Shafer?s Textbook of Oral Pathology, 7th Edition

by Arya Rajendran, Shivapatha Sundaram nThe periodic and timely revisions of Shafer?s Textbook of Oral Pathology have brought out a treatise, well conceived and written with the aim of updating students all necessary nuances of the specialty. The scope of the present edition is an extension of this goal aimed at understanding the disease processes at more fundamental level, the impetus being those in the maxillofacial region. The book highlights the etiopathogenesis and clinical presentation of oral diseases and focuses on a variety of diseases commonly encountered in clinical practice.nSalient FeaturesnnExtensively revised and updated chaptersnTemporomandibular Joint Diseases section completely rewrittennPhysical and Chemical Injuries of the Oral Cavity chapter updatednExtensive revision of Dental Caries and Forensic Odontology chaptersnAdvanced information scattered throughout the book in highlighted boxesnnNew to this editionnnGeneral account on stem cells with particular reference to odontogenic stem cellsnHistological grading of oral squamous cell carcinomanGenetic basis of oral cancernAdenocarcinoma NOSnReclassification of odontogenic keratocyst into neoplasmnLichenoid reactionnBisphosphonate therapynHematopoietic stem cellnLaboratory findings of SLEnInfluence of decalcification in tissue processing and additional account on hard tissue processingnnProduct DetailsnnnISBN-13: 9788131238004nPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences APACnPublication date: 2/10/2014nEdition number: 7nPages: 1000