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Foreword
This is an amazing work. Professor SR Prabhu has touched constructively on almost every “issue”, every decision required, in the day‐to‐day practice of oral medicine and to a considerable extent, oral/maxillofacial pathology. He has laid out the material in a very logical set of chapters. The extensive illustrations are of uniformly high quality: many of these have been donated by colleagues around the world and I join in thanking them for their generosity: many have become personal friends to us both.
I initially was hesitant to contribute this Foreword. As a quantitative scientist, I always wish to see the evidence base for every diagnosis, test and treatment presented. This is deliberately not the intention here ‐ indeed it is the opposite of Prof Prabhu’s intent. As he put it in response to my challenge “My intention is not to compete with great authors of international repute. The material presented is truly a compilation of what is known in the scientific papers, books and case reports that are (I might interpolate with much hard work) available. This is a humble attempt to provide students and busy practitioners with a source that provides quick access to information”. I see the value of this: indeed, I wish my current undergraduate and postgraduate students came to clinics with a copy in their pockets!
Professor SR Prabhu is a remarkable professional in the autumn of a remarkable career. This has impacted the dental profession, and particularly dental students, across the globe, for decades, beginning with his first teaching appointment in India in 1971. We first met when he was Commonwealth Medical Scholar in my department in London in 1974. Chronologically since then he has taught and led teaching [including from positions as Head of Department or Dean in several institutions] in universities in India, Kenya, Sudan, Australia, Papua New Guinea, West Indies, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, West Indies (again), United Arab Emirates, and several Australian universities, again. His vast knowledge reflects this.
I have learned much from his global experience and it was particularly educative for me to work with him, as co‐editor and co‐author of his largest work Oral Diseases in the Tropics (Oxford University Press 1992; Revised reprint, Jaypee Bros. 2017). Beyond that his bibliography is extensive.
We are fortunate that he has maintained the drive and passion to give us this valuable work at this time: one positive outcome of Covid‐2019.
Newell W Johnson, CMG Emeritus Professor of Oral Health Sciences, Kings’ College London, &Dean Emeritus and Honorary Professor of Dental Research, Griffith University, Queensland, AustraliaBrisbane, June 2021
Preface
The Handbook of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine is primarily targeted at undergraduate dental students and practitioners. Dental students find the available prescribed textbooks of oral pathology and oral medicine loaded with information and are not user friendly, particularly at the time of preparation for examinations. Teachers and students alike feel that there is a need for a book that offers information in a concise manner for quick reference. This handbook aims to fill this need by providing a highly illustrated succinct guide presented as bulleted lists for easy reference. Text style used in this handbook allows the reader to quickly gather essential information relevant to the disease without scanning through lengthy paragraphs. For further information, a recommended reading list is provided at the end of each chapter.
Topics included in this book are in accordance with the universally followed curricula in oral pathology and oral medicine. The text is divided in seven parts: pathology of teeth, pulp, and supporting structures, pathology of jawbones, pathology of the oral mucosa, pathology of the salivary glands, clinical presentation of mucosal disease, orofacial pain, and miscellaneous topics of clinical relevance. Many international clinicians and teachers have generously contributed clinical, radiographical and photomicrographic images to this handbook.
The author and the publishers feel that the format, design, style, and content of the text used in this handbook will assist dental students and clinicians in dentistry and other healthcare professions. Accompanying this handbook is a website containing case scenarios and MCQs especially designed for dental students preparing for examinations.
S. R. Prabhu Brisbane June 2021
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank Professor Newell Johnson for the Foreword and his inspirational role in shaping my academic career in oral pathology and oral medicine.
I also wish to express my grateful thanks to many colleagues who have shared their teaching material to this book. Every effort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright material for the images used. If someone’s name has been inadvertently missed or infringement of copyright has occurred accidentally, I tender my sincere apologies.
My great appreciation goes to guidance provided by Associate Commissioning Editor for Veterinary and Dentistry books Miss Loan Nguyen and Managing Editor for Health and Life Sciences Miss Tanya McMullin of John Wiley & Sons (UK). Others at Wiley publishing who deserve my grateful thanks include Adalfin Jayasingh, Fathima Shaheen, and Susan Engelken.
Finally, I am indebted to my wife Uma Prabhu for her unconditional support during the COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home period when the preparation of manuscripts for this handbook was started and completed.
S. R. Prabhu
Brisbane
June 2021
About the Companion Website
Don’t forget to visit the companion web site for this book:
www.wiley.com/go/prabhu/oral_pathology
There you will find valuable materials, including:
240 multiple choice questions
36 clinical case scenarios
Images from the book as downloadable PowerPoint slides
Scan this QR code to visit the companion website
Nomenclature Used in The Study of Human Disease
Nomenclature of diseases:
Disease: impairment of normal physiological function affecting all or part of an organism manifested by signs and symptoms.
Disorder: deviation from the usual way the body functions.
Condition: an abnormal state of health that interferes with the usual activities or feeling of wellbeing.
Risk