This book/CD-ROM text will help dental hygiene students and clinicians recognize, evaluate, and document diseases and conditions. This fifth edition contains new material on methamphetamine abuse, biophosphonate-associated osteonecrosis, and acanthosis nigricans. Learning features include at-a-glance synopsis charts summarizing diseases and their characteristics, chapter and comprehensive glossaries, and objectives. Review questions are modeled after the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. The art program offers color and b&w clinical photos, radiographs, photomicrographs, and line drawings, with illustrations on nearly every page. The CD-ROM contains 50 case studies. There is also a companion web site, with interactive exercises, a practice exam, and printable forms. The authors are affiliated with the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine at New York University. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Learn how to recognize and evaluate the diseases and conditions encountered in dental hygiene practice. Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist delivers the ideal combination of clinical photographs, radiographs, and discussion to help you identify and document the appearance of normal and disease states. This user-friendly, atlas-style text features 500 illustrations (more than 350 in full color), including clinical photographs, radiographs, photomicrographs, and line drawings, along with case studies, review questions, and synopsis charts. The learning tools and updated content of this text make it a valuable resource for your coursework and exam preparation as well as a solid reference to consult throughout your professional career.