The Goal

This handbook has the goal of providing a short and objective approach to the diagnosis and management of common oral lesions and conditions likely to be encountered in the daily practice of dentistry by the general practitioner. Each of the lesions/conditions will be grouped based on their nature, inflammatory or infectious, benign or malignant, variants of normal, bony lesions, etc. The individual lesion/condition will be described based on common clinical signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, best approach for diagnostic confirmation, and brief management strategy. One of the chapters is dedicated to oral hygiene and oral health maintenance recommendations.

Dear Reader:

Sincerely,

Fotinos S. Panagakos, DMD, PhD Global Director, Scientific Affairs

Colgate-Palmolive Company.

It is with great pride that we present the textbook Diagnosis and Management of Oral

This book has been developed to serve as a resource for dental students, dental hygiene students, medical students, faculty members of dental schools, dental hygiene programs, and medical schools, and for practicing dental and medical professionals. The book is designed to provide the reader with an easy to use reference source

I would like to express our deep appreciation to Dr. Cesar Migliorati and his faculty for their knowledge of this vitally important subject, and their commitment to the

Since the launch of its first toothpaste in 1873, the Colgate-Palmolive Company has been a world leader in oral care, both through cutting-edge therapeutics, as well as important educational services to the dental professions. Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions and Conditions: A Resource Handbook for the Clinician which has been produced and distributed through an educational grant from the company (by which the company provided funding to the publisher), is one shining example of our

continuing commitment to ensuring the dental professions' education.

The views expressed in this textbook are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the

Lesions and Conditions: A Resource Handbook for the Clinician.

regarding oral lesions and how to manage them.

project that we are able to bring you this significant work.

Dear Reader:

It is with great pride that we present the textbook Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions and Conditions: A Resource Handbook for the Clinician.

This book has been developed to serve as a resource for dental students, dental hygiene students, medical students, faculty members of dental schools, dental hygiene programs, and medical schools, and for practicing dental and medical professionals. The book is designed to provide the reader with an easy to use reference source regarding oral lesions and how to manage them.

I would like to express our deep appreciation to Dr. Cesar Migliorati and his faculty for their knowledge of this vitally important subject, and their commitment to the project that we are able to bring you this significant work.

Since the launch of its first toothpaste in 1873, the Colgate-Palmolive Company has been a world leader in oral care, both through cutting-edge therapeutics, as well as important educational services to the dental professions. Diagnosis and Management of Oral Lesions and Conditions: A Resource Handbook for the Clinician which has been produced and distributed through an educational grant from the company (by which the company provided funding to the publisher), is one shining example of our continuing commitment to ensuring the dental professions' education.

Sincerely,

Fotinos S. Panagakos, DMD, PhD Global Director, Scientific Affairs

The views expressed in this textbook are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

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