Oral Soft Tissue Diseases is a visually-cued manual designed as a quick reference to assist you in the management of oral soft tissue diseases.

Some oral soft tissue diseases exhibit distinctive clinical features and require little more than visual recognition to make an accurate diagnosis. Others share common clinical features making an accurate diagnosis more challenging.

Each section of the manual is tabbed for quick access. Sections include:

• White lesions
• Red lesions
• Ulcerated lesions
• Blistering/sloughing lesions
• Pigmented lesions
• Papillary lesions
• Soft tissue enlargement
• Drug section
• Special topics, including:
  • Management of patients undergoing cancer therapy
  • Dry mouth and xerostomia
  • Fluorides
  • Preprocedural antibiotics in dental patients
  • HIV infection and AIDS
  • Normal blood values
  • Suggested readings
  Each lesion is illustrated by one or more photographs depicting the typical clinical features and common variations

  Recommendations for treatment and follow-up (including sample prescriptions and concise drug monographs).

  Diagnosis and management of chronic dry mouth and oral mucosal lesions caused by cancer therapy are included.