
References 16
3 Oral epithelium 19
3.1 Histological structure of oral epithelium 20
3.2 Epithelial proliferation and turnover 24
3.3 Molecular and cellular organization of oral epithelium 29
3.4 Non-keratinocytes in the oral epithelium 41
References 50
4 The interface between epithelium and connective tissue 53
4.1 Organization of the normal interface 55
4.2 Immune-mediated subepithelial blistering diseases (IMSEBDS) 57
References 58
5 Connective tissue 59
5.1 Lamina propria 59
5.2 Blood supply 68
5.3 Nerve supply 70
References 74
6 Regional differences in the oral mucosa 77
6.1 Structural variations in different regions 77
6.2 Junctions in the oral mucosa 85
References 97
7 Development and aging of the oral mucosa 99
7.1 Developmental stages of oral mucosa 100
7.2 The control of mucosal development: epithelial–mesenchymal interaction 104
7.3 Aging 106
References 109
8 Barrier functions of oral mucosa 113
8.1 The permeability barrier 114
8.2 Immunologic barrier function of oral mucosa 122
References 135
9 Homologies in structure and function among mucosae: oral, esophageal, and vaginal mucosa 145
9.1 Esophagus 145
9.2 Vagina 147
9.3 Organization of the tissues of esophagus and vagina 147
9.4 Non-keratinocytes in esophageal and vaginal mucosa 153
9.5 Infl ammatory cells 154
References 154
Index 159
