Description
Book SynopsisThis 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 Points
- Comprehensive guide to oral diseases in tropical environments
- Covers epidemiology, infectious and non-infectious tropical diseases, and neoplasms
- Internationally recognised editor team
- Highly illustrated with more than 500 clinical images, diagrams and tables
Table of ContentsSECTION 1: Health and Disease in the Tropics
- The Tropical Environment
- The Epidemiology of Health and Disease in the Tropics
- The Science of Epidemiology
SECTION 2: Anthropological, Environmental, and
- Cultural Aspects of Tropical Oral Health
- Physical Growth and Adaptation in the Tropics with Special Reference to the Craniofacial Structures
- Anthropological Aspects of Dental Morphology with Special Reference to Tropical Populations
- Variability of Occlusal Traits in Tropical Populations
- Endemic Dental Fluorosis
- Disorders due to Tropical Climates
- Traditional, Cultural, and Ritual Practices Involving the Teeth and Orofacial Soft Tissues
SECTION 3: Tropical Diseases and their Oral Manifestations
Infectious Diseases in the Tropics
- Helminthic Diseases
- Protozoal Infections
- Fungal Infections
- Bacterial Infections due to Cocci
- Bacterial Infections due to Mycobacteria
- Bacterial Infections due to Spirochetes
- Bacterial Infections due to Actinomyces and Nocardia
- Bacterial Infections due to Corynebacteria
- Bacterial Infections due to Clostridia
- Bacterial Infections due to Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrio
- Bacterial 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 Chlamydia
- Bacterial Infections due to Mycoplasma
- Mixed Bacterial Infections of Oral Tissues: Fusospirochetal Diseases
- Viral Infections
- Miscellaneous Infections and Other Diseases of Tropical Interest
Noninfectious Diseases in the Tropics
- Nutritional Diseases in the Tropics
- Anemias in the Tropics
- Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias in the Tropics
- Bleeding Disorders of Tropical Interest
- Endocrine Disorders in the Tropics
SECTION 4: Oral and Salivary Gland Neoplasms in Tropical Populations
- Odontogenic Neoplasms and Hamartomas
- Benign Neoplasms and Tumor-like Lesions of the Oral Soft Tissues
- Benign Neoplasms of the Jaw-bones
- Oral Precancerous Lesions and Conditions of Tropical Interest
- Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Burkitt’s Lymphoma
- Malignant Neoplasms of the Oral Soft Tissues
- Malignant Neoplasms of the Jawbones Including those Metastatic to the Region
- Salivary Gland Neoplasms
- The Leukemias
- Experimental Aspects of Oral Carcinogenesis
- The Immunology of Oral Cancer
- Current Concepts in the Management of Oral Cancer
SECTION 5: Other Oral and Dental Diseases in the Tropics
- Clefts of the Maxillofacial Skeleton
- Craniofacial Anomalies of Genetic Origin
- Developmental Disorders of the Teeth
- Dental Caries
- Disease Dynamics of the Dentin, Pulp, and Periapical Tissues
- Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases
- Developmental Anomalies of Oral Soft Tissues
- Nonmicrobial Inflammatory Oral Mucosal Lesions
- Connective Tissue Hyperplasias of the Mucosa
- Non-neoplastic Disorders of the Salivary Glands
- Odontogenic Infections of the Jawbones and Related Structures
- Developmental and Inflammatory Cysts of the Jaws
- Fibro-osseous and Other Lesions of the Jawbones
- Diseases and Disorders of the Temporomandibular Joint
- Maxillofacial Injuries
- Forensic Odontology
APPENDICES
- Appendix A. Advice to Travellers to the Tropics
- Appendix B. Normal Reference Values of Interest to the Tropical Dental Practitioner
