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Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathology
Synopsis
This work provides a visual tour of oral
pathology. The authors examine the subject from both a pathological
and a surgical perspective, offering clinically oriented coverage of
oral lesions and conditions.
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From The Critics |
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Steven Ho
This is a full size atlas of soft and hard tissue lesions with their
corresponding histology. It is just over 170 pages in length and features
color pictures wherever suitable. According to the authors, the aim is to
""assist the clinician in the development of clinical differential
diagnoses."" By including the pertinent photomicrographs they also hope to
""help in the interpretation of biopsy reports, and in the explanation of
oral diseases to patients."" Strictly speaking, the inclusion of histology
in atlases of oral pathology is not novel and it is unlikely that these
photomicrographs will enhance patient understanding. The authors consider
their primary audience to be oral pathologists, oral surgeons, dentists, and
dental students preparing for board exams. They do make a passing mention of
medical physicians ""who may have the occasion to see patients with oral
lesions/conditions"" who then ""should also find the illustrations and
discussions helpful."" Due to the cursory nature of the descriptive text in
the atlas, it really only can be used with a formal textbook on oral
pathology; therefore it is unlikely that our medical colleagues will use it.
As with most atlases of oral pathology, the lesions are organized under
their appearance, pathogenesis, or tissue of origin. For lesions that
present in different forms, there is a picture of each variant. The chapter
on white-yellow lesions is particularly well done. The documentation of ""Submucous
Fibrosis"" and ""Dentifrice Injury"" shows how the authors have elevated the
quality of this chapter above similar texts. In contrast, the chapter on
malignancies of the jaws is incomplete. Histological slides are plentiful in
thebook but adequate descriptions of the sections are lacking in most cases.
In addition, the flow charts and tables are compressed to a degree that
makes them difficult to read and understand. This atlas is a slightly
above-average text. The strength of the book is in the number of different
lesions documented. What prevents this from being an excellent book is that
the layout lacks organization, which makes the material difficult to read.
Although photomicrographs are presented, the lack of explanation renders
much of them of little value. I would recommend that this book be used with
both a formal textbook of oral pathology that has thorough explanations of
the associated histopathology.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: Steven Ho, DDS (University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description: This is a full size atlas of soft and hard tissue
lesions with their corresponding histology. It is just over 170 pages in
length and features color pictures wherever suitable.
Purpose: According to the authors, the aim is to "assist the
clinician in the development of clinical differential diagnoses." By
including the pertinent photomicrographs they also hope to "help in the
interpretation of biopsy reports, and in the explanation of oral diseases to
patients." Strictly speaking, the inclusion of histology in atlases of oral
pathology is not novel and it is unlikely that these photomicrographs will
enhance patient understanding.
Audience: The authors consider their primary audience to be oral
pathologists, oral surgeons, dentists, and dental students preparing for
board exams. They do make a passing mention of medical physicians "who may
have the occasion to see patients with oral lesions/conditions" who then
"should also find the illustrations and discussions helpful." Due to the
cursory nature of the descriptive text in the atlas, it really only can be
used with a formal textbook on oral pathology; therefore it is unlikely that
our medical colleagues will use it.
Features: As with most atlases of oral pathology, the lesions are
organized under their appearance, pathogenesis, or tissue of origin. For
lesions that present in different forms, there is a picture of each variant.
The chapter on white-yellow lesions is particularly well done. The
documentation of "Submucous Fibrosis" and "Dentifrice Injury" shows how the
authors have elevated the quality of this chapter above similar texts. In
contrast, the chapter on malignancies of the jaws is incomplete.
Histological slides are plentiful in the book but adequate descriptions of
the sections are lacking in most cases. In addition, the flow charts and
tables are compressed to a degree that makes them difficult to read and
understand.
Assessment: This atlas is a slightly above-average text. The strength
of the book is in the number of different lesions documented. What prevents
this from being an excellent book is that the layout lacks organization,
which makes the material difficult to read. Although photomicrographs are
presented, the lack of explanation renders much of them of little value. I
would recommend that this book be used with both a formal textbook of oral
pathology that has thorough explanations of the associated histopathology. |
Author Information
By Joseph A. Regezi, DDS, MS, Professor, Oral
Pathology, University of California Division of Oral Pathology, San Francisco,
CA. James J. Sciubba, DMD, PhD, Chairman, Department of Dental Medicine,
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY; and M. Anthony Pogrel,
MB, ChB, BDS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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