A Color Atlas of Orofacial Health & Disease in Children and Adolescents

CRISPIAN SCULLY, CBE, MD, PHD, MDS, MRCS, FDS RCS, FDS RCSE, FDS RCPS, FFD RCSI, FRCPath, FMedSci
RICHARD WELBURY, PHD, MB BS, FDS RCS, FDS RCPS
CATHERINE FLAITZ, DDS, MS
OSLEI PAES de ALMEIDA, PHD, DDS
232 pages. $125. 2002.
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This second edition of a popular oral pathology atlas represents a remarkable improvement in a text that was outstanding to begin with. The number of authors has been increased "to geographically broaden the expertise" of the first edition.

The first chapter, aptly titled "The healthy mouth and normal variants", establishes a baseline of normality in its many diverse manifestations, allowing comparisons with the abnormal conditions that are presented in the remaining chapters. Chapters 2 and 3, "Congenital and heritable disorders with sole or prominent orofacial involvement" and "Congenital and heritable disorders with lesser or ofacial involvement", present a wide variety of congenital disorders, many of which, such as labial frena and clefting disorders, hold distinct interest to orthodontists. The remaining seven chapters clearly illustrate acquired periodontal, mucosal, salivary, and musculoskeletal disorders, along with pain and neurological disorders and or ofacial lesions in major medical conditions.