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1. Principles of investigation and diagnosis SECTION ONE: HARD TISSUE PATHOLOGY 2. Disorders of development of teeth and related tissues 3. Dental caries 4. Pulpitis, apical periodontitis, resorption, hypercementosis 5. Gingivitis and periodonitis 6. Major infections of the mouth, jaws and perioral tissues 7. Cysts of the jaws 8. Odontogenic tumours and tumour-like lesions of the jaws 9. Non-odontogenic tumours of the jaws 10. Genetic, metabolic and other non-neoplastic bone diseases 11. Disorders of the temporomandibular joints and periarticular tissues Self-assessment questions and learning guides SECTION TWO: SOFT TISSUE DISEASE 12. Diseases of the oral mucosa: introduction and mucosal infections 13. Diseases of the oral mucosa: non-infective stomatitis 14. Tongue disorders 15. Benign chronic white mucosal lesions 16. Oral premalignancy 17. Oral cancer 18. Neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of salivary glands 19. Common benign mucosal swellings 20. Soft-tissue (mesenchymal) neoplasms 21. Melanoma and other pigmented lesions Self-assessment quesions and learning guides SECTION THREE: THE MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENT 22. Anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas 23. Haemorrhagic diseases 24. Immunodeficiencies and HIV disease 25. Allergy and autoimmune disease 26. Cervical lymphadenopathy 27. Cardiovascular disease 28. Respiratory tract disease 29. Gastrointestinal and liver disease 30. Nutritional deficiencies 31. Endocrine disorders and pregnancy 32. Renal disease 33. Intellectual and physical disability and psychiatric disorders 34. Pain, anxiety, neurological and psychogenic disorders 35. Complications of systemic drug treatment 36. Emergencies in dental practice Self-assessment questions and learning guides