Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Introduction to preliminary diagnosis of oral lesions / Olga A.C. Ibsen : The diagnostic process ; Variants of normal ; Benign conditions of unknown cause -- 2. Inflammation and repair / Margaret J. Fehrenbach, Joan Andersen Phelan : Injury ; Natural innate defenses ; Inflammation ; Regeneration and repair ; Traumatic injuries to teeth ; Injuries to oral soft tissues ; Reactive connective tissue hyperplasia ; Inflammatory periapical lesions -- 3. Immunity and immunologic oral lesions / Margaret J. Fehrenbach, Joan Andersen Phelan, Olga A.C. Ibsen : Acquired immune response ; Antigens ; Cellular involvement in the immune response ; Cytokines ; Major divisions of the immune response ; Memory and immunity ; Types of immunity ; Immunopathology ; Oral immunologic lesions and diseases ; Autoimmune diseases with oral manifestations -- 4. Infectious diseases / Joan Andersen Phelan : Bacterial infections ; Fungal infections ; Viral infections ; Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- 5. Developmental disorders / Olga A.C. Ibsen : Embryonic development of the face, oral cavity, and teeth ; Developmental soft tissue abnormalities ; Developmental cysts ; Developmental abnormalities of teeth -- 6. Genetics / Heddie O. Sedano : Chromosomes ; Normal cell division ; Lyon hypothesis ; Molecular composition of chromosomes ; Genes and chromosomes -- 7. Neoplasia / Anne Cale Jones ... [et al.] : Description of neoplasia ; Causes of neoplasia ; Classification of tumors ; Names of tumors ; Treatment of tumors ; Epithelial tumors ; Tumors of squamous epithelium ; Salivary gland tumors ; Odontogenic tumors ; Tumors of soft tissue ; Tumors of melanin-producing cells ; Tumors of bone and cartilage ; Tumors of blood-forming tissues ; Metastatic tumors of the jaws -- 8. Nonneoplastic diseases of bone / Anne Cale Jones ... [et al.] : Benign fibro-osseous lesions ; Paget disease of bone ; Central giant cell granuloma (central giant cell lesion) ; Aneurysmal bone cyst ; Osteomalacia -- 9. Oral manifestations of systemic diseases / Olga A.C. Ibsen, Joan Andersen Phelan, Anthony T. Vernillo : Endocrine disorders ; Blood disorders ; Immunodeficiency ; Oral manifestations of therapy for oral cancer ; Effects of drugs on the oral cavity -- 10. Diseases affecting the temporomandibular joint / Kenneth E. Fleisher : Anatomy of the temporomandibular joint ; Normal joint function ; Temporomandibular disorders