Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology And Oral Medicine (10TH EDITION)

Abstract

Oral pathology encompasses a broad spectrum of disease processes. Congenital, inflammatory, metabolic, traumatic, and neoplastic lesions can be found in all areas of the oral cavity. It is not possible within the scope of this presentation to adequately describe all lesions that occur in these sites. As a result, the authors have subdivided the oral cavity into anatomic regions for convenience in discussing some lesions that may be more significant in these particular areas. In this way lesions may be more easily differentiated by the clinician and, in turn, more effective therapy rendered.